Last year during joint practices in training camp, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady declined a request from Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III to share some pointers. This year, Griffin will get some pointers from Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning. Indirectly.
Washington defensive lineman Terrance “Pot Roast” Knighton said on NFL Network’s Total Access that he’ll pass along some of the things he learned while playing in Denver with Manning.
Knighton apparently thinks Griffin doesn’t need much advice to get to where he needs to be.
“He has all the tools to be a great quarterback,” Knighton said. “His main thing is just confidence and just going out there every day and just proving that he’s the leader and doing things right all the time. He had a great rookie year, so he put a lot of pressure on himself, but I think he’s ready to prove everyone wrong.”
Griffin nevertheless has earned his current reputation for mediocrity; no one has unfairly dubbed him a borderline bust. This is the year a conclusive answer will come, and it could come quickly. With Griffin’s $16 million-plus salary for 2015 guaranteed for injury only, he’ll quickly be placed in bubble wrap if it becomes clear that he’s not getting it done.
