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A era Robert Griffin III parece estar chegando ao fim em Washington. Uma vez que tal figura amada que os fãs caçaram seu registro de casamento para enviar-lhe presentes, Griffin rapidamente se tornou mais isolado por semana. Era uma coisa quando ele estava aguentando as chamadas de Kirk Cousins de um subconjunto mal direcionado da base de fãs; outra é ter DeSean Jackson sub-programando Griffin enquanto Jay Gruden excedia publicamente seu quarterback inicial.
Você pode entender por que Gruden seria agressivo em desafiar Griffin e questionar sua viabilidade profissional; ele não quer descer com o navio. Não está fora de questão para Daniel Snyder demitir o seu treinador depois de uma temporada & # 8212; ele demitiu um treinador muito mais renomado em Marty Schottenheimer depois de uma temporada 8-8 solitária para contratar Steve Spurrier em 2002 & # 8212; e Gruden quer ter sucesso com um quarterback de sua escolha. Provavelmente não é ninguém na lista atual.
Seria uma coisa se Griffin estivesse jogando no nível de um quarterback inicial acima da média, mas isso não tem sido o caso em suas 119 tentativas de passe nesta temporada. Ele está completando 69,7% de suas tentativas, o que parece impressionante, mas seu arremesso médio foi de apenas 7,5 jardas no ar, que é 23º na liga entre os atuais jogadores da NFL. Suas outras métricas estão em torno da média da liga, mas Griffin levou os sacos a uma irrealidade de 13,6% de seus retrocessos nesta temporada, e se atrapalhou quatro vezes. Os sacos são a maior razão pela qual o QBR da Griffin é apenas 26,7, um número que bate apenas Michael Vick, Blake Bortles, EJ Manuel e Chad Henne entre os quarterbacks com 100 dropbacks ou mais.
Griffin também parou de correr, o que acrescentou um pedaço significativo de valor ao seu trabalho de alta eficiência e baixo volume como passador. Mesmo naquela temporada distante de 2012, Griffin jogou apenas 393 passes em 15 partidas, com média de 26 tentativas de passe por competição. Ele complementou que, executando a bola uma média de exatamente oito vezes por jogo, produzindo uma média de 54,3 jardas por partida. Em seus cinco começos nesta temporada, Griffin correu a bola com um total de apenas 22 vezes e produziu uma média de 20 jardas por jogo. 1
Griffin também regrediu mecanicamente. Greg Cosell montou um útil colapso dos problemas de Griffin para o Yahoo, incluindo uma jogada contra os Buccaneers, na qual Griffin realmente tinha cada um de seus cinco receptores elegíveis abertos ao mesmo tempo e não conseguiu encontrar nenhum deles. O footwork de Griffin é errático, sua mecânica de arremesso foi prejudicada por lesões no joelho e no tornozelo, e sua tomada de decisões é irregular na melhor das hipóteses.
Ele não se parecia em nada com o cara que se destacou em 2012, em parte porque Gruden tirou as peças embaladas e os conceitos de Baylor que Kyle Shanahan instalou em seu esquema para Griffin que sai da faculdade. Por estatísticas ESPN & amp; Informações, Washington executou apenas 24 execuções de leitura de zona no ataque nesta temporada. Em 2012, Washington executou 118 peças desse tipo, e isso sem considerar as jogadas em que Griffin segurou o futebol como parte de uma peça embalada e o jogou.
Ninguém utilizou o jogo falso em 2012 mais do que Washington, com Griffin como o melhor jogador de um total de 195 dropbacks. Ele fez uma média de quase 11,7 jardas por tentativa de passe e postou um 87,9 QBR nesses lances, o terceiro melhor da liga atrás de Peyton Manning e Ryan Tannehill. Em 2014, Griffin foi para o jogo falso apenas 35 vezes em cinco jogos, e enquanto ele está completando 77,4 por cento de seus passes em falsos, ele produziu um QBR de apenas 52,1. No topo dos gráficos QBR para desempenho em passes de ação, lembre-se? Colt McCoy (primeiro, 99.7 QBR em 10 tentativas) e Kirk Cousins (quarto, 96.1 QBR em 41 tentativas). Washington é apenas 17º na frequência de ação-ação nesta temporada sob o comando de Gruden.
A decisão.
Washington precisará começar a formular sua decisão sobre o futuro de longo prazo de Griffin com a equipe já em fevereiro. Apesar de ainda restar um ano no contrato de estreia de Griffin, Washington terá que decidir se quer oferecer a opção de quinta-feira de Griffin para 2016 até 3 de maio de 2015. Como Griffin foi redigido no top 10, a opção seria baseada nos 10 jogadores mais bem pagos na posição de Griffin, então seria uma grande soma de um ano. Os Panteras, por exemplo, escolheram a opção de quinta-feira de Cam Newton e verão seu salário saltar de US $ 3,4 milhões em 2014, o último ano de seu contrato de estreia, para US $ 14,7 milhões para a opção de quinto ano em 2015.
Para a maioria dos jogadores que se estabeleceram como iniciantes viáveis, a opção do quinto ano é óbvia. Ele estende o contrato do jogador para uma temporada em uma soma razoável, enquanto dá à equipe a vantagem de negociar um acordo de longo prazo. Ainda melhor para as equipes é que elas podem oferecer a opção e, em seguida, tirá-la da mesa se mudarem de idéia, desde que o façam antes do primeiro dia do campeonato na quinta e última temporada.
A única coisa que a opção do quinto ano é garantida é a lesão. É aí que está o enigma de Griffin. Se Washington escolhesse a opção de quinta-feira de Griffin nesta offseason e ele continuasse a produzir outra temporada decepcionante em 2015, poderia cortá-lo antes de 2016 sem ser forçado a pagar US $ 15 milhões ou mais em 2016. Se Griffin fosse para sofrer outra lesão em 2015 que o manteve fora durante a temporada de 2016, Washington ficaria com a conta de Griffin, mesmo que ele não pudesse jogar.
Só isso muda o cálculo de como e quando Washington decide se mudar de Robert Griffin. Se ele não pegar a opção, tem pouca vantagem, porque as equipes sabem que ele vai embora depois da temporada. E uma vez que Washington estaria no gancho para Griffin em 2016, se ele pegou a opção em fevereiro e viu ele se machucar em maio, provavelmente vai tentar esperar até o último momento possível para anunciar que é não pegar sua opção, o que significa que ele vai passar por uma agência livre e, provavelmente, o draft da NFL com Griffin em sua lista.
Griffin já está sob contrato em 2015 para uma garantia de US $ 6,7 milhões, então Washington pagaria a mesma quantia de dinheiro, independentemente de mantê-lo ou cortá-lo. Se o comercializasse, Washington seria capaz de tirar 3,3 milhões de dólares do limite. Griffin seria uma opção muito palatável para várias equipes em um contrato de US $ 3,4 milhões por um ano. Como as opções iniciais, como Matt Cassel e Chad Henne, estavam recebendo contratos de dois anos na faixa de US $ 9 milhões, as equipes poderiam justificar a contratação de Griffin como reserva, quanto mais dar a ele esse tipo de dinheiro para começar. Inferno, mesmo se Washington decidisse que queria pegar a opção de Griffin, poderia negociá-lo e ter um contrato de dois anos na faixa de US $ 19 milhões, o que não é loucura para um cara com Griffin & # 8217 potencial vantagem.
A maneira lógica de se livrar de Griffin seria encontrar um parceiro comercial em março, antes que as equipes com vagas de quarterback possam atingir o mercado de agentes livres e, embora Washington ainda possa sugerir de maneira viável, ele vai buscar Griffin & # 8217; s opção de quinto ano. O único problema é que Washington tem que encontrar alguém que realmente queira Griffin. Quarterbacks com mecânica de tiro, problemas de lesão e uma história de drama não são propostas supervalorizadas, mas ainda são quarterbacks e as equipes estão desesperadas. Todos os treinadores do futebol acreditam que eles são os únicos que podem virar um jogador problemático, e quando o lado positivo é a temporada 2012 de Griffin, você pode apostar que alguém vai tentar.
Eles simplesmente não vão pagar muito para fazer isso. Para um quarterback que custou uma vez Daniel Snyder & amp; Três escolhas na primeira rodada e uma segunda rodada, não há como Washington pode esperar recuperar uma aposta no primeiro turno, especialmente considerando que as equipes que provavelmente se interessarão por Griffin são as que serão escolhendo na metade superior da primeira rodada. Mais provavelmente, eu esperaria ver algo como uma escolha na quarta rodada de 2016 que poderia chegar a um segundo round se Griffin atingir certos pontos de referência para sua nova equipe em 2015. Se Washington quiser uma escolha de 2015 para Griffin, É difícil ver alguém oferecendo mais de uma escolha na terceira rodada.
Estou confiante de que alguém vai achar que Griffin vale esse preço. Eu não tenho certeza de quem. Tanto quanto eu posso dizer, há 10 candidatos prováveis que precisam de um quarterback ou podem achar que Griffin é uma oportunidade útil de compra baixa nesta offseason. Em ordem ascendente relativa do seu nível de interesse projetado & # 8230;
Os pretendentes.
10. Tennessee Titans: Os Titans desistiram em 2014 e estão dando aos recrutas de Zach Mettenberger, novatos na sexta rodada, para terminar a temporada. Ele é capaz de manter a cabeça à tona, completando 58,8 por cento dos seus passes, jogando sete touchdowns contra cinco escolhas, mas ele não é um produto acabado ou uma coisa certa para começar em 2015. Assumindo que Jake Locker e Charlie Whitehurst deixa o Tennessee nesta offseason, os Titans certamente trarão um quarterback para competir com Mettenberger nesta primavera.
Isso poderia ser Griffin, mas duvido que o Tennessee o ache um alvo particularmente atraente por causa do treinador Ken Whisenhunt. Whisenhunt tem uma afinidade histórica por quarterbacks como Mettenberger; caras altos e de braços grandes, com pouca dica de onde a bola está indo, deixam os joelhos do ex-treinador do Arizona fracos e há anos. Griffin não se encaixa nesse molde.
9. Houston Texans: As preferências de quarterback de Bill O Brien não são tão claras, e os texanos não têm uma solução óbvia no centro, mas ele também exibiu interesse em mediocridades de grande porte. Houston passou uma escolha na quarta rodada do quarterback do Pittsburgh, Tom Savage, que pode ter sido o segundo jogador menos acurado no draft deste ano, e depois trocou pelo ex-passador do Patriots, Ryan Mallett. Mallett terminou o ano com um músculo peitoral rasgado, mas parece provável que ambas as partes estivessem interessadas em trazê-lo de volta para competir pelo trabalho inicial em 2015. Isso parece deixar Griffin de fora.
8. Arizona Cardinals: Arizona não parece ter uma necessidade de quarterback até cerca de duas semanas atrás, quando Carson Palmer caiu com uma ACL rasgada com fim de temporada. Palmer está sob contrato para 2015, com seu contrato garantido por lesão, mas não está claro se ele realmente será capaz de jogar no início da temporada. Os cardeais têm Drew Stanton no comando, mas se ele bombardear durante os últimos cinco jogos da temporada, o Arizona pode querer explorar diferentes opções em 2015.
O gerente geral, Steve Keim, historicamente demonstrou interesse em perseguir veteranos se o seu preço cair e eles se tornarem uma oportunidade viável de compra, mas eu não sei que o treinador Bruce Arians seria uma boa opção para Griffin. Mais uma vez, Arians exibiu um interesse em quarterbacks mais tradicionalmente qualificados, tendo assinado Stanton antes de trair Logan Thomas, da Virginia Tech, na quarta rodada. Griffin poderia ser uma locação interessante de um ano para o Arizona, mas eu não acho que isso aconteça.
7. San Francisco 49ers: Finalmente, um ajuste interessante de treinador principal, gerente geral e quarterback. Não está claro quem estará treinando os 49ers na próxima temporada, dada toda a conversa sobre o futuro de Jim Harbaugh, mas os 49ers são o tipo exato de equipe que pode considerar levar um folheto sobre Griffin na esperança de encontrar um ativo subvalorizado para sua lista. Quero dizer, eles realmente trocaram uma picareta do sexto round para os Jaguars por Blaine Gabbert nesta offseason. Griffin é muito melhor que Gabbert. E se alguém tem fé suficiente em sua capacidade de reconstruir quarterbacks para justificar o comércio de Griffin, é Jim Harbaugh.
