A closer look at Griffin III
I know what you’re thinking; As if we could look any closer, right?
Every writer and reporter with any interest in Robert Griffin III has pretty much covered every aspect of his life and determined why he will be great. After further review, I’ve found more reasons why he is destined for greatness.
I’ll begin with life after his ACL injury in the third game of his sophomore campaign vs. Northwestern State. Immediately after he tore his ACL, he got it bandaged and went right back into the game. Griffin’s stats after the injury: 13-19 226 yds. 3 td 0 int.
I’ve never seen anyone play on an injury as severe as an ACL tear and still be as efficient as Griffin III was that day. It took a halftime evaluation for the training staff to even realize how injured Robert really was because he was playing so well. To have this type of drive and determination to lead your team, especially, when it’s the beginning of the season vs. Northwestern State, proves that Griffin III is destined for greatness.
Secondly, I’ll take a look at his year by year progression at Baylor. After his stellar 2010 year where he threw 454 passes with 67% completed for 3,501 yards and 22 touchdowns, it was hard to believe that a quarterback can improve on those numbers by much. Especially competing in a conference like the Big 12. With that said, Griffin III threw 402 passes (52 less than 2010) with 72.4% completed (5.4% better than 2010) for 4,293 yards (792 more than 2010) for 37 touchdowns (15 more than 2010).
Last but certainly not least, he became the face of Baylor football. In a conference with powers such as Texas and Oklahoma, he managed to not only put Baylor in the conversation but took them down head to head. He will face a similar challenge coming into Washington as there haven’t been glory days here in a long time. Dallas, Philadelphia and New York have solidified their spots at the top of the division and Washington need Griffin III to become the Son of Washington the same way he became the King of Baylor.
As Redskins Nation sits back awaiting the draft where we anticipate Commissioner Goodell say,” With the 2nd pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, the Washington Redskins select…” I will continue to find more reasons for fans of the burgundy and gold to fall in love with Robert Griffin III. A talent like this doesn’t come along very often and to think that his only downside is that he may retire early to become a lawyer! Even with this being the case, Washington still may come out on top because then Griffin III could represent the Redskins in the case of these salary cap penalties.