Has it really been only a year since Mike Shanahan was all but publicly feuding with Robert Griffin III and lobbing shots in the direction of owner Daniel Snyder?
Well, today, if there was any doubt about how this is going to end, Jay Gruden basically is asking to be fired in Washington.
He basically said that Robert Griffin III can’t play quarterback and he doesn’t trust him to read a defense when trailing.
Gruden says it’s important to get a lead so griffin doesn’t have to do a lot of dropback passing and defense reading.
— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) December 16, 2014
Gruden also had a totally ridiculous and petty reasoning for the bizarre ending of the Giants game. I mean, I know that you may be pissed that you decided to coach this organization, and that comes with a flashing “buyer beware” sign, but Gruden actually looks even pettier than Daniel Snyder here. (Which is hard to do).
Gruden maintains that he let clock run because griffin so slow getting up. Says he needs to get up quicker and avoid awkward hits and falls. — Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) December 16, 2014
So Gruden today blamed RGIII staying down too long for his decision to quit at the end of Sunday’s game? Swell.
— Dan Steinberg (@dcsportsbog) December 16, 2014
And in case you didn’t see it, here’s how that all went down on Sunday. It has a little bit of everything, RG3 lingering for a bit on the ground (but for just 3 seconds), then DeSean Jackson taking forever to get back–Griffin is up and waiting for awhile for the snap–then Gruden calling a run on third down, then having Washington take the clock all the way down for a delay of game and a punt, down by 11 in the last two minutes.
Ridiculous by Gruden. Griffin’s delay was the least egregious thing here.
Meanwhile, Gruden has four years and over $16 million remaining on his contract.
from The Big Lead http://ift.tt/1ztjUoj
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