No vácuo, os dois podem se encaixar. O problema é que os 49ers podem não achar que ele é o cara certo para a situação atual. Enquanto Colin Kaepernick está entrincheirado como o iniciante de São Francisco, Griffin ainda tem um pedigree suficiente para pelo menos causar algumas preocupações sobre a controvérsia do quarterback. Isso poderia ser desestabilizador. Mais notavelmente, os 49ers precisarão de cada centavo que puderem encontrar sob o teto em 2015 para reter o máximo possível de seus agentes livres iminentes. Isso poderia transformar um quarterback de reserva de US $ 3,3 milhões em um luxo que os 49ers não podem pagar.
Se Harbaugh partir, não seria uma surpresa vê-lo considerar Griffin como um alvo viável em suas novas escavações. Várias das equipes abaixo poderiam contratar Harbaugh nesta offseason se ele estivesse livre, então tenha isso em mente enquanto avaliamos seu interesse em Griffin.
6. Oakland Raiders: Enquanto o zagueiro estreante Derek Carr ajudou a garantir a primeira vitória de Oakland em mais de um ano na noite de quinta-feira, sua primeira temporada no cargo foi inconsistente. Carr tem sido bom o suficiente para justificar mais um ano com o show inicial, mas ele não tem sido tão bom para impedir que um novo regime se mude e adquira um novo quarterback nesta offseason. Carr poderia se encontrar em uma situação semelhante a alguém como Mike Glennon, que se apresentou bem o suficiente para continuar na lista, mas perdeu o emprego quando Lovie Smith e Jason Licht chegaram ao poder em Tampa Bay e preferiram Josh McCown.
Como sempre, depende de quem é demitido e contratado em Oakland. Se Reggie McKenzie mantém seu trabalho como gerente geral e contrata um novo treinador, provavelmente escolherá alguém que possa ajudar a desenvolver Carr. Se McKenzie for demitido e alguém como Harbaugh ou Jon Gruden assumir o controle total da lista, eles podem tentar adquirir um quarterback mais a seu gosto. Isso poderia muito bem ser Griffin. E, claro, se os Raiders invadissem as faculdades e contratassem o ex-técnico de Griffin em Baylor, Art Briles poderia muito bem achar que seu antigo jogador de partida seria uma escolha válida para executar alguma variante do ataque de Baylor em Baylor. os prós.
5. New York Jets: O Jets realmente precisa de um quarterback, não tem opção viável no momento, e poderia muito bem contratar um head coach como Harbaugh ou Briles, que estaria interessado em fazer Griffin o zagueiro titular. Eu estou apenas colocando isso para baixo porque eu não quero passar pelo circo da mídia de Robert Griffin no New York Jets. Ninguém precisa disso em suas vidas.
4. Bucaneiros de Tampa Bay: Com Josh McCown revelando-se Josh McCown e Glennon sendo contratados para aquele Josh McCown, é justo dizer que o Bucs poderia considerar um quarterback nessa offseason. Eles provavelmente irão rascunhar os cinco primeiros, o que lhes permitiria ir atrás de Marcus Mariota ou Jameis Winston. Se eles não se apaixonarem por qualquer uma dessas opções, eles poderão voltar ao mercado veterano e dar uma palmadinha no meio da rodada a Washington para Griffin. Este seria um ponto de pouso muito lógico para todas as partes envolvidas.
3. Philadelphia Eagles: Oh garoto. Esta é a opção nuclear para todos os envolvidos e, no entanto, para todos os envolvidos, faz muito sentido. Chip Kelly não tinha um quarterback móvel capaz de assustar equipes adversárias com a zona de leitura desde que Michael Vick bateu no banco na última temporada, e mesmo com suas limitações após a cirurgia no joelho, Griffin se qualificaria. A ofensa que Kelly corre na Filadélfia compartilha algumas semelhanças com o que Griffin fez na faculdade, dado o uso compartilhado da opção de leitura e a ênfase em espalhar o campo e usar o tempo como um recurso ofensivo. E Kelly, que recrutou Griffin para o ensino médio, não tem escrúpulos em adquirir um quarterback danificado se ele acha que pode moldá-lo em uma partida que valha a pena. Griffin é realmente um caso pior do que Mark Sanchez?
A mosca na sopa é Washington, que pode hesitar em lidar com seu ex-quarterback de franquia dentro da divisão por medo de voltar a derrotar D. C. duas vezes por ano. Dito isto, se Washington já tem tanta certeza de que Griffin não vale a pena, por que estaria preocupado em levar Griffin para um rival? Se qualquer coisa, se é certo que ele vai falhar onde quer que vá, por que não seria agressivo em levá-lo para a Filadélfia, na esperança de que ele explodisse o vestiário deles? ? Este seria o destino mais divertido para Griffin.
2. Buffalo Bills: As contas são provavelmente a equipe mais desesperada para adquirir um quarterback veterano na agência livre. Enquanto os fãs de Buffalo provavelmente notarão que a equipe agora está com 6-5 e tem um recorde de 4-3 com Kyle Orton ao leme, os Bills ainda terão que jogar contra os Broncos, Packers e Patriots durante as últimas cinco semanas. Seria um choque se eles terminassem mesmo 8-8.
Orton está sob contrato para 2015, mas o Bills ainda seria sensato, pelo menos, considerar ir atrás da competição. Tendo negociado sua escolha no primeiro turno para conquistar Sammy Watkins, Buffalo provavelmente estaria mais desesperado para encontrar um quarterback e mandar um picareta do meio da rodada na esperança de conseguir o RG3. Com Buffalo escondido em segurança na AFC, o Bills também pode ser um dos poucos pontos de aterrissagem que Washington prefere.
1. St. Louis Rams: E ainda assim, o melhor ajuste pode muito bem ser o time que trocou a chance de adquirir Griffin em primeiro lugar. Os Rams recuperaram uma recompensa pela sua decisão de negociar a segunda escolha geral há três anos, mas a única coisa que não conseguiram sair como parte desse acordo é um quarterback de partida viável. Os ferimentos de Sam Bradford deveriam forçá-lo a sair da cidade nesta offseason, e enquanto os Rams pareciam ter tropeçado em Austin Davis, a franquia azedou rapidamente o suficiente para correr de volta para a veterana recauchutagem de Shaun Hill duas semanas atrás.
Os Rams também são bons o suficiente e têm um cronograma bastante fácil nas próximas cinco semanas (com jogos contra Oakland, Washington e os Gigantes) para terminar em algum lugar na metade inferior do top 10, um ponto que poderia impedi-los de ficar um dos transeuntes mais bem avaliados do rascunho. Dado que eles tiveram tantas escolhas de draft ao longo das últimas três temporadas em virtude do trade de Griffin e dos acordos subseqüentes que os Rams fizeram com aquelas picks, eles estão talvez melhor posicionados para enviar uma seleção de mid-round para Washington para Griffin. , mesmo depois de dar um quarto e sexto rounder aos Bucaneiros em outubro por Mark Barron.
Em algum momento, vale a pena para os Rams ir atrás de uma opção de alto risco. Bradford foi uma das opções de menor recompensa no futebol quando ele estava na formação. Os Rams construíram um elenco profundo com talento para cima e para baixo na formação, mas eles nunca arriscaram um jogador como Griffin, que pode melhorar drasticamente suas fortunas. Eu não faria a jogada se eles pretendessem manter o coordenador ofensivo Brian Schottenheimer, mas se os Rams encontrassem um substituto mais criativo e saíssem de Bradford, Griffin seria um ajuste lógico.
Ao todo, duvido fortemente que Griffin permaneça na lista de Washington em 2015. Não há simplesmente o suficiente para tê-lo por perto, especialmente com toda a postura pública de Gruden, sugerindo que ele quer seguir em frente e partir. depois do quarterback de sua escolha. Se Washington demitir Gruden e contratar alguém como Briles ou Harbaugh, faria sentido Griffin ficar. Caso contrário, uma negociação faz mais sentido, e estas são as 10 equipes que mais obviamente se encaixam em um acordo de Griffin.
Para ser justo, parte disso é porque Griffin caiu durante o primeiro trimestre do jogo da semana 2 de Washington contra Jacksonville com o tornozelo deslocado. Mas mesmo se você pegar seus 100 jardas e espalhar ao longo de quatro jogos, ao invés de cinco, ele ainda terá uma média de apenas 25 jardas por competição.
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Os Washington Redskins e Robert Griffin III parecem estar acabados um com o outro e avançando para 2016, times como o Houston Texans, o Dallas Cowboys, o Philadelphia Eagles eo New Orleans Saints poderiam se interessar pelo RG3 no quarterback.
Os Redskins têm usado Kirk Cousins durante toda a temporada e com Cousins indo para a agência livre, os relatórios têm a equipe interessada em mantê-lo em uma extensão. Tudo isso significa que o RG3 provavelmente se foi para 2016 e, de acordo com a NFL, Ian Rapoport relata que várias equipes poderiam se interessar se Griffin estivesse disponível. Rapoport escreve que os Texans, Cowboys, Eagles e Saints poderiam ser potenciais pontos de aterrissagem, já que todas essas equipes têm algumas perguntas no quarterback avançando.
Rapoport escreve que os Redskins poderiam olhar para fazer uma troca com uma equipe para ver o que eles podem obter para Griffin, ou eles podem olhar para sair de sua opção de 2016. A opção é garantida apenas por lesão e isso também significa que mesmo que Griffin permaneça em Washington, ele provavelmente não irá jogar pelos Redskins. Todas essas equipes podem ser compatíveis com Griffin, que mostrou que, quando saudável, ele pode ser um quarterback explosivo, mas nos últimos dois anos ele não conseguiu fazer isso.
Rapoport escreve que os Eagles fazem "perfeito sentido" com base no esquema Chip Kelly, enquanto os texanos "também fazem sentido", já que Griffin é do Texas e porque Bill O'Brien tem um histórico de trabalhar com jovens quarterbacks. O Santos tem Drew Brees ficando mais velho e poderia olhar para Griffin como um substituto futuro em um ano ou dois, enquanto os Cowboys poderiam estar no mesmo tipo de posição com Tony Romo.
Apesar de tudo isso não significar que Griffin será negociado ou liberado, Rapoport escreve que as equipes provavelmente analisarão se Griffin estará disponível após o modo como esta temporada foi para os Redskins. Griffin ainda é jovem e se ele pode ficar saudável, ele tem uma chance de ser um quarterback de novo.
Jay Gruden já havia mostrado seu favor a Kirk Cousins desde que assumiu o time com os Redskins e sua preferência tornou-se bastante clara nesta temporada. Cousins ajudou a levar os Redskins à cúspide de um título da divisão e ele apresentou estatísticas sólidas, dando a Gruden a justificativa de que precisa para continuar a não usar Griffin. Griffin não foi capaz de permanecer saudável ou consistente para os Redskins durante sua corrida pela equipe e agora parece que ele terá ido embora em 2016.
Parece quase loucura pensar que Griffin poderia estar fora de Washington após esta temporada com a maneira como ele explodiu na cena como um novato, mas lesões e inconsistência podem fazer isso com um quarterback. Dan Snyder sempre amou o RG3, mas os resultados de Cousins nesta temporada deram a Gruden a munição para manter suas armas e isso provavelmente continuará avançando. O Pro Football Talk relata que os Redskins querem prender os Cousins em uma extensão de contrato e que eles usarão a etiqueta de franquia nele, caso não consigam fechar um acordo.
notícias relacionadas.
Rumores sobre Miami Dolphins: Jay Ajayi é favorável tardiamente, Lamar Miller é infeliz? Mike Pouncey ferido, Ryan Tannehill frustrado, alvo do treinador de Sean Payton?
Rumores de Washington Redskins: Prolongamento de Kirk Cousins é provável? Opção de Liberação de Robert Griffin III sobre o Comércio? DeSean Jackson Saudável, NFC East Title Close.
