{"id":13881,"date":"2017-12-05T23:32:54","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T05:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=13881"},"modified":"2017-12-07T00:18:57","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T06:18:57","slug":"the-nfl-needs-quarterbacks-in-many-of-their-franchises-why-not-rg3-robert-griffith-iii-hes-better-than-many-that-are-starting-and-100-of-the-clipboard-carriers-in-the-nfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=13881","title":{"rendered":"THE NFL NEEDS QUARTERBACKS IN MANY OF THEIR FRANCHISES, WHY NOT “RG3”, ROBERT GRIFFITH III? HE’S BETTER THAN MANY THAT ARE STARTING, AND 100% OF THE CLIPBOARD CARRIERS IN THE NFL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robert Lee Griffin III (born February 12, 1990), who is nicknamed “RG3” – “RGIII”, is an American Football Q<\/a>uarterback<\/a> who is a Free Agent<\/a>. He stared and played college football<\/a>\u00a0as the quarterback for the\u00a0Baylor Bears<\/a>, where he won the 2011 Heisman Trophy<\/a>. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins<\/a> second overall in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft, But should have gone no.1, no doubt.<\/a><\/strong>\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Griffin had the most successful rookie season as a quarterback in the history of the redskins, setting records for the highest passer rating and highest touchdown to interception ratio by a rookie quarterback, and leading the Redskins to the top of their division and their first playoff appearance in five seasons. He won the 2012 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year\u00a0<\/a>award and although unable to participate due to a knee injury he suffered late in the season, was named to enter the 2013 Pro Bowl<\/a>. However, Griffin was less successful during his subsequent tenure with the Redskins due to several roster moves by the organization, and his performance was plagued by injuries and poor support from the coaching staff. After suffering a concussion during the 2015 preseason, Griffin was replaced by Kirk Cousins<\/a> who played the rest of the season. He was released by the team following the end of the season, and signed with the Cleveland Browns<\/a> shortly after. His tenure with the Browns, which was a great addition for the team, but he was also plagued with injuries, due to a soft offensive line, and he was subsequently released without getting a chance to recover totally and compete healthy after \u00a0only one season with the team.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Griffin was born in Okinawa<\/a>, Japan<\/a>, where his parents, Robert Jr. and Jacqueline, both U.S. Army<\/a> sergeants<\/a>, were stationed. The family later lived at Fort Lewis<\/a> near Tacoma<\/a>, Washington<\/a>,<\/sup> and then moved to New Orleans<\/a>, Louisiana<\/a>. They finally settled in Copperas Cove<\/a>,Texas<\/a> in 1997 after retiring from the military.<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Griffin’s paternal grandfather, Robert Griffin Sr., was a foreman for a New Orleans construction company. He suffered from glaucoma<\/a> for several years, and died in 1984 at age 43 from a brain aneurysm<\/a>.<\/sup><\/sup> Financial hardship caused the family to move to the Desire Projects<\/a> neighborhood. Griffin’s father was a basketball player at Kennedy High School<\/a> and enlisted in the Army before he graduated.<\/sup> He met his wife Jacqueline (n\u00e9e Ross) while stationed in Fort Carson, Colorado<\/a>.<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

High school career<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Griffin attended Copperas Cove High School<\/a>, where he was a three-sport star in basketball, football, and track for the Bulldawgs. He started at quarterback for two seasons. During his junior season, he passed for 2,001 yards and 25 touchdowns with 2 interceptions, while compiling 876 rushing yards for 8 touchdowns. He received first-team All-District 16-4A honors after the season. As a senior, he recorded 1,285 rushing yards, posting 24 touchdowns, and passed for 1,356 yards for 16 touchdowns with 7 interceptions. In his senior season Copperas Cove finished with a record of 13\u20132, but lost in the championship game of the 2007 Class 4A Division I state playoffs. Over the two seasons, he rushed for a total of 2,161 yards and 32 touchdowns while passing for 3,357 yards and 41 touchdowns with 9 interceptions.<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

