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| An elite-level QB with elite-level swagger, RG3 more than deserves a shot elsewhere |
The NFL's cut down to 53 players has come and gone and Robert Griffin III was not one of those cut by the Redskins despite the uneasy relationship with management, embarrassing on the Washington Redskins part. As a Giants fan I certainly don't like the Redskins but when it comes to the NFC East I'll root for Washington over Philly and Dallas any day of the week, especially when RG3 is under center. One could argue I'm bias after I closely followed and relished his college career at Baylor, or maybe one could just look at the facts/numbers. The facts are Robert was drafted #2 overall (!) not because of his arm but because of his arm/feet combo, in other words he can make plays running (ran for 815 yards, 7 TD, 6.8 yards per carry as a rookie). And it somehow seems that Robert's best attribute (his ability to take off and run) has become his biggest weakness. The Redskins (and it's primarily Jay Gruden) have taken away RG3's running game which has limited him as a player. When you take away his running capabilities then teams preparing for RG3 focus solely on his passing which come gameday has showed the last 2 seasons. I understand the injuries that come with a mobile QB, and which are certainly tied to RG3, but again, he wasn't drafted #2 overall because of strictly his passing ability. If the front office is all the sudden going to say "don't run" then they basically wasted a #2 overall pick, and if they didn't weight out the positives and negatives of drafting a scrambler #2 then shame on them. RG3 is a consummate pro who can play the game of football and certainly deserves a starting role elsewhere in the league. Say what you want about RG3 publicly saying he's the best QB in the league but how do you not love that fire and cockyness? - It kind of reminds me of Tom Brady (disclaimer: I'm not comparing RG3 to Tommy Terrific). Those are certainly qualities I want in my QB. Since the team did not cut Robert then hopefully they trade him for not only his sake, but their own as well since we all know that as long as RG3 is a 'skin, this will drag on. But from a team in such disarray that isn't going to finish above .500 this season, what else can you expect?
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