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Originally Posted by SmootSmack
That said Jay was genuinely excited and prepared to work with RG3. And yeah maybe he panicked but RG3 was awful, just awful, in every way last summer.
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That was my recollection. The narrative "JG never liked RGIII" strikes me as just wrong. Initially, Gruden was saying all the right things about RGIII. That is until he saw him actually play:
Robert Griffin III and Jay Gruden: Inside a budding relationship - NFL.com
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And yet, what has struck Gruden the most thus far is ...
"How smart [RGIII] is," Gruden said, in a private moment after Wednesday's OTA practice. "He picked up everything effortlessly. He works hard at it, he studies it, he understands the position, and he's willing to learn and willing to take coaching. A guy with as much success as he's had, as early as he is in this young stage of his life, some guys are like, 'Eh, I don't need your coaching, I don't need this, I wanna do it my way.' He's not that way at all. He wants to be coached, he wants to learn the game, he wants to study.
"He wants to be the greatest. And he knows he has a long way to go, which is refreshing from a guy that's had a Heisman Trophy and as much publicity as he's had. He knows he has work to do, and he's willing to put in the work. That's strikes me as ... I just wasn't expecting that."
... "I'm not gonna be the type of guy that's like, 'Hey, don't ever scramble. Stay in the pocket. I want you to be like Tom Brady,' " Gruden said. "Part of the thing that draws you to a guy like that is that he's not like everyone else. He's a special player playing the position like nobody else has played it. So we have to use his strengths, also. Maybe sometimes, he makes a poor decision or takes a hard hit that, hopefully, he gets up from. In the meantime, part of my job is to reduce the risk."
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(The article is filled with great quotes. Good read to see where JG/RGIII were a year ago prior to TC). JG came in thinking he had a shiny new toy to play with at QB and found out he had a raw player incapable of executing basic drop back fundamentals ("umm ... how many steps do I take in a 3-step drop coach?"). I am sure it was like coming down Christmas morning and thinking you're getting a pony but finding out all you got was horse sh**.
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Originally Posted by SmootSmack
I think Griffin is done here
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That makes me sad. Opinion or what you are hearing, or a little of both? Why? Is there anything you see happening that could change that?
I hope that he is not. I hope he shows enough to change JG's mind. I hope JG tweaks the offense to play to some of the things that are better suited to RGIII's skill set. I hope that the relationship between RGIII and JG can be repaired.
<sigh> ... but, it's the Skins so I will remind myself that hope is a foolish, foolish waste with this team.