Robert Griffin III has reportedly looked ‘underwhelming,’ showing off in camp
The reviews on Robert Griffin III from those who have seen him in offseason workouts continue to be mediocre.
ESPN’s Tony Grossi spoke to “PFT Live” on Monday, and his assessment of Griffin was less than impressive.
“Well, if he was looking fantastic you’d be hesitant to overstate it during the OTA and minicamp season,” Grossi said, via Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk. “I mean, it’s touch football and Hue Jackson constantly reminds everyone of that. But the fact is he’s been underwhelming in that environment and I don’t know if that’s a bad thing or it’s just a sign that they haven’t started playing real football yet. He is learning a new offense. First of all he is healthy, he’s very healthy. He looks physically like the old Robert Griffin in that he’s moving great, he can zing the ball pretty well, but that’s just the first step. So I guess the positive is that he looks very healthy and we’ll have to see when they go to camp July 29th is if he’s really taken advantage of the minicamp season and learned the offense because he has been underwhelming.”
Grossi voiced some concerns about Griffin’s demeanor as well.
“I’ve been covering practices at their facility for, they’ve been there since the ’90s in that location, I’ve never seen a quarterback throw the ball over the fence and they doubled the height of the fence this year to 16 feet. This is the first quarterback I’ve seen throw the ball in the neighborhood yard. So there’s a concern because it’s almost another ‘look at me’ moment there on the practice field for him.
“Not only has he thrown the ball over the fence, on a number of occasions he’s done the slide, he’s done the stand-up slide and jumped up and shouted, ‘Who says I can’t slide?’ and stuff like that. … Maybe he’s just having fun in the drudgery of minicamp, but it’s something to watch as training camp begins later in July.”
It’s not the first poor review of Griffin during offseason workouts, and it’s probably not a great sign if he is indeed showing off while doing basic things like throwing the ball away or sliding. Hue Jackson has talked about a new, more humble Griffin, and while he may yet turn out alright, it sounds like things are off to an inauspicious start.