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Originally Posted by 30gut
Hey, to each there own. If you honesty can't recall Griffin making plays downfield while scrambling I don't know what to tell you other then I disagree. Heck, even last year the play he was injured on against the Jags was a scramble play where he threw to DeSean.
I think Griffin's poor play last year has colored people memory of Griffin's level of play prior. The whole 'sensing the rush' narrative is overblown in my view. Does Griffin need to improve in this area? Yes. Is Griffin ever going to be like Romo,one of the leagues best houdini QBs? No. Would you have said Griffin had these problems sensing the rush in his rookie season?
I think Griffin's issue are reversed. I think Griffin issues with pocket presence are directly a result of lack of understanding with the play concepts. To me Griffin's problem last year are the growing pains of a QB learning to play in a rhythm WCO QB. Griffin faced a monumental transition and the difficulty of his transition were compounded by not having a QB coach; playing in an offense that didn't play to his strengths; and a HC that was impatient with having to teaching/grooming Griffin.
I agree its hard to see Griffin succeed here but for different reasons. I think Griffin's success is much more linked to Jay's ability/willingness to adapt his scheme and attitude towards Griffin. Personally I think we should have traded Griffin before the season began to get whatever value we could because I don't think Jay believes in him and ultimately I don't see how a QB can succeed without actually belief/support in their QB.
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Not just last yrs poor play,its been 2 yrs now.And no you wouldnt say that about Griff his rookie year because with that gimmick offense it rarely came into play.What Griff did his rookie yr should be thrown out the window,he's not that guy anymore since the knee blewout and he's not running an offense that can hide those flaws.
I dont think we should have traded him because there was no value there,but you have a good point about the coach believing in him.I"m all for giving him 1 more chance,but if he shows the same tendencies to take off running and not throwing the ball then I would not hesitate to pull him and stick in Cousins.I wouldnt give him more than 2 games to show he's improved,unless of course we win those 2 games.Winning changes everything,but if those 2 games are losses and Griff looks the same as the past 2 yrs I would yank him.