The Washington Redskins are at a key crossroads as a franchise. They traded an absurd amount to move up and take Robert Griffin III in the draft a few years ago, and now they have to make a decision about his future with the team. Reports are that Washington will draft Marcus Mariota if he slips to them when they pick fifth, and the team also has to decide about whether or not they will pick up Griffin's fifth-year option.
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Ryan Clark recently made some pointed comments about RGIII and his future with the team in the wake of the Mariota revelation.
"Well, I guess if they draft Mariota, it's over [for Griffin] in Washington," Clark said. "Here's the thing, right? So, you get a new coach, you bring in Jay Gruden, and what was the reason he was brought in? He had dealt with Andy Dalton. He was supposed to come in and deal with RGIII and make him a better football player... But you can't come there and say, 'Hey, you know what, Robert? We're gonna make you run what we want to do.' As a coach, you have to kind of listen to him, see what he wants to do, and build your offense around him.
"Now, you bring in a new GM, so RGIII's not his guy. So, he wants to come in and build the team the way he wants to build it. And also Jay Gruden, as you saw from last year - the media reports where he would say RGIII took a five-step drop when he was supposed to take three, or he looked the wrong way this many times in the game - he showed the world that [Griffin] wasn't his guy."
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Clark spent a long time playing in the league, and he obviously understands the business side of it well. He also played for Washington briefly, giving him an inside look at both Griffin and the organization.
If he is saying that he feels like the coach and GM are not sold on RG3 as their quarterback, then it certainly looks like Griffin's fate may be sealed with the team.
Mariota could easily be gone by the time Washington drafts at pick five, so the team may roll with RG3 as the starter in 2015 out of necessity. But if Gruden and GM Scot McCloughan want to move on from Griffin, then they will probably look to do so as soon as a reasonable opportunity presents itself.
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