Track<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

In track<\/a>, Griffin broke state records for the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles. He ran the 110-meter hurdles in 13.55 seconds and the 300-meter hurdles in 35.33 seconds. The 300 hurdles time was 1\/100th of a second short of tying the national high school record<\/a> at the time. He was also a gold medalist in the 110- and 400-meter hurdles on the AAU track and field circuit. In 2007, as a junior, he was rated the No. 1 high school 400-meter intermediate hurdler in the country, and was tied at No. 1 for the 110-meter sprint hurdler in the nation. His personal best in the 110-meter hurdles, 13.46 sec, ranked fifth in the world among junior athletes<\/a> in 2007 (behind Noga<\/a>, Brathwaite<\/a>, Dutch<\/a>, and Zhukov<\/a>),<\/sup> while his best 2007 time in the 400-meter hurdles, 49.56 sec\u2014his personal best until 2008\u2014led all juniors worldwide for that year.<\/sup> Also as a junior, Griffin received the Gatorade Texas Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year award,<\/sup> and was named to USA Today<\/a><\/i>\u2032s 2007 All-USA Track and Field team.<\/sup> His personal best in the 400-meter hurdles was achieved on May 18, 2008, with a time of 49.22 seconds.<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Personal bests<\/strong><\/caption>\n
Event<\/strong><\/th>\nTime (seconds)<\/small><\/strong><\/th>\nVenue<\/strong><\/th>\nDate<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
110-meter hurdles<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n13.46<\/strong><\/td>\nKnoxville, Tennessee<\/strong><\/td>\nAugust 2, 2007<\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
300-meter hurdles<\/strong><\/td>\n35.33<\/strong><\/td>\nCopperas Cove, Texas<\/strong><\/td>\nApril 18, 2005<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
400-meter hurdles<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n49.22<\/strong><\/td>\nBoulder, Colorado<\/strong><\/td>\nMay 18, 2008<\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

College recruitment<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"Rivals.com<\/a>, a college football recruiting service, ranked Griffin the fourth-best dual-threat quarterback in the nation and the 42nd-best player in Texas in the high school prospect class of 2008.<\/sup> During the college recruiting period, Griffin was pursued by Stanford<\/a>, Tennessee<\/a>, Kansas<\/a>, Nebraska<\/a>, Houston<\/a>, Tulsa<\/a>, Illinois<\/a>,Washington State<\/a>, and Oregon<\/a>. Griffin initially committed to play for Houston under head coach Art Briles<\/a>. When Briles left Houston to take the head coaching position at Baylor, Griffin switched his commitment and eventually signed a letter of intent<\/a> to play for Baylor,<\/sup> in part because the university also had a top track and field<\/a> program.<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
US college sports recruiting<\/a> information for high school athletes<\/strong><\/caption>\n
Name<\/strong><\/th>\nHometown<\/strong><\/th>\nHigh school \/ college<\/strong><\/th>\nHeight<\/strong><\/th>\nWeight<\/strong><\/th>\n40\u2021<\/sup><\/strong><\/th>\nCommit date<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Robert Griffin<\/strong>
\nQB<\/a><\/i><\/strong><\/td>\n		Copperas Cove, Texas<\/strong><\/td>\nCopperas Cove HS<\/strong><\/td>\n6\u00a0ft 3\u00a0in (1.91\u00a0m)<\/strong><\/td>\n195\u00a0lb (88\u00a0kg)<\/strong><\/td>\n4.4<\/strong><\/td>\nDec 3, 2007\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Recruiting star ratings<\/a>: Scout<\/a>:\"4\/5<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rivals<\/a>:\"4\/5<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0247Sports<\/a>:\u00a0N\/A<\/i> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ESPN grade:\u00a077<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Griffin graduated from high school a semester early, after serving as class president<\/a> and ranking seventh in his class.<\/sup> He began attending Baylor University<\/a> during the spring 2008 semester when he was 17 years old. As a member of Baylor’s<\/a> track and field team, Griffin finished in first place in the 400-meter hurdles at both theBig 12 Conference<\/a> Championship and the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship meets; he also broke the NCAA Midwest Regional 400-meter hurdles record. He placed third in the NCAA meet and also participated in the U.S. Olympic Trials, in which he advanced to the semifinals. Griffin graduated in three years with a\u00a0bachelor’s degree<\/a> in political science<\/a> and a 3.67 GPA, while appearing on the dean’s list<\/a> twice.<\/sup> During his final year of college sports eligibility, he was studying for a master’s degree<\/a> in communications<\/a>.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

