NFL.com: Robert Griffin III already an MVP candidate in Redskins' system

[RawBBQSauce]

Ok so I found this article on NFL.com by Bucky Brooks. He illustrates some of the plays we've been talking about and how the Redskins are utilizing his strengths to max capacity.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000082366/article/robert-griffin-iii-already-an-mvp-candidate-in-redskins-system

My question is, if the Redskins make the playoffs and Griffin's total touchdown numbers are comparable to the top-tier guys, could he possibly win ROY and MVP in the same year?

The only guy to do it was Earl Campbell in 1978.

[RedskinsandRockBandFan]

I certainly think so. If he keeps up his production he had ROY hands down! MVP on the other hand will be much more difficult. He has to have some killer performances but getting past guys like Rodgers, Ryan, Brees, and Peyton Manning won't be easy. He certainly has a good chance, I just don't see it happening this year.

[BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93]

Not worried about personal accolades...Playoffs should be the main goal

[RedskinsandRockBandFan]

Not worried about personal accolades...Playoffs should be the main goal

This, I want playoffs far more than any personal accolades on this team. Its a team sport for a reason.

[zoony]

This is a QB driven league, and now we have one. On the one hand I keep thinking lets not get ahead of ourselves. But then i see his stats

we have a core of solid young players at key positions. LT, RB, LB, WR, and of course most importantly QB. Let the building begin. After we get out of cap hell that is lol

[Burgold]

Manning is going to be a sentimental favorite because of the comeback. If the Broncos do well... which really isn't a stretch considering how close they get with Tebow than I think they'll gift wrap it for him regardless of who deserves it most.

[SkinsFTW]

If his running opens up the passing game and his passing td numbers improve then he would definitely be in the running. I doubt he can win MVP his rookie year though but he's got ROY easy if he plays in all the games.

[Kostaskins]

One game at a time boys. Let's focus on taking out the g < edited to comply with forum rules > men.

[GWinSkins83]

Let's just say this if we get in the playoff with a bottom tier defense, our #1 wr being out for 8 weeks, us being 11-21 the past two years, and with his numbers who can stack up to that case?

[bradboyd80]

I honestly don't believe we make the playoffs this year, which is what it will take for him to be considered. Honestly, I think we would have to at least make it to the NFC Championship game for him to have a good chance of winning both. ROY? Absolutely; I see him winning that easily. But I don't see him winning MVP also. I can see the usual suspects finishing in the MVP discussion by the end of the year, barring any injuries (Ryan, Peyton, Brady, Rodgers, to name a few).

I'm definitely not downplaying his importance. Without him, we'd probably be winless right now. Let the flaming begin.

[MontanaSkins]

On one hand I say we are only 3-3 and a .500 team should not have a player in the MVP discussion no matter how early it is.

On the other hand, what would our record be without him, and isn't that what the MVP should be about? The player who made his entire team better than it should be.

[tshile]

if he plays the remaining 10 games the way he played the first 6 then ROY is a lock.

MVP - Well... i think he's certainly a candidate, but I take a different approach to the MVP than the league/media and a lot of other people seem to.

To me MVP means - Most Valuable Player - meaning the guy that means the most to his team. To give you an example, I would have considered Peyton Manning the most valuable player of the colts last year; can you think of another guy where removing just him from the team means going from sure-bet super bowl contender to absolute worst team in the league?

At this point I can't think of a player that transforms his team more than Griffin has (so far) transformed the ours. Not one.

That said the NFL/Media/Most other people seem to pick the MVP to be the person that helps lead his team to do the most in the season. I doubt the Redskins are doing to be among the teams that 'do the most' this season, and so I wouldn't expect him to even be in the discussion.

[MustangSteve]

If we make the playoffs? You meant the Super Bowl my brotha, and yes he is going to win them both!

[illone]

He better be an MVP candidate after the way this kid has played.

Forget this one game at a time stuff, this Griffin kid is awesome and deserves any accolades he gets, because regardless of what we, or the media say, this guy will be laser beam focused on the task at hand.

Why do fans care about this one game at a time stuff anyways, isnt that the players jobs? Do you guys have game tape you are supposed to be avoiding because its not time to review it?

[Skinz4Life12]

if he gets us to the playoffs, yes!

[Bacon]

Only if we get deep into the playoffs will he have a shot at MVP, but you never know.

I don't want to think about what he would have to do to lose his obvious lock on ROTY.

[SkinsFTW]

He gets so much attention that he might just win it even if he doesn't deserve it. People will start talking about the Redskins like we do the Cowboys lol.

[Mr. Nostril]

I voted yes, but the focus ought to be on the word "could." If the question was restated "will" in place of could the answer is no.

[techboy]

My favorite part of the article is this:

In the following screengrab, the Redskins have called a QB draw for Griffin on 3rd-and-6, with the Minnesota Vikings in a double A-gap blitz. Griffin is assigned to take a few fake dropback steps, then look for an open lane:

Which is, of course, a mistake. If you listen to Griffin and Kyle Shanahan, Shanahan called a pass. The reason I like this so much is that Griffin read the defense, diagnosed the best approach, watched it unfold, and reacted to it so quickly and succesfully that people still think it was a designed run all along (the announcer at the time made the same mistake).

Amazing.

[The Rook]

This will be a real good discussion in week 15.

Man, I love my ES brothers and sisters, but this is only the week 7. Let the pot cook a bit before we call the chili blue ribbon. :stir:

:helmet: The Rook

[dahibachi]

Only if we get deep into the playoffs will he have a shot at MVP, but you never know.

I don't want to think about what he would have to do to lose his obvious lock on ROTY.

well up until last season, MVP was usually announced by the first week of the playoffs. Even with the new system, performance in the playoffs has no bearing on the award. If we included playoff performance in the MVP discussion, I think Tom Brady should have won it over Aaron Rodgers. I don't believe RGIII will win it but if he continues to play at such a high level and leads the Skins to the playoffs, he should definitely stay in the discussion and definitely lock down ROTY and I do give him a really good shot at OPY as well.

---------- Post added October-19th-2012 at 09:44 PM ----------

My favorite part of the article is this:

Which is, of course, a mistake. If you listen to Griffin and Kyle Shanahan, Shanahan called a pass. The reason I like this so much is that Griffin read the defense, diagnosed the best approach, watched it unfold, and reacted to it so quickly and succesfully that people still think it was a designed run all along (the announcer at the time made the same mistake).

Amazing.

yeah... but then again I attribute it to RGIII quickly recognizing the double A gap blitz and processing the information quick enough to take off and make it look like a QB draw.

[Riggo-toni]

I was actually thinking about this a couple days ago. Didn't realize it had happened before in the NFL, but in the NBA, the one guy to do it was local legend Wes Unseld, who took the Bullets from worst to first in the division.

[TheDane]

If this team were to make the playoffs, RGIII would have to have been the best football player of the last decade, if not since Sammy Baugh.

[sportjunkie07]

he could certainly pull it off, and if the skins make the playoffs, he'll have a great shot at mvp.

as of now, he should be in the top 5 for the mvp race, and could easily be considered number 1 so far.

he's got to break records to win the mvp though. he already has a very good highlight run, and being the first rookie qb to have a winning season (i think) will also be important. maintaining the league passing completion % will be invaluable as well.

[Big Blue Joe]

Very little chance. Over the last 10 years the MVP has come from a team with a 12-4 record or better.