Rumores da NFL e Notícias: Sinais de Steven Jackson com New England Patriots Depois de LeGarrette Blount Injury, adiciona a profundidade de fundo para Tom Brady.
artigos em destaque.
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Notícias e Notas da MLB.
Jaguares de Jacksonville têm mais espaço na NFL; Qual é o plano?
Colin Kaepernick 'mais que aberto' para o retorno de 49ers.
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Os Redskins colocaram Robert Griffin III, e parece que ele terminou em Washington.
A pré-temporada de Robert Griffin III, do quarterback de Washington Redskins, parece estar piorando a cada dia. Dianna Russini, da ESPN, informou na segunda-feira de manhã que os Redskins nomearam Kirk Cousins como o quarterback inicial para a primeira semana.
A notícia de que Cousins vai começar após uma reportagem na ESPN neste fim de semana que informou treinadores e executivos de equipes de alto escalão em Washington estava pronta para se separar de Griffin, mas estava sendo recebida com resistência por parte da equipe.
Fontes disseram a Adam Schefter, da ESPN, que os Redskins estiveram em negociações comerciais sobre Griffin com um punhado de times da NFL, mas não encontraram nenhum interesse legítimo. Escreve Schefter:
Mesmo que a propriedade prevaleça e convença o front office dos Redskins a manter Griffin, ele não deve segurar seu trabalho de quarterback inicial. Os Redskins estão determinados a começar um quarterback diferente no dia da abertura contra o Miami Dolphins, e o tempo de Griffin como o starter agora aparece. A questão mais importante é se o tempo dele em Washington também é.
Schefter foi mais longe e disse ao "Mike & Mike" da ESPN Radio que "não seria surpreendente" se os Redskins decidissem liberar Griffin antes da temporada regular e "seguir em frente".
Os Redskins pegaram a extensão do contrato de Griffin em abril, levando muitos a acreditar que Washington estava comprometido com um futuro com Griffin no comando. Mas como Schefter disse, esta extensão & mdash; que é garantido & mdash; pode realmente ser uma das principais razões pelas quais o front office estaria tão interessado em cortar os laços. Da ESPN:
Se Washington jogar contra Griffin nesta temporada - e a NFL ainda não o autorizou a voltar à ação devido a uma recente concussão - e ele se lesionar novamente, os Redskins não poderão cortá-lo até que ele tenha liberado para jogar novamente. Além disso, se Griffin sofrer uma lesão que se estenda até a temporada de 2016, seu salário de US $ 16,1 milhões para a próxima temporada é garantido. Isso também poderia assustar algumas equipes interessadas em negociar com Griffin.
Griffin sofreu uma concussão em um jogo de pré-temporada contra o Detroit Lions, no qual ele foi inexplicavelmente mantido, apesar da incapacidade da linha ofensiva de protegê-lo.
Ao liderar o terceiro jogo de pré-temporada da equipe, os Redskins anunciaram que Griffin foi liberado para jogar contra o Baltimore Ravens. Este anúncio foi rapidamente seguido por um relatório separado que disse que o neurologista independente da NFL não havia limpado Griffin e Griffin não estava pronto para se adequar ao jogo.
Se isso é verdade ou não, está fora de questão agora, com Cousins sendo nomeado o titular. Os dias de Griffin em Washington estão contados, e é mais do que provável que o péssimo jogo de pré-temporada contra o Lions tenha sido alcançado. apropriadamente & mdash; foi seu último em um uniforme de Redskins.
Ninguém quer negociar o contrato da RGIII.
Robert Griffin III, o segurança do time de zagueiros de Washington, estaria disponível em um prazo final se alguém o quisesse. Mas ninguém o quer.
Ou, mais precisamente, ninguém quer seu contrato.
Josina Anderson, da ESPN, informa que Washington recebeu um total de zero de ligações de outras equipes para fazer uma troca por Griffin. O prazo de negociação é hoje às 4 da tarde. ET.
Não é que nenhuma equipe pense que Griffin tem potencial, apesar do fato de que ele foi rebaixado para o quarterback de terceira linha atrás de Kirk Cousins e Colt McCoy. Mas nenhuma equipe estaria disposta a assumir o enorme risco no contrato de Griffin: Se Griffin sofresse uma lesão grave este ano, ele teria um salário de 2016 de US $ 16.155 milhões. Isso é um total não-inicial para qualquer time da NFL.
E isso aponta para o quão tolo foi de Washington para pegar a opção do quinto ano em Griffin. Se Griffin não tivesse essa enorme garantia de lesão, algum time poderia estar disposto a trocar por ele na esperança de que ele pudesse mostrar alguma promessa este ano e depois assinar uma extensão para o próximo ano e além. Em vez disso, Griffin vai passar este ano nos bastidores em Washington e será libertado após o término da temporada. Ele vai assinar com outro time na primavera e Washington não receberá nada.
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73 respostas para & ldquo; Ninguém quer negociar o contrato do RGIII & rdquo;
Porque isso é futebol Redskins!
A crítica implícita de Smith aos Redskins & # 8217; GM McCloughan está fora da base. O plano nunca foi negociar o RG3. Por que qualquer equipe daria algo de valor real, mesmo sem os US $ 16 mil. garantia, quando eles poderiam apenas esperar até a offseason e assiná-lo por nada?
Sim, esse tipo de joga uma chave nas coisas, não é?
Lembre-se de quando ele iria revolucionar como a posição do QB era jogada. Bons momentos & # 8230; bons tempos.
É incrível como precipitivamente seu estoque caiu.
Dá a RGIII mais tempo para trabalhar em sua marca. Parece que esse foi seu foco de alguma forma durante os últimos anos.
Por favor, não deixe que ele acabe na Filadélfia no próximo ano. Vince Young 2.0.
"Ninguém quer negociar o contrato do RGIII". # 8221;
Você os culpa?
Em uma nota positiva, pelo menos seu corpo deve estar totalmente curado. A menos que ele tenha um pulso lesionado carregando uma prancheta?
Será que ele vale a pena se você acabar com o contrato?
munch munch munch munch.
O que é esse som vindo de Washington?
Ninguém quer negociar pelo contrato de RGIII & # 8230;
Poderia ter parado o & # 8221; Contrato de & # 8221;
A partir dessa imagem, é fácil ver o quão entusiasmado RG3-13 é sobre jogar para os deadskins. Pode dizer que eu discordo dele.
Quais são as implicações do teto salarial se as Skins apenas liberarem ele, hoje? Se as Skins têm a intenção zero de que ele seja o QB para Washington, por que manter aquele potencial assassino salarial de potencialmente 17 milhões ao redor? Uma lesão iria atrapalhar seus movimentos tentando construir um pouco de esperança de que Jay Gruden tenha ido em Landover.
Ele ainda tem valor. Você já viu alguns dos palhaços disfarçados de NFL qbs? Washington teria conseguido uma escolha se o trocassem antes de pegar essa opção ridícula.
A crítica implícita do GM é fora da base, mas não porque pegar a opção RGIII não era monumentalmente estúpido, porque é muito improvável que McCloughan tivesse alguma escolha na questão.
Foi decisão de Snyder apostar a fazenda no RGIII e foi claramente uma decisão Snyder de mantê-lo por mais um ano como uma medida de salvaguarda facial.
O engraçado é que as peles parecem ainda mais estúpidas para mantê-lo do que se tivessem acabado de cortar a isca nele.
Há apenas em proprietário na liga que é tão ruim quanto Snyder e que é Jerha Jones. Nem os cowboys ou os redskins nunca vão ganhar ou mesmo chegar a um SB, desde que esses caras estejam vivos ou sejam donos do time. E antes que os fãs do vaqueiro fiquem tagarelando há cerca de 20 anos, "Jimmy Johnson não está voltando e o teto salarial não está indo embora".
Kaepernick ou RGIII para as águias?
"As críticas implícitas de Smith ao GM McCloughan de Redskins estão fora da base. O plano nunca foi negociar o RG3. Por que qualquer equipe daria algo de valor real, mesmo sem os US $ 16 mil. garantia, quando eles poderiam apenas esperar até a offseason e assiná-lo por nada? & # 8221;
Only if Washington cuts him. He’s under contract for 2016 for a salary of.
$16mil, none of which is guaranteed except for the aforementioned injury clause.
If Washington hadn’t exercised the 5th year option and if RGIII had turned around his performance, they could still have kept him with the franchise tender which is not a whole lot more than his 2016 salary.
As a result of Washington trading up to draft RG3, they will be left with nothing other than the legacy of a QB who had a brief flirtation with success before severe injuries helped turn him into a non-viable starting QB.
Meanwhile, the Rams parlayed those draft picks into several starters and some role players. Even if RG3 hadn’t turned into a bust, the Rams were looking like the big winners.
Go work at Subway you BUM!
The option was picked up because he was going to be their Starting QB and they wanted him under contract for next year if he played well.
I mean when the option was picked up the articles noted it as being routine and obvious but now its stupid and out of nowhere…
“There is only on owner in the league that is as bad as Snyder and that is Jerha Jones. Neither the cowboys or the redskins will ever win or even get to a SB as long as those guys are alive or own the team. And before cowboy fans blather on about 20 years ago…..Jimmy Johnson isn’t coming back and the salary cap isn’t going away.”
HEY! I’m a 49er fan and I take serious offense to that statement. I must INSIST that Jed York is the worst owner in football.
If you want a running QB, better make sure he’s Cam Newton’s size or that he has escapability of Russell Wilson…
Well no kidding an OVERPAID BUST. Who wants that.
You have got to be kidding me.
Said no football fan ever.
“Organizations win championships.” & # 8211; Jerry Krause.
That’s really too bad. Either someone in the ‘Skins’ camp or RGIII’s camp lacked enough foresight to see this coming. Blind greed.
It’s really too bad because RGIII is overdue for a change of scenery. It was evident he crapped out in Washington as early as last season.
He is just like any other running QB, take his wheels away and he becomes very, very ordinary.
Meanwhile, the Rams parlayed those draft picks into several starters and some role players and still no playoff appearances, and none likely coming. Meanwhile, the RGIII did bring the Redskins to the playoffs immediately.
You choose 1 year of good service and a playoff appearance, or 10 years of good service and nothing to show for it.
“No one wants to trade for RGIII’s contract”
No kidding, really? Why wouldn’t anyone want the self professed “best QB in the league.” logicalvoice where are you?
No one wants RGIII.
even a damaged goods QB with RG3’s potential will sign a contract that brings back a comp pick to the [bleep]s.
Man that’s one expensive third stringer!
Another genius move by the Redskins front office.
Near the end of pre-season, when the Redskins decided to go with Cousins, they could have worked something out with RG3.
Get him to agree to waive the injury guarantee for some money, like 1MM.
Then trade him for a late draft pick.
Would a team trade a 5th rounder for him? A 6th rounder?
The Redskins save paying RG3 his salary, even if they have to pay him something to agree to the trade/waive the injury guarantee, plus they get something of possible use (late draft pick).
RG3 goes to where he has a fresh start, and may be wanted, at least in the beginning.
The receiving team gives up a late draft pick, and a little money for RG3s rookie salary. They get a close look at him.
watch him go to a team like the Eagles next year and become a pro bowler.
RG3 will be leading the Redskins for years. Snyder picked him. Do you really think Gruden was his first choice. I can see Allen and Gruden gone. I can see McCloughan bringing in his own guy next year. We like Kirk but he will be allowed to hit the market. Remember Kirk was Shanahan’s choice. I was hoping we might offer Cleveland something for Mack or Mingo but we shall see. after the Patriots bring the “Kirk-mania” to a brutal halt, then plan to succeed will begin.
Remember when Skins fans touted how much of a no-brainer that contract was?
Wait – they may have been right about that.
“There is only on owner in the league that is as bad as Snyder and that is Jerha Jones. Neither the cowboys or the redskins will ever win or even get to a SB as long as those guys are alive or own the team. And before cowboy fans blather on about 20 years ago…..Jimmy Johnson isn’t coming back and the salary cap isn’t going away.”
HEY! I’m a 49er fan and I take serious offense to that statement. I must INSIST that Jed York is the worst owner in football.
