Robert Griffin III: Five Reasons Redskins are Moving on

Aug 20, 2015; Landover, MD, USA; Washington Redskins general manager Scot McCloughan on the field before the game between the Washington Redskins and the Detroit Lions at FedEx Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

2. A new General Manager

This offseason the Washington Redskins made the decision to bring in a true personnel man to take the reigns of the franchise and so they hired Scot McCloughan.  He’d been out of football for one season and had worked in the Seattle Seahawks front office and also was the GM of the San Francisco 49ers.

McCloughan was instrumental in helping both those franchise ascend to becoming two of the top franchises over the past five seasons.  He’s recognized as one of the best evaluators of talent in the NFL and this is an area the Redskins needed to upgrade.

When McCloughan was hired he stated that he had control over all personnel decisions.  I doubt he would have taken the job if that wasn’t the case.  Where Robert Griffin III is concerned, I think McCloughan came into the job with an open mind.

But the NFL is a results oriented league and the leash for quarterbacks has gotten shorter and shorter with each passing year.  With coaches and GM’s being fired quicker, the need for quarterbacks to develop sooner is at a fever pitch.

Griffin’s athletic ability and historic rookie season of 2012 was reason enough for any GM to want to explore trying to get him on the right track.  But the fact is that McCloughan didn’t draft Robert Griffin III, so therefore the new general manager is less likely to show any loyalty towards him if things aren’t working.

A new GM won’t let his future be determined by a player he didn’t draft.  It’s that simple.

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