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Originally Posted by DYoungJelly
Steve Young gave an absolutely awesome interview on the sports fix about his evolution from runner to pocket passer and how much work it took. He essentially said it is like going to law school or graduate school. He put in countless hours on his own, outside practice, and outside the organization learning football.
He said he relied on his speed and talent to get by without truly learning the game. Credited Shanny for tying his legs together during practice to develop his skills.
So much so that his reads and decisions became as instinctual as much as they were conscious decisions.
He said he wasn't hating on Robert with his earlier comments (sounded like it to me though) but challenging him. Young said there were less than a handful of QBs on the level he is discussing.
It would be a dream come true if Griffin would put in the kind of work that Young is talking about this off season. He has the brains and the arm but I don't believe he has the ability to do an honest self evaluation.
I really wouldn't mind being totally wrong on him.
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Steve Young was one of very few who made the transition into a QB first, over a runner. Randall Cunningham, who was a very good player before he went to Minnesota is maybe another one. Vince Young was a better college player than Griffin. Young won ROY but what happened after that? There are so many great college QB's that simply never made the jump.
To me the issue is Gruden. He wants to win now, run his offense and isn't patient enough to develop Griffin. Griffin may never develop and I'd say the chances are he never does. Griffin is probably the worst QB on the roster running this offense. What does that say that journeymen McCoy and 4th rounder Cousins runs the offense better than he does? It says he has a real long way to go and may never get there.