Tues, TC Day of Rest, News & Notes

[Caliskinsfan]

derp

 

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[Caliskinsfan]

An article that questions some of the underlying issues in DC

Some valid points made.

The comments and implications about injuries struck me wrong, as they happen to all teams.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Really enjoy reading Chads takes from camp.

Some interesting takes from him on the Oline and a tweet, play by play on the successful 2 minute drill yesterday.

Training Camp Report: Day 5 redskinscapitalconnection.com Readability

 

[Caliskinsfan]

High praise for a guy who ripped our QB in the rankings. Not that I take much issue with it outside of placing rookies who've never taken an NFL snap before Griffin.

Just want Jordan to stay HEALTHY this season.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Some of the stuff we've all heard but a bit more detail from Callahan on Long and Scherffs development

 

[Caliskinsfan]

another great piece from Mike Jones.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Apparently Clowney will not be traveling with the Texans to practice/play with the Skins and now it looks like Arian Foster has incurred a 'significant' groin injury today that will require surgery.

Thoughts and prayers for a quick recovery for him.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Good Lord. The hits just keep coming for the Texans...

Awful for Clowney.

 

[reptec101]

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Looks like a check down Charlie situation. Boring football. Not to mention losing football. Hopefully he's playing possum here.

 

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[skinsdad62]

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this is what gets him into trouble , just shut up !!!

 

[skinsdad62]

Redskins get good news on David Amerson's injury | Comcast SportsNet Washington

good news on amerson

 

[Caliskinsfan]

this is what gets him into trouble , just shut up !!!

Grrrr, I know. He does pretty well in his presser and then gives this sound bite to Peter King and co.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

And here's the article

Relying on Bill Callahans Magic in Washington | The MMQB with Peter King

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Oops. Posted the wrong link from the MMQB. Here's the right one...

Carolina Panthers' Bruce DeHaven battles prostate cancer while coaching | The MMQB with Peter King

Excerpt

Washington: Richmond, Va.
Friday
News item: Robert Griffin III is at the edge of a cliff. He knows it.

So it’s year four for Robert Griffin III, and not much has changed since last August. Except the desperation, of course. This is it for the 2012 NFL Rookie of the Year. After an ignominious 2014 season—seven starts, two wins, four touchdowns, six interceptions, one 300-yard passing game—Griffin has to show that he can play more from the pocket than he has ever been asked to do in his life. Coach Jay Gruden’s intention is to have Griffin rely far more on his arm and his reads of the defense than he's ever had to do as a pro. It’s something that Griffin will have to adjust to as the summer and fall go on, because Gruden is not turning back. Gruden’s not stapling RGIII to the pocket, mind you. But he’s not designing the option-read for him either, as Griffin was allowed to run as a free-wheeling rookie.

“It would be difficult for anyone to change the way they play at this level,” said linebacker Keenan Robinson, who came to Washington with Griffin in the 2012 draft. “He has had to change the game he played for 14 years. But I like what I see right now. He was a one-look guy who would take off and run pretty fast. Now he scans the field and stays in the pocket and makes big throws.”

That, of course will be vital for Griffin. He knows it. “They are not asking me to be Superman,” a placid and seemingly content Griffin said an hour after Friday’s practice. But when hasn’t he seemed placid and content?

“They are asking me to be basic and take the plays that are there. If that’s what Jay wants me to do, that’s what I am going to do. It doesn’t mean you take everything out of your game. When those opportunities come up to make plays out of the pocket I will do it and not think twice about it. But if they are asking me to do the ordinary, that’s what I am going to have to do.”

What I wonder about Griffin is this: He has to know that if he doesn’t produce in year four, there is a good chance he’ll be gone. That, plus the fact that the pressure on any quarterback drafted second overall would be stifling. But add to that all of the controversial stuff—the conflicts with former coach Mike Shanahan and the zingers from Gruden last year, and the awkward leadership profile he has shown. Although Griffin has had a good offseason with his team and a couple of sharp early practices in camp, it’s still no better than 50-50 that he’ll be the Washington quarterback a year from today.

“If I take all that baggage with me out there on the field, I am not going to be the best player I can be,” Griffin said. “I think Peyton Manning said pressure is something you feel when you don’t know what you are doing. But I know what I am doing. Being in this offense for the second year is really going to help. I know how to get us into the best position possible. I can’t worry about where I am going to be next year or where I am going to be 15 years from now. I just have to play.”


But you wonder: Will Griffin feel shackled sticking closer to the pocket than ever? Or free from shackles because his job is better defined now? That’s going to tell a big part of his 2015 story.