Jay Gruden may be in the middle of a mess in Washington, but he knows the quarterback he wants leading the offensive part of it.
Gruden said Thursday that Colt McCoy put in another good practice and that he’s the choice to start as long as doctors give the final green light on Friday. Gruden didn’t sound too worried about the chances that McCoy’s neck injury will keep him from hitting the field on Sunday afternoon.
“Just a precautionary thing, just to make sure everything is good and there’s no risk of any injury,” Gruden said, via CSNWashington.com. “It looks pretty positive right now.”
Robert Griffin III would be the choice if McCoy doesn’t get cleared, but it seems like a long shot that things are going to play out that way. And it continues to look like a long shot that he’ll be the quarterback as long as Gruden’s in charge. Dianna Marie Russini of NBC Washington reports that Gruden said the team doesn’t need to see Griffin any more to “figure out what he can or can’t do.”
So it’s McCoy’s job for the next three weeks. Figuring out what happens beyond that point is all guesswork at this point.
