Robert Griffin III is an USA football quarterback for
the Redskins of the NFL. He played college football for Baylor University,
and won the Heisman Trophy. He was selected by the Redskins. Griffin
III won the 2012 Offensive Rookie of the Year award. Jay Gruden knows
he wants quarterback Robert Griffin III to
throw the ball away every once in a while. Griffin already made it clear that’s
something he won’t do in practice. It’s something he’s loathe to do in the
regular season as well. Even the Redskins' coach understands why. “Sometimes
you say he should have thrown it away,” Gruden said, “and he scrambles around
and finds a guy wide open and it’s a 70-yard gain and you’re high-fiving him.” Against
the New England Patriots Tuesday afternoon, Griffin had a couple occasions when he didn’t
unload the ball. Rather than throw it away in a practice setting, even if it
was clear he’d have been sacked, he’ll scramble out of the pocket. His goal:
keep the play alive so they can work on the scrambling drill with the
receivers. Griffin
wants to get the other receivers used to knowing what to do when he starts to
run. Jackson
was used to playing with a scrambling quarterback in Michael Vick and, on
tape last year, adjusted immediately as soon as Vick would start to run. Andre
Roberts has adapted well. Santana Moss, in his third year with Griffin, had to shake free
from playing with quarterbacks who did not scramble and was in a structured
system. On two occasions Griffin
scrambled outside the pocket, but he opted to run instead of throwing it
downfield. Another time he found tight end Jordan Reed along the
sidelines. Last week, though, he scrambled to the right and connected on a deep
ball to receiver DeSean Jackson. In those situations, once the play went
away from him, he would be done. “Robert’s so athletic that he thinks he can
keep a lot of plays alive,” Gruden said. “Maybe he can. But there’s a point in
time where he has to not make a bad play worse.” Griffin
and the Redskins’ offense struggled in their first 2-minute drill against New England’s defense. But they improved in their next
showing. During seven-on-seven work Griffin
was more adept at finding receivers underneath Reed in particular. Griffin said, “The time
to throw it away is in the preseason. I understand that. My thing is in
practice most of the time I won’t throw it away and sometimes if the play
doesn’t present itself, I will try to extend the play and work on the scramble
drill. In the regular season the scramble drill is a big part of what we do.
Not every play will work out the way you plan it. In the preseason I’ll
definitely throw the ball away.” What the Redskins want to see from Griffin is a strong
command of the offense, knowing it will take some time. He did have a couple
good throws to Jackson
that showed what they want to see: get to his drop, plant and throw. On the
first, he found Jackson
on a comeback against corner Darrelle Revis. On the second, he nearly
connected on a deep ball in the end zone. Revis, though, wound up knocking the
ball away. Most corners would not have made the play and the Redskins likely
would have argued that Revis interfered with Jackson. A play-action screen to the left was
high and in front of Jackson,
who would have been drilled if it were a regular game. Griffin also was a little off at times,
missing behind Roberts on one cross. “He’s coming,” Gruden said. “He has a long
ways to go but the more chance he has to take a snap from center with people
rushing him, seeing coverages and seeing routes develop, making reads, making
progressions and making throws with his footwork, the better he’s going to be,”
The Griffin wore number 10 for the Redskins.
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Washington Redskins Camp of day four
Redskins Camp of day 4, The Redskins made
their first cut of camp, releasing second-year linebacker Brandon Jenkins after
a rugged start to camp. Redskins Camp of day 4, He had a particularly tough
day, getting chewed out a couple times by his position coach Brian Baker for
his pass rushes. Though Rob Jackson is a veteran it’s not a lock that
he’ll automatically be the fourth outside linebacker. Redskins Camp of day 4, Adrian
Robinson looked good Sunday, for example. Redskins Camp of day 4, “We like
the play of the guys behind him,” Redskins coach Jay Gruden said of the
release. “We thought the earlier we make that move to give Brandon a chance to go somewhere else would
be beneficial to him.” The Redskins still have a roster spot available and will
bring in some free agents Monday, including defensive end Everette Brown. Redskins
owner Dan Snyder made his first appearance at training camp Sunday
morning, a departure from last season when he was more present. Snyder used to
be a staple at training camp practices. On a dreary day, the Redskins drew
6,668 fans in attendance on Military Appreciation Day. Along
with releasing Jenkins, the Redskins took offensive lineman Maurice Hurt off
the physically unable to perform list. Hurt failed his physical and at the time
Gruden said Hurt was out of shape, but said after further review “something
wasn’t right and we wanted to make sure he was healthy.” But he declined to say
what wasn’t right, but did say Hurt’s weight was fine. Hurt will have a tough
time making the roster regardless. Quarterback Robert Griffin III had
one of his better throws in camp
Sunday morning, tossing a
deep out over corner E.J. Biggers to receiver Ryan Grant. Griffin got away with a couple passes that
should have been intercepted, but were dropped. Griffin has cut down on the number of times
he’s taken off from the pocket as camp has progressed. He did take off one time
and showed good speed getting around the edge, with linebacker Brian
Orakpo in pursuit, but did not have room to do much other than get out of
bounds. Redskins Camp of day 4, Also liked when Griffin whipped a pass underneath to tight
end Jordan Reed, showing torque that he didn’t always display in 2013. Redskins
Camp of day 4, Not sure what will get the players more jacked up, Going in full
pads with more live hitting Monday morning or the fact that the walk-through
that afternoon was cancelled. The Redskins never had live drills where there
“might be some tackling involved,” Gruden said. Redskins Camp of day 4,As for
giving the players the afternoon off, with an off day Tuesday, Gruden said,
“I’m tired of looking at them and I want them out of the building for a few
hours,” Redskins Camp of day 4. end the article.
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