2008 season<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
See also: 2008 Baylor Bears football team<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

As a true freshman<\/a> playing for the Bears<\/a>, Griffin earned Big 12 Conference<\/a> Offensive Freshman of the Year honors. Griffin started 11 of 12 games his freshman season. In the upset 41\u201321 victory over the Texas A&M Aggies<\/a>, he recorded 13 of 23 passes for 241 yards, 2 touchdowns, no interceptions, and no sacks.<\/sup> Griffin garnered Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors from the league’s coaches (who are not allowed to vote for their own players) as well as the media.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The team finished the season with a 4\u20138 record (2\u20136 Big 12).<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

2009 season<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Griffin III at 2009 Meet the Bears scrimmage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

See also: 2009 Baylor Bears football team<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Griffin sat out for the remainder of the 2009 season after sustaining an isolated tear to his ACL in the first half of the third game, his third start of his sophomore year. The Bears picked up a 68\u201313 victory over Northwestern State<\/a>.<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

Baylor finished the season with a 4\u20138 record (1\u20137 Big 12).<\/strong><\/p>\n

2010 season<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
See also: 2010 Baylor Bears football team<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Griffin was granted redshirt<\/a> status so he entered the 2010 season as a sophomore. According to the bylaws, players who are injured after playing less than 30 percent of the season may be eligible (Griffin was injured during the third game of the 2009 season, with 25 percent of the season completed).<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

Baylor finished the season with a 7\u20136 record (4\u20134 Big 12).<\/strong><\/p>\n

2011 season<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
See also: 2011 Baylor Bears football team<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Coming into the 2011 season, the Baylor Bears were not expected to do well, being picked 6th in the Big 12 preseason poll.<\/sup> The Bears opened the season against 15th-ranked TCU<\/a>. The Bears took a 47\u201323 lead into the 4th quarter, and were able to fight off a comeback after the Horned Frogs gained the lead 48\u201347 briefly, only for Baylor to kick the game-winning field goal and win 50\u201348. They pulled off the upset in large part due to Griffin’s performance; he passed for 359 yards, with 5 touchdowns and a 77.8% completion percentage. On the game-winning drive, Griffin also caught a key pass. Following the win, Baylor entered the AP Poll rankings for only the third time in the previous 15 seasons, at 20th,<\/sup><\/sup> and Griffin was considered by many to be a Heisman Trophy<\/a> candidate.\u00a0<\/sup> After a bye week, Baylor shut out Stephen F. Austin State University 48\u20130, and Griffin went 20 of 22 (90.9%) for 247 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 78 yards.<\/sup> In week 4, Griffin ushered Baylor to their third win, beating Rice University<\/a> 56\u201331; Griffin completed 29 of 33 passes (87.9%) for 338 yards with 51 yards rushing and a touchdown.<\/sup> In week five against Kansas State, Griffin almost brought the Bears to their fourth win, going 23 out of 31 (74.2%) for 346 yards and 5 touchdowns with only 1 interception, but they lost 36\u201335 to the Wildcats<\/a>. In week six against Iowa State<\/a>, Griffin took Baylor to Iowa for their fourth win, completing 22 out of 30 (73.3%) for 212 yards, 1 touchdown, and no interceptions. He won the Heisman Trophy<\/a>, becoming the first player from Baylor to win it. Griffin also led Baylor to a 10\u20133 record, including a 67\u201356 win over the Washington Huskies<\/a> in the Alamo Bowl<\/a>. With a combined 123 points, it stands as the highest-scoring regulation bowl game in NCAA history. Due to the Alamo Bowl, Griffin became the first player since Tim Tebow<\/a> in 2007 to win the Heisman and not appear in the National Championship (#1 LSU<\/a> faced #2 Alabama<\/a>).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Griffin, who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science with a 3.67 grade point average in December 2010, began pursuing a Master’s in communications in 2011.<\/sup><\/sup> On January 11, 2012, Griffin officially announced his intention to enter the 2012 NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

Griffin sat out for the remainder of the 2009 season after sustaining an isolated tear to his ACL in the first half of the third game and his third start of his sophomore year.<\/strong><\/p>\n