Conner's Corner

[Caliskinsfan]

Excerpt

When the Washington Redskins took the field against the New Orleans Saints in Week 1 of the 2012 season, they sent shock waves through the NFL with their "never-before-seen offense at the NFL level" run by their prized No. 2 overall pick, Robert Griffin III.

Those were the days.

Since then, rather grim at the QB position, though Griffin defenders have a hard time letting go. However, here's something often overlooked about that 2012 campaign: What happened before it started. The reason this offense took the NFL by storm was because the Redskins did not showcase it during preseason games. Which begs the question, what did they run?

With the Shanahan offense, you're always going to get a heavy dressing of the outside zone/bootleg series but under it all, it's still just a West Coast Offense. If you're not familiar, an oversimplified way to describe a West Coast Offense is using the short passing game as an extension of the run game. I looked back at Robert Griffin's film and barely believed my eyes. I removed all the zone/bootleg stuff and concentrated on WCO/timing plays. This is what I saw...

 

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[j_y19]

wow....what happened to that guy? Is he just gun shy at this point and can't pull the trigger? If so, don't know how that is fixed, if it can be.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

wow....what happened to that guy? Is he just gun shy at this point and can't pull the trigger? If so, don't know how that is fixed, if it can be.

Word.

Pretty sure it IS about overthinking. What a lot have already said, issue is between the ears.

 

[skinsdad62]

trust is his number one issue but again its the preseason

 

[Stymietee]

I'm not sure that what we're looking at in Gruden's system is the WCO, but time will tell. That said, this is the NFC East......pound and ground ( see: Dallas 2014)

 

[JonBlaze]

What could have been....

 

[Caliskinsfan]

What could have been....

That's what really kills me anytime I look at 2012 film.

 

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[Sportster 72]

This was going to be true for any of the Redskin QBs. In the league you want your QB close to even or ahead. It just makes the position easier. I believe Cousins will perform well if the Skins are in the game. If they are getting blown out then look for Cousins to not do so well either. You can say that for most of the league.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Some nice film breakdown on Ross.

 

[skinsdad62]

i have been saying all week this kid could sneak a big play in