HEY! I’m a Lions fan. We are the worst franchise in the NFL, and the Ford family takes a back seat to no one, when it comes to being the worst owners around. (bought in 1964; 1 Playoff win in the Super Bowl Era)
It wasn’t foolish of them to exercise the option. At the time, they didn’t know if RG3 was their best quarterback. The other guys were not sporting great stats either, and everyone seemed to think that RG3 has improved. Looking back, with Cousins playing arguably better football than RG3, it looks like it was a bad move. In the end, it comes down to the Redskins missing out on the possibility of getting nothing more than a fifth round pick in trade and I am being generous here.
Rg3 is a dumpster fire as a pocket passer . ..he has zero value even if you take away the contract.
Since the Rypien Era the skins have had QB they have let go become all pros or lead teams to SB.
Even Jason Campbell went on to have success with the Raiders.
the problem is the organization winning the offseason every year.
Chuckle…chuckle….what’s the next dumb move they make after him?
Nov 3, 2015 9:15 AM.
Smith’s implied criticism of Redskins’ GM McCloughan is off base. The plan was never to trade RG3. Why would any team give anything of real value anyway, even without the $16 mil. guarantee, when they could just wait until the offseason and sign him for nothing?
Errado. They didn’t have to pick up the option. Doesn’t matter what ‘plan’ they had. Or better yet, it showcases they are incapable of creating a plan at all.
They could of picked up the option after this season, when he showed whether or not he was worth keeping. By doing so, they locked themselves in, and thus by them doing it, they showcased they are complete and utter morons with NO PLAN.
Even if the ‘plan’ was to keep him, his play and injury history showed they should be cautious about picking up that option until the LAST MINUTE, and had they done that, they could of traded him instead of likely releasing him and getting nothing.
Someone would of paid something for him. It might have only been a 6th or 7th round pick, but that’s better then nothing.
Now instead, they won’t have that pick AND they are on the hook for all that money, which could keep them from…
a) re-signing some player worth keeping.
b) signing some players so the Redskins can start moving forward instead of bottom feeding.
So yeah… what was the plan again? Lock yourself in to this guy to be an 8 figure scout team QB?
The problem is, RG comes with the contract.
Hilarious 49er, Lions, Cowboy fans. Vying for the right to call your owners/GMs the worst in the league shows all humor is not dead on this site.
Nov 3, 2015 9:24 AM.
He still has value. Have you seen some of the clowns out there masquerading as NFL qbs? Washington would have gotten a pick if they traded him before picking up that ridiculous option.
The issue is whether Griffin can fix his footwork. His right knee injury (second serious one in his football career) from 2012 and his left ankle injury in 2014 appears to have thrown off how he plants and steps into his throws. He was having footwork problems before his ankle injury, so that one was “icing on the cake” for his problems.
It’s conceivable that having a relatively rested year to get his legs as good as they’ll ever be again, that if Griffin does a lot of hard work in the off-season with a private QB coach to get his footwork back, he could once again be a good or even great QB. But that is all very “iffy”. Griffin may lack the focus and discipline, or the physical ability in his legs, to get his footwork and throwing motion back to a high NFL level.
It’s more than just his play. He has been alienated from his teammates due to his attitude.
When he is cut after the season it would be funny if the Rams picked up him.
With that injury clause i guess we won’t be seeing RG III playing this year.
Hey SF, pay close attention here. You’ve got one of these chumps now as a backup QB.
I remember when Dan Snyder took over the team, he said that running an NFL team was just like running any business.
I am still laughing with Jeff Fisher. How he trolled the Redskins on that cointoss, when he brought all the players they acquired off that trade.
“No one wants to trade for RGIII’s contract.”
In other news, Obvious man is obvious.
Danny Boy can eat that contract.
If the “right” team and situation comes knocking on the door at 3:30 expect Robert to waive the previous contract and sign a new one that he and the new team design. It will be a last minute move but has a good chance of happening.
If RGIII is so bad and he is done, Why don’t the Red Skins release him now, if they are going to do it after the season, just do it now. I hope he goes to another team. What irritates me is how everybody has just given up on him, whn we watched him play in a playoff game injured and alsmost won the game and he was playing for a coach thta obviously did not want him and then you bring in Jay Gruden who sends Kirk Cousins to his brother quarterback camp and what did he do to help RGIII nothing, and he comes back the second year not fully healthy and gets ridiculed. Let him go and your entire paln with Cpt. Kirk is going to get Gruden fired.
Redskins will not cut RG3 at the end of the season, Redskins and RG3 will re-do his contract and allow the new coach to tailor the offense to RG3 skill set.
2 years ago Shanahan benched RG3 , he got fired.
Gruden benched RG3 this year , he will be fired Black Monday.
That the reason R G 3 is still on the team,
They better cut him, Robert is a cancer at this point. Time for an operation and some chemo!
Hail to the Redskins!
So dumb… RG3 should be the starting QB on the Redskins. He’s better than our backup QB… Kirk Cousins.
Robert is better? Not since 2012 and will NEVER be again. Please someone help him move out of town!
The Redskins should now be called the Washington Potomacs. I have spoken.
All pro safety scout team RG3 first rounders.
Nov 3, 2015 11:15 AM.
Nov 3, 2015 9:15 AM.
Smith’s implied criticism of Redskins’ GM McCloughan is off base. The plan was never to trade RG3. Why would any team give anything of real value anyway, even without the $16 mil. guarantee, when they could just wait until the offseason and sign him for nothing?
Errado. They didn’t have to pick up the option. Doesn’t matter what ‘plan’ they had. Or better yet, it showcases they are incapable of creating a plan at all.
They could of picked up the option after this season, when he showed whether or not he was worth keeping.
Gotta love it when the guy that starts out with “Wrong.” is wrong. 5th year options had to be picked up in May genius. So about being incapable…
When the Skins made the decision to pick up the option, it’s not the kind of decision you make thinking what can we get for him if we want to trade him. They had every intention of seeing how he would perform as the starting QB this year. When he got hurt in the preseason, they took the stance of limiting the potential risk and he wasn’t going to see the field this year. Had things worked out, they could have had him for less next year than the going rate for a top tier QB and next year would have been the determining factor for what kind of long term deal the Skins would have offered.
So the Skins took a risk and it didn’t turn out. The commentary on this site makes it seem like running a sports team is easy and while Snyder did say it’s like running his business, it’s not as easy as it looks.
… and what did he do to help RGIII nothing,…
RGme had plenty of chances to help himself and he didn’t do it… the fact of the matter is that he is a bust and he would have been a bust under any coach in the NFL with that attitude.
Picking up Griffins option was the only option. Players going into their 4th year must have their 5th year option picked up by May before the start of the fourth year. Assuming griffin played well and they wanted to keep him they’d have to use the franchise tag to prevent him from negotiating with another team. That would have cost the Skins at least 2MM more that picking up his 5 the year option. The Skins were betting on Griffin playing like a 4th year veteran pro QB. They lost the bet but it was worth a shot since the downside would have been worse than failing to get a conditional 5th rounder in a trade this year.
Legal. He deserves to rest and get healthy. And the Skins – who tried their best to ruin him, don’t deseerve to get anything for him. I guess Robert gets the last laugh: 16.5 mil for working out and getting healthy…Sweet.
Griffin will be cut next year and resigned at a low vet salary or signed by another team for about the same as the Skins would sensibly offer. He’ll never see 16mm unless he’s got performance bonuses and we witness a miracle. He only was able to do what he did in ’12 because of the Skins and Shanahan not despite them. His more recent performance is all on him.
IT proves that there are people at Baylor who would be good campaign managers for a Republican Politician. to be able to take a bunch of manure and sell it the way they did, they might be able to sell a R candidate the same way..Just like Karl ROVE did.
I thought he was THE GREATEST QB OF ALL TIME..at least that’s what they touted him as when he came out!!
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Here's where RG3 could end up in 2015.
Here's where RG3 could end up in 2015.
If Robert Griffin III is on his way out of Washington, that means he’ll soon be packing his bags for somewhere else. Though everything is speculation and guesswork so early in the process, FTW has narrowed down the list of possible suitors to eight teams.
Before we start, here’s the nuts and bolts of the contract: The Redskins can trade RG3 without much cost to their, or another, team’s cap. He’d come relatively cheap for another team (a one-year, $3.4 million deal) and wouldn’t cost the Redskins much from a trade ($3.3 million), with a $6.7 million cap hit that’s basically pocket change to a team that’s paying $3.3 million in dead money to Josh Morgan this year.
Any team could also play RG3 in his fourth year at his normal $6.7 cap hit, then decide whether to pick up his hefty fifth-year option before the 2015 season, which would guarantee him a top-10 QB salary. But if you think this story is dramatic now, just wait until Washington goes into 2015 with RG3 as a lame duck quarterback.
With that, here are the eight more logical landing spots for the talented, injury-prone quarterback.
8. Philadelphia Eagles.
Nick Foles’ future in Philly is about as bright as RG3’s in Washington. Mark Sanchez can only Sanchize so much. Could RG3 make the trip up I-95 to the Eagles? It’s doubtful, as the idea of Griffin torching the Redskins twice a year for the next 10 years is enough to give all of Washington nightmares. But could Philly swing an interesting trade that would get them RG3 and some other assets that they could then use to move up in the draft to acquire Kelly’s Oregon favorite Marcus Mariota? This isn’t the NBA, where such deals are more common, but anything can happen, especially with a visionary such as Kelly.
7. Tennessee Titans.
As Zach Mettenberger might say, the problem with young quarterbacks is that they get older and the rest of the team stays the same age. Sorry, just wanted a Wooderson line in this even if it makes no sense. Tennessee could make an easy play for RG3, hope he’s effective in 2015 when he’s on the last year of his deal and then ditch him in 2016 if he’s not viable. For a story with so much intrigue, there are a ton of reasonable options.
6a. SEC Network’s SEC Nation alongside Tim Tebow.
(Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports)
I’m only half-kidding.
6b. Oakland Raiders.
Jim Plunkett revived his career once in Oakland. (AP)
As currently constructed, the Raiders have little shot at RG3. But if Jon Gruden or Jim Harbaugh takes the job, wouldn’t RG3 look pretty good in silver and black?
5. New York Jets.
Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports.
Possible New York Post headllines for if the Jets sign RG3:
• REX AND DEFECTS (this assumes Rex Ryan is still there)
• NEW JET, BROKEN WHEELS.
• THE SECOND COMING (split pics of RG3 and Tebow)
Remember when Michael Sam was trying to make the NFL and many spoke of distractions. And even though there weren’t any, there was a whole debate? If Robert Griffin III goes to New York, then we’ll see distractions, even if the team could use him.
4. Buffalo Bills.
Timothy T. Ludwig/USA TODAY Sports.
A new owner, a fan base starved for wins and saved the indignity of having to listen to the Canadian national anthem before games. The Bills are getting wins with Kyle Orton at quarterback. It’s a perfect situation, if the team didn’t already have EJ Manuel, who may or may not be better than RG3. All of this reminds me of the scene from Best Picture winner Argo.
3. Washington Redskins.
(USA TODAY Sports Images)
Nothing is ever over. Richard Nixon came back after his 1960 defeat. Woody Allen left Mia Farrow for her adopted daughter and still is the toast of Hollywood. Michael Vick became a champion of animal rights. Robert Downey Jr. was an ex-con drug user who turned into the biggest movie star in the world. Kobe Bryant lost his endorsements after his trial in Colorado and then became a beloved NBA star again. Billy Martin came back to manage the Yankees five times. Mel Gibson — well, not Mel Gibson.
F. Scott Fitzgerald is full of it. There are always second acts in American life. What looms large today is almost forgotten tomorrow. The odds of this blowing over are far higher than anyone believes. This seems irreparable today, but when May rolls around and RG3 is forced with the prospect of going to Oakland and the Redskins are debating between Orton and Colt McCoy, cooler heads may prevail. Remember all those good times they had, those seven weeks in 2012?
2. Houston Texans.
RG3 goes back to Texas, brought in by a coach who studied under Bill Belichick and has the appropriate hubris. To Bill O’Brien, Griffin is a reclamation project — a guy he thinks he can pair with Arian Foster, Andre Johnson and a stout defense to make the playoffs immediately. O’Brien isn’t scared of taking on difficult situations — he went to Penn State the year after the Jerry Sandusky mess. And if one of RG3’s biggest criticisms while on the Redskins was that to he was too much of a diva, that won’t matter as much in Houston (a big city but an NFL outpost) or when he’s in the same locker room as J. J. Watt.
