WELCOME TO THE IRG3 ERA
06-12-2012
, 09:20 PM
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2011 Season(Junior, 21 years old)
13 games
291/402(72.4%) for 4293 yards, 37 TDs, 6 INTs, 10.7 Y/A, 11.8 AY/A, 189.5 QB Rating
699 rushing yards, 10 rushing TDs
3 punts for 99 yards(33.0 avg)
2011 AP Player of the Year Award
2011 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year
2011 Consensus All-America
2011 Davey O'Brien Award
2011 Heisman Memorial Trophy
13 games
291/402(72.4%) for 4293 yards, 37 TDs, 6 INTs, 10.7 Y/A, 11.8 AY/A, 189.5 QB Rating
699 rushing yards, 10 rushing TDs
3 punts for 99 yards(33.0 avg)
2011 AP Player of the Year Award
2011 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year
2011 Consensus All-America
2011 Davey O'Brien Award
2011 Heisman Memorial Trophy
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RG3 owns the league's top-selling jersey in May, beating out Peyton Manning and Tim Tebow in the process, according to numbers from NFLShop.com
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The power is so great the Washington Redskins don't describe their prodigy's throwing as a verb but rather a noun. "The Arm," they say. And every conversation about Robert Griffin III includes some mention of "The Arm" because those players who have experienced it don't appear to have seen something quite like "The Arm" before.
The Redskins traded up to select Robert Griffin III with the second pick in this year's NFL draft. (AP)They try to describe it, putting into words the strength that awes them. And as they do, the stories get larger and seemingly more preposterous, except that the men don't smile when they tell them.
"It's more of running to your left and flicking your wrist and throwing the ball 70 yards," Washington's backup quarterback Rex Grossman said, as if it was the most natural thing in the world. Then he shook his head. "His arm almost comes off like a whip," Grossman added, holding his own hand above his head, then flinging it forward about a foot in a vain attempt to demonstrate the way Griffin throws.
Tight end Logan Paulsen said RG III's passes come on a straight line without any deviation up or down. Normally a quarterback's throw – even a short one – has an arc. Griffin's throws come so hard they don't have time to rise or fall. "It takes some getting used to," Paulsen said.
Kirk Cousins, the quarterback the Redskins drafted three rounds after they took Griffin, marvels at RG III's accuracy. Cousins has seen plenty of passers who can throw hard. He has also seen a lot who can throw long. But to throw the ball three quarters of the length of the field and have it land right where you want it? This, Cousins had never seen. "He can put the ball into tight windows," he said.
The Redskins traded up to select Robert Griffin III with the second pick in this year's NFL draft. (AP)They try to describe it, putting into words the strength that awes them. And as they do, the stories get larger and seemingly more preposterous, except that the men don't smile when they tell them.
"It's more of running to your left and flicking your wrist and throwing the ball 70 yards," Washington's backup quarterback Rex Grossman said, as if it was the most natural thing in the world. Then he shook his head. "His arm almost comes off like a whip," Grossman added, holding his own hand above his head, then flinging it forward about a foot in a vain attempt to demonstrate the way Griffin throws.
Tight end Logan Paulsen said RG III's passes come on a straight line without any deviation up or down. Normally a quarterback's throw – even a short one – has an arc. Griffin's throws come so hard they don't have time to rise or fall. "It takes some getting used to," Paulsen said.
Kirk Cousins, the quarterback the Redskins drafted three rounds after they took Griffin, marvels at RG III's accuracy. Cousins has seen plenty of passers who can throw hard. He has also seen a lot who can throw long. But to throw the ball three quarters of the length of the field and have it land right where you want it? This, Cousins had never seen. "He can put the ball into tight windows," he said.
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DeAngelo Hall played with Michael Vick when was a dynamic young star with the Atlanta Falcons, but Hall believes Robert Griffin III's ceiling is even higher.
"There's a 'wow' factor watching him," Hall told Sirius XM Radio on Thursday. "I saw Mike when he came in and RG3 is ahead of him. And he wants to work."
"There's a 'wow' factor watching him," Hall told Sirius XM Radio on Thursday. "I saw Mike when he came in and RG3 is ahead of him. And he wants to work."
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They forgot about his arm.
RG3 now resides in our nation's capital, the starting quarterback of the Washington Redskins. If his size and need for speed were ever questioned, we have solid evidence the man (and his loyal backup) can deliver the ball.
"Out here grinding," Redskins wideout Leonard Hankerson posted on his Instagram page. "This is what #RG3 and #Kirk (Cousins) did to my glove."
Mike Shanahan has seen this before. A mildly famous former quarterback of his, John Elway, was legendary for the pain he inflicted on his receivers' palms. Elway threw with force, and it helped Shanahan and the Denver Broncos win two Super Bowls.
RG3 now resides in our nation's capital, the starting quarterback of the Washington Redskins. If his size and need for speed were ever questioned, we have solid evidence the man (and his loyal backup) can deliver the ball.
"Out here grinding," Redskins wideout Leonard Hankerson posted on his Instagram page. "This is what #RG3 and #Kirk (Cousins) did to my glove."
Mike Shanahan has seen this before. A mildly famous former quarterback of his, John Elway, was legendary for the pain he inflicted on his receivers' palms. Elway threw with force, and it helped Shanahan and the Denver Broncos win two Super Bowls.
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"Pretty much whatever you've heard, you didn't hear wrong. He's exceptional," Moss said during an interview that will air on NFL Network's "NFL Total Access" on Tuesday. "I think his talent is already known, what he can do. Just to be here practicing with him, just going over the plays and just seeing how he can throw the ball, that was an eye-opener for a lot of us. He's going to get compared to a lot of folks, but I feel like he can only be himself."
Moss said the excitement in Washington is "crazy" now and will only build as Week 1 approaches. As for the legend of Hankerson's gloves, Moss couldn't rule it out.
"He's got a pretty good zip. I didn't see the gloves, so I can't co-sign on that, but I know he's got a pretty good zip on the ball," he said. "He's got a quick release, and that's something I didn't expect until I started going through practice with him. Once I saw a couple of throws, I was like, 'Yeah, he's that dude.' "
Moss said the excitement in Washington is "crazy" now and will only build as Week 1 approaches. As for the legend of Hankerson's gloves, Moss couldn't rule it out.
"He's got a pretty good zip. I didn't see the gloves, so I can't co-sign on that, but I know he's got a pretty good zip on the ball," he said. "He's got a quick release, and that's something I didn't expect until I started going through practice with him. Once I saw a couple of throws, I was like, 'Yeah, he's that dude.' "
06-12-2012
, 09:43 PM
06-12-2012
, 09:44 PM
Sorry but the NFC is going to be owned by this man for the next 12 years
06-12-2012
, 09:44 PM
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, 09:46 PM
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