The Official 2012 NFL Combine Thread

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Originally Posted by 44Deezel

Romo slides and Big Ben is a lot bigger and so is Cam Newton. Someone said RGIII was a lot bigger than Vick, when he's actually a whopping 8 LBS heavier. No one cares about Romos and Ben's 40 time. And the Mannings, Brady and Drew Brees can extend plays too without running head on into traffic.

All I said was I'd make sure to emphasize sliding and getting out of bounds if I were the QB coach for the team that drafted RGIII. And no, I don't care how fast he is. I rattled off the last 12 QBs to win the Super Bowl, and none of them won because they were fast.

I don't have it handy, but I did read that one of the few red flags was that when he did run, he didn't make much of an effort to avoid contact. He suffered a concussion on a running play while attempting to slide and had the season ending knee injury on another.

As a matter of fact, you can read some concerns expressed here about him holding onto the ball too long taking unnecessary hits and some issues with fumbling.

Robert Griffin III, Baylor, NFL Draft - CBSSports.com - NFLDraftScout.com

Again, all I said initially was that sliding and getting the hell out of bounds would be priorities #1 and #2 in his development plan.

RGIII is still putting weight on his frame. He's filled out some just since the end of the regular season. He'll get bigger.

But your basic point is correct: any team that spends a #2 pick on RGIII has to teach him to guard his health.