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
(USA TODAY Sports Images)
Call it a gut feeling. Tampa needs a quarterback. Lovie Smith needs the offense that has deserted him during his last few years coaching in Chicago and Tampa. And while the Bucs could be in position to draft Jameis Winston this spring — good luck with that. Why not give up a low-round pick for RG3, pay him the little money he’s owed this year, draft some offensive linemen around him and let offensive coordinator Jeff Tedford live up to that reputation he has as a QB quru. It’s low risk. The biggest downside to this, Tampa got a first-hand view of how awful RG3 was in last week’s game.
Not happening: St. Louis Rams.
(USA TODAY Sports Images)
The hilarity of the Redskins mortgaging their future to St. Louis and then trading it back for next to nothing would be like buying a Lamborghini and then trading it in for a Datsun. The crazy thing is, with Sam Bradford’s contract ending after this season and RG3 not worth a whole lot in 2015, this trade would make sense for both teams. But there’s no way Dan Snyder’s ego lets this happen. Snyder will change the Redskins name before he lets people think the Rams pulled a fast one on him.
Not happening: Dallas Cowboys.
Not happening. If Jerry Jones could be talked out a Johnny Manziel with a theoretically limitless future, he shouldn’t have much trouble getting away from RG3’s Walking Dead routine. Plus, there’s not enough Crown Royal in the world to get Dan Snyder to make this trade anyway.
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Robert Griffin III: Latest News, Rumors Regarding QB's Status with Redskins.
The Washington Redskins benched Robert Griffin III in favor of Kirk Cousins to kick off the 2015 season. Griffin has since served as the team's third-string signal-caller.
Continue for updates.
Redskins Haven't Received Calls About RG3.
Tuesday, Nov. 3.
ESPN's Josina Anderson reported that teams have not inquired about the availability of Griffin ahead of the trade deadline.
Griffin Active for 1st Time in 2015.
Sunday, Oct. 18.
Brian McNally of 106.7 The Fan noted Griffin is not among the Redskins' list of inactive players for Week 6 against the New York Jets.
Could Griffin Eventually Make a Return to Starting Lineup?
Tuesday, Sept. 29.
Mike Jones of the Washington Post examined a potential path for Griffin to return under center for the Redskins:
However, the quarterback's lingering presence has prompted league insiders to speculate that at some point, if Cousins falls flat, team brass could eventually force Gruden to go back to Griffin. They believed that it was only a matter of time before Griffin bumped his way up the depth chart to the No. 2 position, where he then would be poised to overtake a struggling Cousins.
Cousins has struggled this season, completing 74 of 107 passes and throwing three touchdowns to four interceptions in Washington's 1-2 start.
Jones noted backup quarterback Colt McCoy has a cut on one of his feet, which kept him out of practice Monday, adding "if McCoy can't practice on Wednesday, it's safe to assume that Griffin will dress for Sunday's game against the Eagles."
Griffin Expected to Remain with Redskins in 2015.
Sunday, Sept. 27.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported Sept. 24 that Griffin will remain on the roster for the duration of the 2015 season and has been "helpful" to Cousins.
On Sept. 27, CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora expanded upon Rapoport's report by providing a statement from an anonymous source:
The Redskins have never made a single call to try and move Griffin, who has been at the center of several controversies in his four years in Washington (though not always entirely of his own making). New general manager Scot McCloughan will not be doing so, either, sources said.
“Scot does not want to trade him,” said one source very familiar with the situation. “He really doesn't. That's not something he is even thinking about. He's still getting to learn about him and what he can do and what he's all about. This kid was the 2012 Rookie of the Year for a reason and you don't just fall into that stuff. He's not giving up hope on him.”
No team has called Washington to determine an asking price or even engage in preliminary trade talks, and with Griffin's 2016 salary of $16 million guaranteed for injury, perhaps none will. Regardless, it's far more likely Griffin is on Washington's roster this season, even with his fifth-year option. And, sources said, with Griffin now a few weeks back from his concussion absence, it's not out of the question that he takes over the No. 2 spot from Colt McCoy in the coming weeks.
Griffin Remains Inactive.
Thursday, Sept. 24.
The Redskins confirmed Griffin would not take part in the Week 3 matchup against the New York Giants.
On Sept. 12, Jeff Darlington of NFL Network reported Colt McCoy was slated to be the No. 2 quarterback for the season opener, while Albert Breer of NFL said the plan " is to let Griffin try and earn his way back up the depth chart."
Kevin Patra of NFL provided more from Darlington:
Darlington added Sunday on NFL Network's GameDay First that Griffin is likely to remain third in the pecking order moving forward.
"After further consideration the team is more likely to keep Griffin as the third quarterback because of the financial repercussions that they would face if Griffin were to enter a game and be injured," Darlington reported.
Darlington also reported Griffin " was running with the scout-team defense as a safety" during practice recently, though he noted that it's " not unprecedented for a third-team quarterback" to do so.
Griffin, Cousins Reportedly Don't Speak to Each Other.
Monday, Sept. 21.
Bleacher Report's Jason Cole reported on the relationship between the quarterbacks:
However, Griffin denied via Twitter that any such problems exist between himself and his teammates:
When the hate don't work they start telling lies. I guess celebrating that your team won with your teammates is isolating yourself #HTTR.
Griffin Survives Final Round of Cuts.
Sunday, Sept. 6.
"We feel like he's a quarterback that's young and talented that's done some good things," Gruden said, per the team's official Twitter account. "We don't feel like he's a distraction at all. . You can never have too many QBs," Gruden added, per Jones.
The Redskins confirmed that Griffin was on the team's 53-man roster Saturday, echoing what Darlington reported earlier in the day when he said the team planned on keeping Griffin as the second-string quarterback:
Barring an unforeseen situation this afternoon, Griffin is expected to be listed second on the depth chart behind Kirk Cousins and ahead of Colt McCoy. The decision to keep Griffin currently has the approval of general manager Scot McCloughan, head coach Jay Gruden and owner Dan Snyder, a team source said.
If the Redskins decided to cut Griffin, they would have still absorbed a $6.7 million cap hit in 2015—while also still paying him his $3.25 million in guaranteed money. Because he has no offset language in his contract, Griffin still would have earned that money from the Redskins even if he'd signed with another team after clearing waivers. .
The Redskins ultimately believed, as of Saturday morning, that Griffin is the second-best quarterback on the roster and should be kept on the team as a result. No doubt, it is also possible the team could dangle Griffin as trade bait this season, but if a team did want to trade for him, they would be forced to commit to those same financial risks facing the Redskins regarding Griffin's 2016 salary.
ESPN's Adam Schefter confirmed Darlington's report and noted, " Not everyone in their building is happy about it."
Griffin's time with Washington since a stellar first year as a pro has been marred by dysfunction and lackluster performance on the gridiron. Both sides could use a fresh start based on the recent unsavory results.
Even though he remains with the Redskins, it's likely going to be difficult for Griffin to focus on football until rumors of a potential departure are put to rest .
The writing seems to be on the wall that the rocky relationship between Griffin and the Redskins will come to a head after the season—unless the quarterback is cut or traded before then.
Potential Options for RG3 Outside Washington.
Friday, Sept. 4.
Cole examined five likely destinations if Griffin were to be cut but also explained why the Redskins would likely keep him for the 2015 season:
An unnamed Redskins offensive starter made it known which team he thinks would best suit Griffin if the Heisman Trophy winner leaves, as relayed by Anderson on Thursday:
Philly. I think he could be really good there. That is what he ran in college. That's the type of system that I'm sure he can imagine himself in, knowing how fast-paced it is, knowing how he can run, seeing what Nick Foles did in it, what Michael Vick did in it. I think he would definitely thrive.
The source failed to shed light on whether Griffin's time with the Redskins is coming to an end: "I don't know. It would be weird, and I would hate to have to prepare against a guy like that. An angry Robert Griffin? I don't know if I want to see that."
Conflicting Reports Surround Ownership's Stance on RG3.
Monday, Aug. 31.
ESPN's Dianna Russini and Schefter reported Sunday that the front office and coaching staff have seen enough from Griffin to determine he's not the long-term answer under center.
However, the Washington Post 's Jones and Mark Maske reported, " Two people with knowledge of the team's planning each said Snyder is not blocking his front office and coaching staff from trading Griffin." They added:
One called an ESPN report that suggested that "100 percent wrong."
But that person stopped short of saying that Griffin will not be traded or released, saying that is up to Gruden.
"It's up to the coach, and everyone is on board with that," the person said.
" People familiar with Scot McCloughan's philosophies said the Redskins general manager believes that the head coach should have the power to pick his quarterback, rather than have his starter forced upon him," Jones and Maske reported.
Snyder's meddlesome nature and willingness to make a big splash have backfired in the past, and he has consistently stood by Griffin despite the young signal-caller's struggles in recent years.
Washington sacrificed a second-round pick and two additional first-round choices to trade up to No. 2 overall and draft Griffin in 2012. It seemed to be worth the cost at first, as Griffin's electric rookie campaign resulted in an NFC East title and NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year honors.
But in the postseason that followed, Griffin tore his ACL and LCL and hasn't been the same since.
Griffin's first NFL head coach, Mike Shanahan, felt undermined by Griffin and Snyder and was essentially railroaded out of town. Gruden hasn't enjoyed a great relationship with RG3 either, and he went 4-12 last season in his first year at the helm.
Dave Zirin of the Nation placed the blame firmly at Snyder's feet, drawing on previous Redskins quarterbacks:
Patrick Ramsey had potential. Jason Campbell had more potential. RG3 still has a world of potential. All ground to dust by Snyder regime.
Premature coronation was a cursed component of Griffin's instant NFL impact, and ill-advised public statements—such as the bold comments he made earlier this month , per WJLA's Alex Parker — have contributed to his declining likability :
I feel like I'm the best quarterback in the league and I have to go out and show that. . Any athlete at any level, if they concede to someone else, they're not a top competitor, they're not trying to be the best that they can be. There's guys in this league that have done way more than me. But, I still view myself as the best because that's what I work toward every single day.
Former safety Ryan Clark, who played with the Redskins in 2014, said on ESPN's Mike and Mike that Griffin " doesn't have meaningful locker room relationships," per Bleacher Report's Mike Freeman. Clark added that Gruden didn't "have a strong belief [in Griffin]," per Nate Davis of USA Today .
McCloughan is in his first year at his post, and the report by Russini and Schefter named him as a possible X-factor in determining Griffin's fate. Whether McCloughan has the power to do so is another matter.
Os Washington Redskins e Robert Griffin III parecem estar acabados um com o outro e avançando para 2016, times como o Houston Texans, o Dallas Cowboys, o Philadelphia Eagles eo New Orleans Saints poderiam se interessar pelo RG3 no quarterback.
Os Redskins têm usado Kirk Cousins durante toda a temporada e com Cousins indo para a agência livre, os relatórios têm a equipe interessada em mantê-lo em uma extensão. Tudo isso significa que o RG3 provavelmente se foi para 2016 e, de acordo com a NFL, Ian Rapoport relata que várias equipes poderiam se interessar se Griffin estivesse disponível. Rapoport escreve que os Texans, Cowboys, Eagles e Saints poderiam ser potenciais pontos de aterrissagem, já que todas essas equipes têm algumas perguntas no quarterback avançando.
Rapoport escreve que os Redskins poderiam olhar para fazer uma troca com uma equipe para ver o que eles podem obter para Griffin, ou eles podem olhar para sair de sua opção de 2016. A opção é garantida apenas por lesão e isso também significa que mesmo que Griffin permaneça em Washington, ele provavelmente não irá jogar pelos Redskins. Todas essas equipes podem ser compatíveis com Griffin, que mostrou que, quando saudável, ele pode ser um quarterback explosivo, mas nos últimos dois anos ele não conseguiu fazer isso.
