Robert Griffin III's quarterback tutor charged that former Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan and his son, offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, 'dropped the ball' on Griffin's footwork, which led to his struggles in 2013.
USA TODAY Sports reported that quarterback guru Terry Shea, who worked with RGIII prior to the 2012 scouting combined, has fixed Griffin's mechanics.
"He looked 100 percent healthy," Shea told USA TODAY Sports on Friday. "I didn't let up on him and, boy, he kept coming - and he reminded me of the old Robert Griffin that I knew coming out of Baylor for those eight to ten weeks we worked together in 2012.
"He could have very easily lost it given the year he had. I put him through a gantlet of drills. And Robert made all the throws, showing great skills. It sure appeared to me that he took that next step as a pocket passer."
Shea said he analyzed Griffin's mechanics in 2013 and noticed that Griffin was "sailing some throws because he was not finishing his weight transfer on his plant leg - the one that underwent major surgery in January 2013," USA TODAY Sports reported.
Shea, who was a former head coach at San Jose State and Rutgers as well as an offensive assistant with four NFL teams, said he thought the Shanahans would have noticed Griffin's lost mechanics.
"For some reason, they just dropped the ball on his footwork fundamentals,'' Shea told USA TODAY Sports. "I'm convinced. You get so caught up on schemes and decisions and progressions and they forget that a quarterback needs just as much attention on his footwork and fundamentals as well.''
Shea spent six days recalibrating RG3's footwork and release point the last week of March in Arizona.
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