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On the topic of skepticism about his abilities — as the topic was broached, Griffin nodded and rubbed his hands together — and whether there's temptation to try to prove critics wrong,Jerseys NFL Cheap, he said: "You can't worry about what other people say. That's not who you play for. You play for your teammates, your coaches and your city."
Asked how he wants to progress as a QB, he replied with a grin: "That's for me and the coaches and all of us to work on, not for me to broadcast to the world. But just know I'm working."
"My focus now is to not worry about the past and to focus on the future," Griffin said Thursday, when his Washington Redskins opened training camp. "And the future started, you know, today, in walkthrough."
Not surprisingly, given the way his every word gets parsed,China NFL Jerseys, Griffin spoke mainly in vague terms.
Griffin points to various explanations for what was different in his rookie season,Wholesale China Jerseys, when the Redskins won the NFC East, from the past two,cheap jerseys, when the team went 7-25.
"We're excited about him,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys," Gruden said. "The work that he's put in to get his body right,Cheap Adidas Hockey Jerseys, the work that he's put in to get his mind right."
Will the 2011 Heisman Trophy winner avoid the sort of debilitating injuries that have plagued him, such as torn knee ligaments or a dislocated ankle? Will he and second-year coach Jay Gruden get along publicly and privately? Will Griffin be the running threat he was in Year 1? Can he become a legitimate drop-back passer?
Can Griffin recapture the magic of 2012, when he was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, gaining 815 yards on the ground, throwing 20 touchdown passes and only five interceptions while compiling a passer rating of 102.4? Or will he be the player who totaled 20 TDs and 16 picks the past two seasons, while getting benched by two coaches?
As the man just about everyone refers to as RG3 prepares for his fourth year in the league, there are plenty of questions to ask.
"Probably a combination of a lot of things," he said. "Different offense. New coach. New philosophies. Injuries. Just, things happen."
Notes: Pass rusher Junior Galette, cut recently by the Saints because of off-field issues, visited Redskins camp to take a physical and meet with Gruden and GM Scot McCloughan. ... The Redskins said attendance on Day 1 of training camp was 3,341; last year, the team said it averaged nearly 11,000 fans per day; on Day 1 in 2013, about 10,000 attended the first day of camp in Richmond.
"Shoot, everywhere. We all can get better everywhere, from top to bottom, on our game," receiver Pierre Garcon said. "From completing passes to calling plays, lining up right, identifying the defense."
When a reporter asked about Griffin's decision making on running, he said: "It's about playing the game you know how to play, and I know when I'm at my best and that's what I'll do."
He has no desire to discuss how he can improve as an NFL quarterback or how he determines on any given play whether to run, stay in the pocket or get rid of the football.
Yet Griffin himself bristled a bit when asked by a reporter about his mindset, saying: "I'm great mentally. I don't know what you guys are talking about."
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Robert Griffin III is not interested in dissecting whatever criticism — and there's been plenty — that's come his way.
In what ways, exactly, can Griffin improve?
In contrast to the coach's brutally honest assessments last season of his quarterback's flaws, Gruden has made a point this offseason of noting Griffin's improvement.
"He's having to grow up with the microscope on him," said defensive lineman Kedric Golston, a teammate since Griffin entered the NFL. "Players in this league go through ups and downs, but he has the right mentality to continue to work to get better." |
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