Rapoport escreve que os Eagles fazem "perfeito sentido" com base no esquema Chip Kelly, enquanto os texanos "também fazem sentido", já que Griffin é do Texas e porque Bill O'Brien tem um histórico de trabalhar com jovens quarterbacks. O Santos tem Drew Brees ficando mais velho e poderia olhar para Griffin como um substituto futuro em um ano ou dois, enquanto os Cowboys poderiam estar no mesmo tipo de posição com Tony Romo.
Apesar de tudo isso não significar que Griffin será negociado ou liberado, Rapoport escreve que as equipes provavelmente analisarão se Griffin estará disponível após o modo como esta temporada foi para os Redskins. Griffin ainda é jovem e se ele pode ficar saudável, ele tem uma chance de ser um quarterback de novo.
Jay Gruden já havia mostrado seu favor a Kirk Cousins desde que assumiu o time com os Redskins e sua preferência tornou-se bastante clara nesta temporada. Cousins ajudou a levar os Redskins à cúspide de um título da divisão e ele apresentou estatísticas sólidas, dando a Gruden a justificativa de que precisa para continuar a não usar Griffin. Griffin não foi capaz de permanecer saudável ou consistente para os Redskins durante sua corrida pela equipe e agora parece que ele terá ido embora em 2016.
Parece quase loucura pensar que Griffin poderia estar fora de Washington após esta temporada com a maneira como ele explodiu na cena como um novato, mas lesões e inconsistência podem fazer isso com um quarterback. Dan Snyder sempre amou o RG3, mas os resultados de Cousins nesta temporada deram a Gruden a munição para manter suas armas e isso provavelmente continuará avançando. O Pro Football Talk relata que os Redskins querem prender os Cousins em uma extensão de contrato e que eles usarão a etiqueta de franquia nele, caso não consigam fechar um acordo.
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Rumores de Washington Redskins: Prolongamento de Kirk Cousins é provável? Opção de Liberação de Robert Griffin III sobre o Comércio? DeSean Jackson Saudável, NFC East Title Close.
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Os Redskins colocaram Robert Griffin III, e parece que ele terminou em Washington.
A pré-temporada de Robert Griffin III, do quarterback de Washington Redskins, parece estar piorando a cada dia. Dianna Russini, da ESPN, informou na segunda-feira de manhã que os Redskins nomearam Kirk Cousins como o quarterback inicial para a primeira semana.
A notícia de que Cousins vai começar após uma reportagem na ESPN neste fim de semana que informou treinadores e executivos de equipes de alto escalão em Washington estava pronta para se separar de Griffin, mas estava sendo recebida com resistência por parte da equipe.
Fontes disseram a Adam Schefter, da ESPN, que os Redskins estiveram em negociações comerciais sobre Griffin com um punhado de times da NFL, mas não encontraram nenhum interesse legítimo. Escreve Schefter:
Mesmo que a propriedade prevaleça e convença o front office dos Redskins a manter Griffin, ele não deve segurar seu trabalho de quarterback inicial. Os Redskins estão determinados a começar um quarterback diferente no dia da abertura contra o Miami Dolphins, e o tempo de Griffin como o starter agora aparece. A questão mais importante é se o tempo dele em Washington também é.
Schefter foi mais longe e disse ao "Mike & Mike" da ESPN Radio que "não seria surpreendente" se os Redskins decidissem liberar Griffin antes da temporada regular e "seguir em frente".
Os Redskins pegaram a extensão do contrato de Griffin em abril, levando muitos a acreditar que Washington estava comprometido com um futuro com Griffin no comando. Mas como Schefter disse, esta extensão & mdash; que é garantido & mdash; pode realmente ser uma das principais razões pelas quais o front office estaria tão interessado em cortar os laços. Da ESPN:
Se Washington jogar contra Griffin nesta temporada - e a NFL ainda não o autorizou a voltar à ação devido a uma recente concussão - e ele se lesionar novamente, os Redskins não poderão cortá-lo até que ele tenha liberado para jogar novamente. Além disso, se Griffin sofrer uma lesão que se estenda até a temporada de 2016, seu salário de US $ 16,1 milhões para a próxima temporada é garantido. Isso também poderia assustar algumas equipes interessadas em negociar com Griffin.
Griffin sofreu uma concussão em um jogo de pré-temporada contra o Detroit Lions, no qual ele foi inexplicavelmente mantido, apesar da incapacidade da linha ofensiva de protegê-lo.
Ao liderar o terceiro jogo de pré-temporada da equipe, os Redskins anunciaram que Griffin foi liberado para jogar contra o Baltimore Ravens. Este anúncio foi rapidamente seguido por um relatório separado que disse que o neurologista independente da NFL não havia limpado Griffin e Griffin não estava pronto para se adequar ao jogo.
Se isso é verdade ou não, está fora de questão agora, com Cousins sendo nomeado o titular. Os dias de Griffin em Washington estão contados, e é mais do que provável que o péssimo jogo de pré-temporada contra o Lions tenha sido alcançado. apropriadamente & mdash; foi seu último em um uniforme de Redskins.
Ninguém quer negociar o contrato da RGIII.
Robert Griffin III, o segurança do time de zagueiros de Washington, estaria disponível em um prazo final se alguém o quisesse. Mas ninguém o quer.
Ou, mais precisamente, ninguém quer seu contrato.
Josina Anderson, da ESPN, informa que Washington recebeu um total de zero de ligações de outras equipes para fazer uma troca por Griffin. O prazo de negociação é hoje às 4 da tarde. ET.
Não é que nenhuma equipe pense que Griffin tem potencial, apesar do fato de que ele foi rebaixado para o quarterback de terceira linha atrás de Kirk Cousins e Colt McCoy. Mas nenhuma equipe estaria disposta a assumir o enorme risco no contrato de Griffin: Se Griffin sofresse uma lesão grave este ano, ele teria um salário de 2016 de US $ 16.155 milhões. Isso é um total não-inicial para qualquer time da NFL.
E isso aponta para o quão tolo foi de Washington para pegar a opção do quinto ano em Griffin. Se Griffin não tivesse essa enorme garantia de lesão, algum time poderia estar disposto a trocar por ele na esperança de que ele pudesse mostrar alguma promessa este ano e depois assinar uma extensão para o próximo ano e além. Em vez disso, Griffin vai passar este ano nos bastidores em Washington e será libertado após o término da temporada. Ele vai assinar com outro time na primavera e Washington não receberá nada.
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73 respostas para & ldquo; Ninguém quer negociar o contrato do RGIII & rdquo;
Porque isso é futebol Redskins!
A crítica implícita de Smith aos Redskins & # 8217; GM McCloughan está fora da base. O plano nunca foi negociar o RG3. Por que qualquer equipe daria algo de valor real, mesmo sem os US $ 16 mil. garantia, quando eles poderiam apenas esperar até a offseason e assiná-lo por nada?
Sim, esse tipo de joga uma chave nas coisas, não é?
Lembre-se de quando ele iria revolucionar como a posição do QB era jogada. Bons momentos & # 8230; bons tempos.
É incrível como precipitivamente seu estoque caiu.
Dá a RGIII mais tempo para trabalhar em sua marca. Parece que esse foi seu foco de alguma forma durante os últimos anos.
Por favor, não deixe que ele acabe na Filadélfia no próximo ano. Vince Young 2.0.
"Ninguém quer negociar o contrato do RGIII". # 8221;
Você os culpa?
Em uma nota positiva, pelo menos seu corpo deve estar totalmente curado. A menos que ele tenha um pulso lesionado carregando uma prancheta?
Será que ele vale a pena se você acabar com o contrato?
munch munch munch munch.
O que é esse som vindo de Washington?
Ninguém quer negociar pelo contrato de RGIII & # 8230;
Poderia ter parado o & # 8221; Contrato de & # 8221;
A partir dessa imagem, é fácil ver o quão entusiasmado RG3-13 é sobre jogar para os deadskins. Pode dizer que eu discordo dele.
Quais são as implicações do teto salarial se as Skins apenas liberarem ele, hoje? Se as Skins têm a intenção zero de que ele seja o QB para Washington, por que manter aquele potencial assassino salarial de potencialmente 17 milhões ao redor? Uma lesão iria atrapalhar seus movimentos tentando construir um pouco de esperança de que Jay Gruden tenha ido em Landover.
Ele ainda tem valor. Você já viu alguns dos palhaços disfarçados de NFL qbs? Washington teria conseguido uma escolha se o trocassem antes de pegar essa opção ridícula.
A crítica implícita do GM é fora da base, mas não porque pegar a opção RGIII não era monumentalmente estúpido, porque é muito improvável que McCloughan tivesse alguma escolha na questão.
Foi decisão de Snyder apostar a fazenda no RGIII e foi claramente uma decisão Snyder de mantê-lo por mais um ano como uma medida de salvaguarda facial.
O engraçado é que as peles parecem ainda mais estúpidas para mantê-lo do que se tivessem acabado de cortar a isca nele.
Há apenas em proprietário na liga que é tão ruim quanto Snyder e que é Jerha Jones. Nem os cowboys ou os redskins nunca vão ganhar ou mesmo chegar a um SB, desde que esses caras estejam vivos ou sejam donos do time. E antes que os fãs do vaqueiro fiquem tagarelando há cerca de 20 anos, "Jimmy Johnson não está voltando e o teto salarial não está indo embora".
Kaepernick ou RGIII para as águias?
"As críticas implícitas de Smith ao GM McCloughan de Redskins estão fora da base. O plano nunca foi negociar o RG3. Por que qualquer equipe daria algo de valor real, mesmo sem os US $ 16 mil. garantia, quando eles poderiam apenas esperar até a offseason e assiná-lo por nada? & # 8221;
Only if Washington cuts him. He’s under contract for 2016 for a salary of.
$16mil, none of which is guaranteed except for the aforementioned injury clause.
If Washington hadn’t exercised the 5th year option and if RGIII had turned around his performance, they could still have kept him with the franchise tender which is not a whole lot more than his 2016 salary.
As a result of Washington trading up to draft RG3, they will be left with nothing other than the legacy of a QB who had a brief flirtation with success before severe injuries helped turn him into a non-viable starting QB.
Meanwhile, the Rams parlayed those draft picks into several starters and some role players. Even if RG3 hadn’t turned into a bust, the Rams were looking like the big winners.
Go work at Subway you BUM!
The option was picked up because he was going to be their Starting QB and they wanted him under contract for next year if he played well.
I mean when the option was picked up the articles noted it as being routine and obvious but now its stupid and out of nowhere…
“There is only on owner in the league that is as bad as Snyder and that is Jerha Jones. Neither the cowboys or the redskins will ever win or even get to a SB as long as those guys are alive or own the team. And before cowboy fans blather on about 20 years ago…..Jimmy Johnson isn’t coming back and the salary cap isn’t going away.”
HEY! I’m a 49er fan and I take serious offense to that statement. I must INSIST that Jed York is the worst owner in football.
If you want a running QB, better make sure he’s Cam Newton’s size or that he has escapability of Russell Wilson…
Well no kidding an OVERPAID BUST. Who wants that.
You have got to be kidding me.
Said no football fan ever.
“Organizations win championships.” & # 8211; Jerry Krause.
That’s really too bad. Either someone in the ‘Skins’ camp or RGIII’s camp lacked enough foresight to see this coming. Blind greed.
It’s really too bad because RGIII is overdue for a change of scenery. It was evident he crapped out in Washington as early as last season.
He is just like any other running QB, take his wheels away and he becomes very, very ordinary.
Meanwhile, the Rams parlayed those draft picks into several starters and some role players and still no playoff appearances, and none likely coming. Meanwhile, the RGIII did bring the Redskins to the playoffs immediately.
You choose 1 year of good service and a playoff appearance, or 10 years of good service and nothing to show for it.
“No one wants to trade for RGIII’s contract”
No kidding, really? Why wouldn’t anyone want the self professed “best QB in the league.” logicalvoice where are you?
No one wants RGIII.
even a damaged goods QB with RG3’s potential will sign a contract that brings back a comp pick to the [bleep]s.
Man that’s one expensive third stringer!
Another genius move by the Redskins front office.
Near the end of pre-season, when the Redskins decided to go with Cousins, they could have worked something out with RG3.
Get him to agree to waive the injury guarantee for some money, like 1MM.
Then trade him for a late draft pick.
