After one tumultuous season with Jay Gruden as the head coach in Washington, Robert Griffin III isn't ready to give the second-year coach a ringing endorsement. But the quarterback didn't throw Gruden under the bus either in an interview with CSN Washington.
Robert Griffin III says he’ll work with Jay Gruden ‘in a positive way’ in 2015
Washington finished 4-12 in 2014 and Robert Griffin III says that the team will do much better in 2015.
Instead, Griffin balked at questions about his strained relationship with Gruden and said much of the perceived conflict stems from the desire of both men to be winners.
In Griffin's third season in Washington, he started just seven games and threw four touchdowns with six interceptions. Griffin missed some time due to an ankle injury, but he was also benched in favor of Colt McCoy late in the season. In his talk with CSN Washington, though, he didn't question Gruden's decision-making:
“My job is not to characterize or judge him as a coach.”
After a 4-12 season in 2014, Griffin seemed to confirm that his relationship with the team’s head coach was less than stellar, saying things will be different because the pair will “make sure [to] work together in a positive way.” He did say that he is optimistic that Washington will be better and that he will work more cohesively with Gruden, though.
“We’re going to make sure we work together in a positive way to make sure this team is successful,” he said. “We’re going to win. That’s all we can do.”
And in typical RGIII style, he gave us a poster-worthy, inspirational quote:
“What I’ve really been focusing on is doing the ordinary, so I can do the extraordinary.”
Griffin signed a four-year, $21.1 million contract after he was selected second overall in the 2012 NFL Draft and is set to become a free agent after the 2015 season. In three seasons with the team, he has 40 touchdowns with 23 interceptions and a 90.6 passer rating.
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