DeAngelo Hall says Robert Griffin III understands what it takes mentally to be great, unlike Michael Vick

From a skill standpoint, Robert Griffin III should be honored to be compared to Michael Vick. Both are mobile quarterbacks who have cannons for arms and insane play-making ability. As far as an NFL career in concerned, Griffin would probably rather avoid the Vick comparisons. As in, I’m sure RG3 has no intention of being kept out of football for two years because of his involvement in a dog fighting ring. According to Griffin’s current teammate and Vick’s former teammate DeAngelo Hall, RG3 understands what it takes to win more than Vick did when he entered the league.

“Me and (Griffin) have been talking for the last 4 or 5 months now and I told him the scary part is his progression now as a quarterback and an athlete,” Hall said during an interview with 980 ESPN’s The Sports Fix in D.C. “I feel like he’s light years ahead of Michael Vick because he understands mentally what it takes to be great.

“Mike felt like he could go out athletically and be great. RG3 is like I know athletically I’m pretty good, but I want to be mentally great. If I can be mentally great and athletically good or great then it is scary. His ability to want to be that great quarterback now and just a great athlete is what is going to separate him from all the other guys out there.”

They may be different people and different players, but light years ahead? That’s a lot of hype to live up to, not that there wasn’t already plenty of buzz surrounding Griffin to begin with. Perhaps RG3 is significantly further in his progression than Vick was at this stage in his career, but forgive me for not taking Hall’s word for it given his reputation for saying ridiculous things.

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