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Originally Posted by 30gut
I know and I agree. Read-option does a lot to slow down the rush. But, the OL still wasn't good that year and Griffin still performed well. Griffin was pressured on 35% of his throw which was top 10 in NFL. You know who was the TOP QB in terms of accuracy under pressure? Guess.
Rookies at the Top
If I gave everyone reading this a chance to guess the two most accurate quarterbacks under pressure, I’d bet a very small percentage would have come back with the right answer. Robert Griffin III and Ryan Tannehill are currently first and second, respectively, in Accuracy Percentage under pressure.
https://www.profootballfocus.com/blo...nder-pressure/
I know there is a lot of Griffin burying going on. I considered him buried a long time ago. But we gotta at least be accurate when burying the guy. Maybe it easier on some people to forget who good he was but to act like he lacked pocket presence in 2012 is going too far. Griffin stepped up, slide, side-stepped, scrambled and made plays. People are acting as if being under siege in the Lions preseason is the sum of his pocket presence. Its classic prisoner of the moment over reaction.
Also in case people are going attribute 2012 all to play action(pistol offense). Here are Griff's numbers without any play-action at all (drop back passing):
192/230--8 TDs--1 INT---66 comp%--1094 YDs-QB rating or 93.
Griffin wouldn't even need to run for a lot of yards to be effective in zone-read. The Eagles have imo one of the best offenses in the league (i know, i know everyone here hates Kelly) and their QBs don't run for a ton of yards.
I think Griffin can become a rhythm drop back passer, I don't think WCO is the best fit for him because he's more of power thrower then a finesse thrower and I have even more doubts that Jay is the guy to turn him into a drop back passer.
I have no idea what Jay is trying to do this year. He hasn't shown anything with the 1st string offense. Its been the definition of vanilla. 1st down under center vanilla. But the 2nd-3rd unit playcalling has been more creative. Personally I don't understand nor agree with his approach to the preseason with the first unit.
But different coaches have different approaches to preseason. |
Good post BUT
You can throw all the 2012 stats out the window.Its the 2013-14 years that Griff has not looked good in the dropback role.He continuously shows a lack of pocket presence,doesnt get the ball out in time,footwork is horrible,etc.
he's never been the same since coming back from the knee.
I wanted Shanahan gone after the 3rd yr,then we drafted Bob and Shanny ran an offense that fit Bob's skill set perfectly,I give him props for that.But I never thought he was a great coach,and I BLAME HIM ENTIRELY FOR BOB'S INJURY.I wonder how Griff would be now if he wouldnt have have sustained that knee injury.