Jay Gruden: Robert Griffin III Needs To Learn How To Play Quarterback

Robert Griffin III returns to the starting lineup for the Washington Redskins against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday and that’s great for Jay Gruden who says he needs to learn how to play quarterback

The Washington Redskins get Robert Griffin III back in the lineup for the first time since he injured his ankle in Week 2 and it is time for him to start learning how to play the quarterback position, according to his head coach Jay Gruden.

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“That is why it is important for him to play as soon as he is healthy. We feel like he is 100 percent healthy. We’ve got to get him ready and get him learning the position,” Gruden said, via the Washington Post.

This is why it should come as no surprise that he is starting on Sunday and Colt McCoy is going back to his role as the journeyman backup despite his playing well in the win on Monday night against the Dallas Cowboys when he completed 20-of-25 passes in the overtime win.

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Griffin was drafted to be the team’s franchise quarterback and after winning the Rookie of The Year two years ago injuries have prevented him from growing and developing as a signal-caller and that’s why his return is vital for Gruden and Washington to keep him healthy and see what he can do in this offense.

Washington needs to identify if he’s capable of leading this team for the foreseeable future or if he’s too injury-prone and too inconsistent to trust for a 16-game schedule. Sure, he will make mistakes like all young quarterbacks make, but you can’t get better as a quarterback when you’re in the trainer’s room.

“Will he make mistakes? Of course he will; everybody will,” Gruden said. “His will be magnified obviously because he is the quarterback. But that won’t stop us from coaching him up and trying to get him to do right. The more he sees with the concepts that we are doing, with the drop-backs, with the pressure and how he handles pressure in situations, the better he will get.”

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Robert Griffin III returns to the starting lineup for the Washington Redskins against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday and that’s great for Jay Gruden who says he needs to learn how to play quarterback

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