Expectations for the rest of the season...

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Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

I agree, it should. The critique, however, that he doesn't work hard or put in the time is simply wrong and misdirects the focus. He may be "football stupid", but he is not lazy. If he is working hard, however, he should be moving on and improving.

Patrick Ramsey worked really hard, had a big time arm and was a really smart guy by all accounts. It didn't matter, however, because he was slower than molasses in winter in every aspect of the game. On top of that, despite being a smart guy in the objective sense, Ramsey was the epitome of "football stupid." When he finally bounced out of the league, he was still making the same mistakes he made in his rookie year - even though he worked hard everywhere he went.

I am holding out hope for Griffin. Maybe he just hasn't had the right teacher. Maybe this latest blunt call out by Gruden is a wake up call. Maybe he sees the light, stops looking for the bigger play, and it all starts clicking. I sincerely hope so 'cause I really, really like the guy.

But like Lotus said, a three step drop should NOT be that difficult to learn.

I truly think we have seen signs of progress from Griffin, there were at least a handful of plays where he moved in the pocket and kept his eyes downfield, and you can see he is thinking about protecting himself, going through his reads etc, the question is if it can click under pressure, and I really hope that Gruden knows Griffin well enough now, that he's using this to push him along. I know there is a LOT of weeping, moaning and gnashing of teeth, in fact I did my share Sunday, But, this is what it looks like when a coach is training a quarterback. He's putting him in the game situations, and hopefully using the tape of game footage to go through the situations. Remember, in my opinion, the Shanahans never really accepted the challenge of training him, they just reverted to the RO as the primary system.