Would a team trade a 5th rounder for him? A 6th rounder?
The Redskins save paying RG3 his salary, even if they have to pay him something to agree to the trade/waive the injury guarantee, plus they get something of possible use (late draft pick).
RG3 goes to where he has a fresh start, and may be wanted, at least in the beginning.
The receiving team gives up a late draft pick, and a little money for RG3s rookie salary. They get a close look at him.
watch him go to a team like the Eagles next year and become a pro bowler.
RG3 will be leading the Redskins for years. Snyder picked him. Do you really think Gruden was his first choice. I can see Allen and Gruden gone. I can see McCloughan bringing in his own guy next year. We like Kirk but he will be allowed to hit the market. Remember Kirk was Shanahan’s choice. I was hoping we might offer Cleveland something for Mack or Mingo but we shall see. after the Patriots bring the “Kirk-mania” to a brutal halt, then plan to succeed will begin.
Remember when Skins fans touted how much of a no-brainer that contract was?
Wait – they may have been right about that.
“There is only on owner in the league that is as bad as Snyder and that is Jerha Jones. Neither the cowboys or the redskins will ever win or even get to a SB as long as those guys are alive or own the team. And before cowboy fans blather on about 20 years ago…..Jimmy Johnson isn’t coming back and the salary cap isn’t going away.”
HEY! I’m a 49er fan and I take serious offense to that statement. I must INSIST that Jed York is the worst owner in football.
HEY! I’m a Lions fan. We are the worst franchise in the NFL, and the Ford family takes a back seat to no one, when it comes to being the worst owners around. (bought in 1964; 1 Playoff win in the Super Bowl Era)
It wasn’t foolish of them to exercise the option. At the time, they didn’t know if RG3 was their best quarterback. The other guys were not sporting great stats either, and everyone seemed to think that RG3 has improved. Looking back, with Cousins playing arguably better football than RG3, it looks like it was a bad move. In the end, it comes down to the Redskins missing out on the possibility of getting nothing more than a fifth round pick in trade and I am being generous here.
Rg3 is a dumpster fire as a pocket passer . ..he has zero value even if you take away the contract.
Since the Rypien Era the skins have had QB they have let go become all pros or lead teams to SB.
Even Jason Campbell went on to have success with the Raiders.
the problem is the organization winning the offseason every year.
Chuckle…chuckle….what’s the next dumb move they make after him?
Nov 3, 2015 9:15 AM.
Smith’s implied criticism of Redskins’ GM McCloughan is off base. The plan was never to trade RG3. Why would any team give anything of real value anyway, even without the $16 mil. guarantee, when they could just wait until the offseason and sign him for nothing?
Errado. They didn’t have to pick up the option. Doesn’t matter what ‘plan’ they had. Or better yet, it showcases they are incapable of creating a plan at all.
They could of picked up the option after this season, when he showed whether or not he was worth keeping. By doing so, they locked themselves in, and thus by them doing it, they showcased they are complete and utter morons with NO PLAN.
Even if the ‘plan’ was to keep him, his play and injury history showed they should be cautious about picking up that option until the LAST MINUTE, and had they done that, they could of traded him instead of likely releasing him and getting nothing.
Someone would of paid something for him. It might have only been a 6th or 7th round pick, but that’s better then nothing.
Now instead, they won’t have that pick AND they are on the hook for all that money, which could keep them from…
a) re-signing some player worth keeping.
b) signing some players so the Redskins can start moving forward instead of bottom feeding.
So yeah… what was the plan again? Lock yourself in to this guy to be an 8 figure scout team QB?
The problem is, RG comes with the contract.
Hilarious 49er, Lions, Cowboy fans. Vying for the right to call your owners/GMs the worst in the league shows all humor is not dead on this site.
Nov 3, 2015 9:24 AM.
He still has value. Have you seen some of the clowns out there masquerading as NFL qbs? Washington would have gotten a pick if they traded him before picking up that ridiculous option.
The issue is whether Griffin can fix his footwork. His right knee injury (second serious one in his football career) from 2012 and his left ankle injury in 2014 appears to have thrown off how he plants and steps into his throws. He was having footwork problems before his ankle injury, so that one was “icing on the cake” for his problems.
It’s conceivable that having a relatively rested year to get his legs as good as they’ll ever be again, that if Griffin does a lot of hard work in the off-season with a private QB coach to get his footwork back, he could once again be a good or even great QB. But that is all very “iffy”. Griffin may lack the focus and discipline, or the physical ability in his legs, to get his footwork and throwing motion back to a high NFL level.
It’s more than just his play. He has been alienated from his teammates due to his attitude.
When he is cut after the season it would be funny if the Rams picked up him.
With that injury clause i guess we won’t be seeing RG III playing this year.
Hey SF, pay close attention here. You’ve got one of these chumps now as a backup QB.
I remember when Dan Snyder took over the team, he said that running an NFL team was just like running any business.
I am still laughing with Jeff Fisher. How he trolled the Redskins on that cointoss, when he brought all the players they acquired off that trade.
“No one wants to trade for RGIII’s contract.”
In other news, Obvious man is obvious.
Danny Boy can eat that contract.
If the “right” team and situation comes knocking on the door at 3:30 expect Robert to waive the previous contract and sign a new one that he and the new team design. It will be a last minute move but has a good chance of happening.
If RGIII is so bad and he is done, Why don’t the Red Skins release him now, if they are going to do it after the season, just do it now. I hope he goes to another team. What irritates me is how everybody has just given up on him, whn we watched him play in a playoff game injured and alsmost won the game and he was playing for a coach thta obviously did not want him and then you bring in Jay Gruden who sends Kirk Cousins to his brother quarterback camp and what did he do to help RGIII nothing, and he comes back the second year not fully healthy and gets ridiculed. Let him go and your entire paln with Cpt. Kirk is going to get Gruden fired.
Redskins will not cut RG3 at the end of the season, Redskins and RG3 will re-do his contract and allow the new coach to tailor the offense to RG3 skill set.
2 years ago Shanahan benched RG3 , he got fired.
Gruden benched RG3 this year , he will be fired Black Monday.
That the reason R G 3 is still on the team,
They better cut him, Robert is a cancer at this point. Time for an operation and some chemo!
Hail to the Redskins!
So dumb… RG3 should be the starting QB on the Redskins. He’s better than our backup QB… Kirk Cousins.
Robert is better? Not since 2012 and will NEVER be again. Please someone help him move out of town!
The Redskins should now be called the Washington Potomacs. I have spoken.
All pro safety scout team RG3 first rounders.
Nov 3, 2015 11:15 AM.
Nov 3, 2015 9:15 AM.
Smith’s implied criticism of Redskins’ GM McCloughan is off base. The plan was never to trade RG3. Why would any team give anything of real value anyway, even without the $16 mil. guarantee, when they could just wait until the offseason and sign him for nothing?
Errado. They didn’t have to pick up the option. Doesn’t matter what ‘plan’ they had. Or better yet, it showcases they are incapable of creating a plan at all.
They could of picked up the option after this season, when he showed whether or not he was worth keeping.
Gotta love it when the guy that starts out with “Wrong.” is wrong. 5th year options had to be picked up in May genius. So about being incapable…
When the Skins made the decision to pick up the option, it’s not the kind of decision you make thinking what can we get for him if we want to trade him. They had every intention of seeing how he would perform as the starting QB this year. When he got hurt in the preseason, they took the stance of limiting the potential risk and he wasn’t going to see the field this year. Had things worked out, they could have had him for less next year than the going rate for a top tier QB and next year would have been the determining factor for what kind of long term deal the Skins would have offered.
So the Skins took a risk and it didn’t turn out. The commentary on this site makes it seem like running a sports team is easy and while Snyder did say it’s like running his business, it’s not as easy as it looks.
… and what did he do to help RGIII nothing,…
RGme had plenty of chances to help himself and he didn’t do it… the fact of the matter is that he is a bust and he would have been a bust under any coach in the NFL with that attitude.
Picking up Griffins option was the only option. Players going into their 4th year must have their 5th year option picked up by May before the start of the fourth year. Assuming griffin played well and they wanted to keep him they’d have to use the franchise tag to prevent him from negotiating with another team. That would have cost the Skins at least 2MM more that picking up his 5 the year option. The Skins were betting on Griffin playing like a 4th year veteran pro QB. They lost the bet but it was worth a shot since the downside would have been worse than failing to get a conditional 5th rounder in a trade this year.
Legal. He deserves to rest and get healthy. And the Skins – who tried their best to ruin him, don’t deseerve to get anything for him. I guess Robert gets the last laugh: 16.5 mil for working out and getting healthy…Sweet.
Griffin will be cut next year and resigned at a low vet salary or signed by another team for about the same as the Skins would sensibly offer. He’ll never see 16mm unless he’s got performance bonuses and we witness a miracle. He only was able to do what he did in ’12 because of the Skins and Shanahan not despite them. His more recent performance is all on him.
IT proves that there are people at Baylor who would be good campaign managers for a Republican Politician. to be able to take a bunch of manure and sell it the way they did, they might be able to sell a R candidate the same way..Just like Karl ROVE did.
I thought he was THE GREATEST QB OF ALL TIME..at least that’s what they touted him as when he came out!!
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Here's where RG3 could end up in 2015.
Here's where RG3 could end up in 2015.
If Robert Griffin III is on his way out of Washington, that means he’ll soon be packing his bags for somewhere else. Though everything is speculation and guesswork so early in the process, FTW has narrowed down the list of possible suitors to eight teams.
Before we start, here’s the nuts and bolts of the contract: The Redskins can trade RG3 without much cost to their, or another, team’s cap. He’d come relatively cheap for another team (a one-year, $3.4 million deal) and wouldn’t cost the Redskins much from a trade ($3.3 million), with a $6.7 million cap hit that’s basically pocket change to a team that’s paying $3.3 million in dead money to Josh Morgan this year.
Any team could also play RG3 in his fourth year at his normal $6.7 cap hit, then decide whether to pick up his hefty fifth-year option before the 2015 season, which would guarantee him a top-10 QB salary. But if you think this story is dramatic now, just wait until Washington goes into 2015 with RG3 as a lame duck quarterback.
With that, here are the eight more logical landing spots for the talented, injury-prone quarterback.
8. Philadelphia Eagles.
Nick Foles’ future in Philly is about as bright as RG3’s in Washington. Mark Sanchez can only Sanchize so much. Could RG3 make the trip up I-95 to the Eagles? It’s doubtful, as the idea of Griffin torching the Redskins twice a year for the next 10 years is enough to give all of Washington nightmares. But could Philly swing an interesting trade that would get them RG3 and some other assets that they could then use to move up in the draft to acquire Kelly’s Oregon favorite Marcus Mariota? This isn’t the NBA, where such deals are more common, but anything can happen, especially with a visionary such as Kelly.
7. Tennessee Titans.
As Zach Mettenberger might say, the problem with young quarterbacks is that they get older and the rest of the team stays the same age. Sorry, just wanted a Wooderson line in this even if it makes no sense. Tennessee could make an easy play for RG3, hope he’s effective in 2015 when he’s on the last year of his deal and then ditch him in 2016 if he’s not viable. For a story with so much intrigue, there are a ton of reasonable options.
6a. SEC Network’s SEC Nation alongside Tim Tebow.
(Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports)
I’m only half-kidding.
6b. Oakland Raiders.
Jim Plunkett revived his career once in Oakland. (AP)
As currently constructed, the Raiders have little shot at RG3. But if Jon Gruden or Jim Harbaugh takes the job, wouldn’t RG3 look pretty good in silver and black?
5. New York Jets.
Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports.
Possible New York Post headllines for if the Jets sign RG3:
• REX AND DEFECTS (this assumes Rex Ryan is still there)
• NEW JET, BROKEN WHEELS.
• THE SECOND COMING (split pics of RG3 and Tebow)
Remember when Michael Sam was trying to make the NFL and many spoke of distractions. And even though there weren’t any, there was a whole debate? If Robert Griffin III goes to New York, then we’ll see distractions, even if the team could use him.
4. Buffalo Bills.
Timothy T. Ludwig/USA TODAY Sports.
