FuriousD Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I haven't seen this on ES but found it on another site. Very nice read.... In an otherwise grim day for rookie quarterbacks, Robert Griffin III's debut against the New Orleans Saints went about as well as it could possibly go. He went 19-for-26, threw for 320 yards with two touchdowns, and, most importantly, led the Redskins to a 40-32 Week 1 win. Following the win, many were quick to applaud the Redskins’ approach, which seemed to allow Griffin to get comfortable with quick, easy throws. But the real hero of Washington’s offensive success wasn’t Kyle or Mike Shanahan. In fact, he isn’t even on the staff. It was Art Briles, Griffin’s college coach at Baylor, and, based on what the Redskins showed in Week 1, the team’s de facto co–game planner along with Washington’s head coach. Coaching is about putting players in positions to succeed. Griffin’s potential is nearly limitless, but as a rookie playing his first game, he’s not Tom Brady just yet, and asking him to throw 40 or 50 traditional drop-back passes was not going to give Washington its best chance to win. Shanahan has clearly gone into this year with an open mind — something many otherwise excellent pro coaches don't do often enough — and he’s blended his tried-and-true West Coast/zone-blocking offense with some of the best and simplest principles Griffin executed so well at Baylor. This was evident early. On the first drive, Griffin threw a number of quick screen passes to his receivers, apparently in a ploy to ease the young quarterback into the game with short, simple throws. The truth is that these plays weren’t simple at all. Actually, they required more from Griffin as he was forced to decide whether to hand off the ball, keep it himself, or toss a quick pass to a receiver. As ESPN's Dan Graziano reported after the game: Read more at:EDIT: http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/36841/back-to-school-how-mike-shanahan-is-using-rg3s-college-offense-with-the-redskins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RawBBQSauce Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Ok this is officially awesome... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Would love to see a fake WR screen, and go versus the Rams first play were on offense. Fake the screen and have one of the would-be blockers fake a block and run the go route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaqstar91 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 GREAT READ...excited for this new offense...HTTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rypien1191 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Had posted this earlier on ES, great column though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphs56 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I was absolutely shocked at what they were doing at Sunday. I said to the guy next to me that they might as well change into green uniforms and gold helmets right now lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadium-Armory Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Impressive. It will be interesting to see what opposing D coordinators do to defeat our scheme, and I hope we can stay one step ahead of them as the season progresses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuriousD Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 Had posted this earlier on ES, great column though. Oops, sorry. Did a quick search and didn't see it.. mb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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