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Still, there’s no mistaking what the first-year head coach thinks about Griffin.
“Robert had some fundamental flaws,” Gruden said of Griffin’s game Sunday in a 27-7 loss to Tampa Bay. “His footwork was below average. He took three-step drops when he should have taken five. He took a one-step drop when he should have taken three, on a couple occasions, and that can’t happen. He stepped up when he didn’t have to step up and stepped into pressure. He read the wrong side of the field a couple times. So from his basic performance just critiquing Robert it was not even close to being good enough to what we expect from the quarterback position.”
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Redskins coach Jay Gruden said Robert Griffen's performance Sunday "was not even close to being good enough to what we expect from the quarterback position."
Yikes.
It’s curious to hear a coach say all of that out loud -- and it makes you wonder why Gruden did so. One interpretation: He’s not sold on Griffin and is not only sending a message to him that he must improve a lot, but also to owner Dan Snyder. That there are six games left to improve basic fundamentals and, if that doesn’t happen, then perhaps the Redskins need to make hard choices. Yes, Griffin has been a marketing machine for Snyder because of his popularity. But after three years fans want results; there were a lot of empty seats late in Sunday’s loss and more will follow down the stretch.
It’s worth noting that Gruden did not speak as harshly about Andy Dalton in Cincinnati, even after bad performances.
Maybe this is a last-ditch effort by Gruden to prompt change. I don’t know. But I know public statements like this are unusual, at the least.
doesnt sound like a puppet to me
“Robert had some fundamental flaws,” Gruden said of Griffin’s game Sunday in a 27-7 loss to Tampa Bay. “His footwork was below average. He took three-step drops when he should have taken five. He took a one-step drop when he should have taken three, on a couple occasions, and that can’t happen. He stepped up when he didn’t have to step up and stepped into pressure. He read the wrong side of the field a couple times. So from his basic performance just critiquing Robert it was not even close to being good enough to what we expect from the quarterback position.”
[+] EnlargeRGIII, Jay Gruden
John McDonnell/The Washington Post/Getty Images
Redskins coach Jay Gruden said Robert Griffen's performance Sunday "was not even close to being good enough to what we expect from the quarterback position."
Yikes.
It’s curious to hear a coach say all of that out loud -- and it makes you wonder why Gruden did so. One interpretation: He’s not sold on Griffin and is not only sending a message to him that he must improve a lot, but also to owner Dan Snyder. That there are six games left to improve basic fundamentals and, if that doesn’t happen, then perhaps the Redskins need to make hard choices. Yes, Griffin has been a marketing machine for Snyder because of his popularity. But after three years fans want results; there were a lot of empty seats late in Sunday’s loss and more will follow down the stretch.
It’s worth noting that Gruden did not speak as harshly about Andy Dalton in Cincinnati, even after bad performances.
Maybe this is a last-ditch effort by Gruden to prompt change. I don’t know. But I know public statements like this are unusual, at the least.
doesnt sound like a puppet to me
Good one, Sty.....