A new owner, a fan base starved for wins and saved the indignity of having to listen to the Canadian national anthem before games. The Bills are getting wins with Kyle Orton at quarterback. It’s a perfect situation, if the team didn’t already have EJ Manuel, who may or may not be better than RG3. All of this reminds me of the scene from Best Picture winner Argo.
3. Washington Redskins.
(USA TODAY Sports Images)
Nothing is ever over. Richard Nixon came back after his 1960 defeat. Woody Allen left Mia Farrow for her adopted daughter and still is the toast of Hollywood. Michael Vick became a champion of animal rights. Robert Downey Jr. was an ex-con drug user who turned into the biggest movie star in the world. Kobe Bryant lost his endorsements after his trial in Colorado and then became a beloved NBA star again. Billy Martin came back to manage the Yankees five times. Mel Gibson — well, not Mel Gibson.
F. Scott Fitzgerald is full of it. There are always second acts in American life. What looms large today is almost forgotten tomorrow. The odds of this blowing over are far higher than anyone believes. This seems irreparable today, but when May rolls around and RG3 is forced with the prospect of going to Oakland and the Redskins are debating between Orton and Colt McCoy, cooler heads may prevail. Remember all those good times they had, those seven weeks in 2012?
2. Houston Texans.
RG3 goes back to Texas, brought in by a coach who studied under Bill Belichick and has the appropriate hubris. To Bill O’Brien, Griffin is a reclamation project — a guy he thinks he can pair with Arian Foster, Andre Johnson and a stout defense to make the playoffs immediately. O’Brien isn’t scared of taking on difficult situations — he went to Penn State the year after the Jerry Sandusky mess. And if one of RG3’s biggest criticisms while on the Redskins was that to he was too much of a diva, that won’t matter as much in Houston (a big city but an NFL outpost) or when he’s in the same locker room as J. J. Watt.
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
(USA TODAY Sports Images)
Call it a gut feeling. Tampa needs a quarterback. Lovie Smith needs the offense that has deserted him during his last few years coaching in Chicago and Tampa. And while the Bucs could be in position to draft Jameis Winston this spring — good luck with that. Why not give up a low-round pick for RG3, pay him the little money he’s owed this year, draft some offensive linemen around him and let offensive coordinator Jeff Tedford live up to that reputation he has as a QB quru. It’s low risk. The biggest downside to this, Tampa got a first-hand view of how awful RG3 was in last week’s game.
Not happening: St. Louis Rams.
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The hilarity of the Redskins mortgaging their future to St. Louis and then trading it back for next to nothing would be like buying a Lamborghini and then trading it in for a Datsun. The crazy thing is, with Sam Bradford’s contract ending after this season and RG3 not worth a whole lot in 2015, this trade would make sense for both teams. But there’s no way Dan Snyder’s ego lets this happen. Snyder will change the Redskins name before he lets people think the Rams pulled a fast one on him.
Not happening: Dallas Cowboys.
Not happening. If Jerry Jones could be talked out a Johnny Manziel with a theoretically limitless future, he shouldn’t have much trouble getting away from RG3’s Walking Dead routine. Plus, there’s not enough Crown Royal in the world to get Dan Snyder to make this trade anyway.
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Robert Griffin III: Latest News, Rumors Regarding QB's Status with Redskins.
The Washington Redskins benched Robert Griffin III in favor of Kirk Cousins to kick off the 2015 season. Griffin has since served as the team's third-string signal-caller.
Continue for updates.
Redskins Haven't Received Calls About RG3.
Tuesday, Nov. 3.
ESPN's Josina Anderson reported that teams have not inquired about the availability of Griffin ahead of the trade deadline.
Griffin Active for 1st Time in 2015.
Sunday, Oct. 18.
Brian McNally of 106.7 The Fan noted Griffin is not among the Redskins' list of inactive players for Week 6 against the New York Jets.
Could Griffin Eventually Make a Return to Starting Lineup?
Tuesday, Sept. 29.
Mike Jones of the Washington Post examined a potential path for Griffin to return under center for the Redskins:
However, the quarterback's lingering presence has prompted league insiders to speculate that at some point, if Cousins falls flat, team brass could eventually force Gruden to go back to Griffin. They believed that it was only a matter of time before Griffin bumped his way up the depth chart to the No. 2 position, where he then would be poised to overtake a struggling Cousins.
Cousins has struggled this season, completing 74 of 107 passes and throwing three touchdowns to four interceptions in Washington's 1-2 start.
Jones noted backup quarterback Colt McCoy has a cut on one of his feet, which kept him out of practice Monday, adding "if McCoy can't practice on Wednesday, it's safe to assume that Griffin will dress for Sunday's game against the Eagles."
Griffin Expected to Remain with Redskins in 2015.
Sunday, Sept. 27.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported Sept. 24 that Griffin will remain on the roster for the duration of the 2015 season and has been "helpful" to Cousins.
On Sept. 27, CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora expanded upon Rapoport's report by providing a statement from an anonymous source:
The Redskins have never made a single call to try and move Griffin, who has been at the center of several controversies in his four years in Washington (though not always entirely of his own making). New general manager Scot McCloughan will not be doing so, either, sources said.
“Scot does not want to trade him,” said one source very familiar with the situation. “He really doesn't. That's not something he is even thinking about. He's still getting to learn about him and what he can do and what he's all about. This kid was the 2012 Rookie of the Year for a reason and you don't just fall into that stuff. He's not giving up hope on him.”
No team has called Washington to determine an asking price or even engage in preliminary trade talks, and with Griffin's 2016 salary of $16 million guaranteed for injury, perhaps none will. Regardless, it's far more likely Griffin is on Washington's roster this season, even with his fifth-year option. And, sources said, with Griffin now a few weeks back from his concussion absence, it's not out of the question that he takes over the No. 2 spot from Colt McCoy in the coming weeks.
Griffin Remains Inactive.
Thursday, Sept. 24.
The Redskins confirmed Griffin would not take part in the Week 3 matchup against the New York Giants.
On Sept. 12, Jeff Darlington of NFL Network reported Colt McCoy was slated to be the No. 2 quarterback for the season opener, while Albert Breer of NFL said the plan " is to let Griffin try and earn his way back up the depth chart."
Kevin Patra of NFL provided more from Darlington:
Darlington added Sunday on NFL Network's GameDay First that Griffin is likely to remain third in the pecking order moving forward.
"After further consideration the team is more likely to keep Griffin as the third quarterback because of the financial repercussions that they would face if Griffin were to enter a game and be injured," Darlington reported.
Darlington also reported Griffin " was running with the scout-team defense as a safety" during practice recently, though he noted that it's " not unprecedented for a third-team quarterback" to do so.
Griffin, Cousins Reportedly Don't Speak to Each Other.
Monday, Sept. 21.
Bleacher Report's Jason Cole reported on the relationship between the quarterbacks:
However, Griffin denied via Twitter that any such problems exist between himself and his teammates:
When the hate don't work they start telling lies. I guess celebrating that your team won with your teammates is isolating yourself #HTTR.
Griffin Survives Final Round of Cuts.
Sunday, Sept. 6.
"We feel like he's a quarterback that's young and talented that's done some good things," Gruden said, per the team's official Twitter account. "We don't feel like he's a distraction at all. . You can never have too many QBs," Gruden added, per Jones.
The Redskins confirmed that Griffin was on the team's 53-man roster Saturday, echoing what Darlington reported earlier in the day when he said the team planned on keeping Griffin as the second-string quarterback:
Barring an unforeseen situation this afternoon, Griffin is expected to be listed second on the depth chart behind Kirk Cousins and ahead of Colt McCoy. The decision to keep Griffin currently has the approval of general manager Scot McCloughan, head coach Jay Gruden and owner Dan Snyder, a team source said.
If the Redskins decided to cut Griffin, they would have still absorbed a $6.7 million cap hit in 2015—while also still paying him his $3.25 million in guaranteed money. Because he has no offset language in his contract, Griffin still would have earned that money from the Redskins even if he'd signed with another team after clearing waivers. .
The Redskins ultimately believed, as of Saturday morning, that Griffin is the second-best quarterback on the roster and should be kept on the team as a result. No doubt, it is also possible the team could dangle Griffin as trade bait this season, but if a team did want to trade for him, they would be forced to commit to those same financial risks facing the Redskins regarding Griffin's 2016 salary.
ESPN's Adam Schefter confirmed Darlington's report and noted, " Not everyone in their building is happy about it."
Griffin's time with Washington since a stellar first year as a pro has been marred by dysfunction and lackluster performance on the gridiron. Both sides could use a fresh start based on the recent unsavory results.
Even though he remains with the Redskins, it's likely going to be difficult for Griffin to focus on football until rumors of a potential departure are put to rest .
The writing seems to be on the wall that the rocky relationship between Griffin and the Redskins will come to a head after the season—unless the quarterback is cut or traded before then.
Potential Options for RG3 Outside Washington.
Friday, Sept. 4.
Cole examined five likely destinations if Griffin were to be cut but also explained why the Redskins would likely keep him for the 2015 season:
An unnamed Redskins offensive starter made it known which team he thinks would best suit Griffin if the Heisman Trophy winner leaves, as relayed by Anderson on Thursday:
Philly. I think he could be really good there. That is what he ran in college. That's the type of system that I'm sure he can imagine himself in, knowing how fast-paced it is, knowing how he can run, seeing what Nick Foles did in it, what Michael Vick did in it. I think he would definitely thrive.
The source failed to shed light on whether Griffin's time with the Redskins is coming to an end: "I don't know. It would be weird, and I would hate to have to prepare against a guy like that. An angry Robert Griffin? I don't know if I want to see that."
Conflicting Reports Surround Ownership's Stance on RG3.
Monday, Aug. 31.
ESPN's Dianna Russini and Schefter reported Sunday that the front office and coaching staff have seen enough from Griffin to determine he's not the long-term answer under center.
However, the Washington Post 's Jones and Mark Maske reported, " Two people with knowledge of the team's planning each said Snyder is not blocking his front office and coaching staff from trading Griffin." They added:
One called an ESPN report that suggested that "100 percent wrong."
But that person stopped short of saying that Griffin will not be traded or released, saying that is up to Gruden.
"It's up to the coach, and everyone is on board with that," the person said.
" People familiar with Scot McCloughan's philosophies said the Redskins general manager believes that the head coach should have the power to pick his quarterback, rather than have his starter forced upon him," Jones and Maske reported.
Snyder's meddlesome nature and willingness to make a big splash have backfired in the past, and he has consistently stood by Griffin despite the young signal-caller's struggles in recent years.
Washington sacrificed a second-round pick and two additional first-round choices to trade up to No. 2 overall and draft Griffin in 2012. It seemed to be worth the cost at first, as Griffin's electric rookie campaign resulted in an NFC East title and NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year honors.
But in the postseason that followed, Griffin tore his ACL and LCL and hasn't been the same since.
Griffin's first NFL head coach, Mike Shanahan, felt undermined by Griffin and Snyder and was essentially railroaded out of town. Gruden hasn't enjoyed a great relationship with RG3 either, and he went 4-12 last season in his first year at the helm.
Dave Zirin of the Nation placed the blame firmly at Snyder's feet, drawing on previous Redskins quarterbacks:
Patrick Ramsey had potential. Jason Campbell had more potential. RG3 still has a world of potential. All ground to dust by Snyder regime.
Premature coronation was a cursed component of Griffin's instant NFL impact, and ill-advised public statements—such as the bold comments he made earlier this month , per WJLA's Alex Parker — have contributed to his declining likability :
I feel like I'm the best quarterback in the league and I have to go out and show that. . Any athlete at any level, if they concede to someone else, they're not a top competitor, they're not trying to be the best that they can be. There's guys in this league that have done way more than me. But, I still view myself as the best because that's what I work toward every single day.
Former safety Ryan Clark, who played with the Redskins in 2014, said on ESPN's Mike and Mike that Griffin " doesn't have meaningful locker room relationships," per Bleacher Report's Mike Freeman. Clark added that Gruden didn't "have a strong belief [in Griffin]," per Nate Davis of USA Today .
McCloughan is in his first year at his post, and the report by Russini and Schefter named him as a possible X-factor in determining Griffin's fate. Whether McCloughan has the power to do so is another matter.
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