Robert Griffin III: Redskins offense under Jay Gruden will resemble Mike Shanahan’s
By Mike Dyce
The Washington Redskins are entering a new era under head coach Jay Gruden, moving on from the Mike Shanahan era. Sometimes a coaching change means an overhaul of offensive and defensive schemes, a transition that can take time to adjust. Quarterback Robert Griffin III says that isn’t the case moving from Shanahan’s offense to Gruden’s.
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“I think having two years’ experience running an offense, a pro-level offense, West Coast type, this is very similar,” Griffin said during offseason practices, via the Washington Post. “So it’s not been as tough as you might think. But all the concepts translate over. They might be called something different. But the reads are similar. It’s just about the philosophy of the coach. Jay has a little bit different philosophy. We’ll find out what that is on Sundays.”
Wide receiver Pierre Garcon also sad that it is similar to their previous offense.
“It’s not much of a difference from the offense last year, to tell you the truth,” Garcon said “It’s the same offensive coordinating guys from last year.”
The one thing that might change is how Griffin is used. In the new offense Griffin is expected to be used more as a pocket-passer with less or no designed run-plays at all. Instead, the ground game will be left to Alfred Morris. You’d almost have to assume this is a decision to try and keep Griffin healthy and out of harm way by only having him run when protection breaks down.
“Our running game has stayed pretty true to what it is and our passing game, we’ve had to learn some new things,” Griffin said. “Even if it might be the same concept, like I said, it might be called differently. I think everybody is doing a great job being on top of that, being in the right place.”