Redskins Cowboys post game

Gruden should be careful about Colt. He is concussion prone and one more major concussion and that will be over and done for his career.

Thanks for all the good info SS.
Based on what you have said so far, my questions are:
(1) Does Griffin know Jay 's feelings about his understanding of the offense?
(2) Does Gruden's take appear to be having a negative effect on the coach/qb relationship with Griffin?

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That makes no sense to me. How are Cousins and McCoy ready to run this offense but RGIII is not? Isn't it new to all of them?

No, Cousins ran a similar style at Michigan State. And Colt has more experience with it from his days in Cleveland and last year.

Thanks for all the good info SS.
Based on what you have said so far, my questions are:
(1) Does Griffin know Jay 's feelings about his understanding of the offense?
(2) Does Gruden's take appear to be having a negative effect on the coach/qb relationship with Griffin?

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I'll answer the 2nd question first. From what I've heard one thing Jay has done that Mike did not is that everything Griffin hears in the media from Jay about him he's already heard.

So when Jay says Robert will play him when healthy and in football shape (paraphrasing), I don't think RG3 is hearing that for the first time. Does he understand what that means? I have no idea

I'll answer the 2nd question first. From what I've heard one thing Jay has done that Mike did not is that everything Griffin hears in the media from Jay about him he's already heard.



So when Jay says Robert will play him when healthy and in football shape (paraphrasing), I don't think RG3 is hearing that for the first time. Does he understand what that means? I have no idea


Based on the answer to question 2 I already like Gruden better than Shanahan.

Gruden should be careful about Colt. He is concussion prone and one more major concussion and that will be over and done for his career.


How should he be careful with him? Im curious.

As you said at one point SS, it's disconcerting that RGIII works as hard as he does, is as talented as he is athletically, and, yet (according to Gruden), he is still not capable of running a straight-up pro offense. Is it that he has to unlearn bad habits? Is he incapable of anticipating/trusting receivers? Does he not have pocket sense? Unilke reading D's - which is a learnable skill, is RGIII lacking one of the innate unteachable skills necessary for a QB?.

Don't get me wrong, I love this kid, really. Everything about him. Talent, head screwed on right, all the elements for leadership, etc. I am hoping it clicks for him ... soon.

Thanks for the info SS. We all really appreciate the insight.

I definitely like that Gruden is communicating better than Shananhan did.

One thing I would question though is that if Griffin is physically 100% should he not get time to start and learn in w real NFL game?

As you said at one point SS, it's disconcerting that RGIII works as hard as he does, is as talented as he is athletically, and, yet (according to Gruden), he is still not capable of running a straight-up pro offense. Is it that he has to unlearn bad habits? Is he incapable of anticipating/trusting receivers? Does he not have pocket sense? Unilke reading D's - which is a learnable skill, is RGIII lacking one of the innate unteachable skills necessary for a QB?.

Don't get me wrong, I love this kid, really. Everything about him. Talent, head screwed on right, all the elements for leadership, etc. I am hoping it clicks for him ... soon.

I just think it takes QB's from a simplified spread offense a lot longer than other QB's who run a pro style offense their entire life.

Drew Brees is a perfect example. He truly didn't play well until his fourth year in the NFL. It just takes time with spread QB's.

Thanks for the info SS. We all really appreciate the insight.

I definitely like that Gruden is communicating better than Shananhan did.

One thing I would question though is that if Griffin is physically 100% should he not get time to start and learn in w real NFL game?

I just think that differs for each QB. Some learn well in game situations, some not. Just like any job/talent people learn in different ways. Trial by fire may cause some folks to improve but others to retreat into bad habits. On one hand, RGIII is a smart kid who wants to be the best and maybe can pick up the techniques in game. On the other, he is so talented and athletic, maybe he retreats into "I can use my athleticism to get a better play" rather growing into "I need to make the play called work by doing [X]."

It's like the smart kid who can do the problems with ease but screws up b/c he just doesn't pay attention to the details. I am convinced, RGIII has the ability to excel any system in which he plays. The question to me, however, is can he really get into the nuts and bolts of an NFL offense, the rhythm, anticipation and root mechanics of it, without relying on his freakish athletic ability to ignore these subtleties of the game. Certainly, off the field, he shows the willingness and intelligence to do so, but, in the heat of the moment, can he train his body to do so also.

If the best thing for him is to sit, watch and practice rep, I hope he does so even though I really, really want him on the field. I also hope Gruden is really committed to developing him and investing his own time.

The guy is special in so many ways. I hope Gruden can get him right.

Step One: Build an O-line that is better than average. Next year's draft: Round 1 - Best Safety on the board; Rounds 2-7 O-lineman every damn round and hope one or two stick. (Okay, maybe an ILB to replace Riley/Compton).