In exchange, St. The Redskins choose Griffin, a dual-threat quarterback out of Baylor who won the Heisman Trophy in after throwing for 4, yards and 37 touchdowns with yards and 10 touchdowns rushing.
The Rams end up trading the No. Toni L. Griffin helps Washington rally from an early nine-point deficit and puts the team in front 31—12 in the fourth quarter. After Minnesota rallies, cutting the score to 31—26 late, Griffin scampers for a yard touchdown to seal the win. Amid a seven-game winning streak that would help lead the Redskins to an NFC East division title, Griffin throws four touchdowns in a win over the Eagles on Nov.
He matches that performance just four days later on Thanksgiving in a win over the Cowboys. In those two games combined, Griffin throws eight touchdowns and just one interception, also recording yards rushing. Scared the hell out of me. In a wild-card loss to the Seattle Seahawks , Griffin twists his right knee, re-injuring it. A lot. He completes 15 of 30 passes for yards, one touchdown and two interceptions before being replaced by Kirk Cousins.
Luck's 4, yards were better than the 4, Carolina 's Cam Newton threw for last year. And according to IndyStar. Miami and tied Peyton Manning's NFL record for most game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime with seven.
Pittsburgh 's Ben Roethlisberger held the previous rookie record of five in But Andrew's luck will run out among voters because of his underwhelming passer rating, low completion percentage and 23 turnovers. We're talking about a guy who set rookie QB records for yards rushing and passer rating. He was the catalyst of an offense that finished first in the NFL in rushing with yards per game , first in average passing yards 7.
Griffin also led the Redskins to their first division title since , their first postseason appearance since and just their second home playoff game ever at FedEx Field. He also didn't have the luxury of playing in a pro-style offense like Luck did in college. During NBC's Sunday night telecast of Washington's win over Dallas, I couldn't help but take note of what Chris Collinsworth had to say about Griffin's intelligence, work ethic and ability to soak up a system that coaches Mike and Kyle Shanahan created just for him.
And that gave Griffin the freedom to share the ball with others as he saw fit. It's hard to argue with Griff's opinion because Morris was the league's biggest surprise in Drafted last April in the sixth round, Morris finished off a record-breaking season with a finale for the ages.
Morris gutted the Cowboys defense for yards and three touchdowns on 33 carries, en route to breaking Clinton Portis ' franchise record for rushing yards in a season. Almo finished with 1, yards, compared to Portis' 1, in But some have argued that Morris has been the beneficiary of Mike Shanahan's zone blocking scheme that made stars out of numerous backs under Shanny in Denver.
That may be true, but I believe Morris' success also stems from Griffin's unique ability to keep defenses on their heels. There's no question that the read-option style offense turned Washington's running game upside down. The draft picks that Washington had traded to select its franchise quarterback looked like chump change compared to the accurate arm, magical legs and brilliant smile that Griffin brought to D.
Then came the knee injuries, and the sophomore slump, and more injuries, and the benchings. He didn't even make it the entirety of his rookie contract before being released and sent to drift as a journeyman. This is a look back at all of it — the early highs and the concluding lows to RG3's time in Washington, the type of drastic career shift that leaves everyone wondering some variation of a "What if?
We'll never know the answer to any of those hypotheticals, though. All we know is what happened. Washington wanted Griffin, but the St. Louis Rams held the No. It'd take a trade to ensure Griffin played in the nation's capital. The Rams secured a steep payment: 's No.
That allowed Washington to move up four picks and take RG3. There was no question who'd go off the board with the first pick that year: Stanford's Andrew Luck was viewed as a generational quarterback prospect. But Griffin, out of Baylor, was also viewed as a top prospect and a good pick at No. A pick that we knew was happening the minute the Redskins traded up to the No. Griffin steps in as the leader, face and unquestioned starting quarterback on the Washington depth chart.
Griffin won't have great talent around him in year one, but he does have the athleticism to be an elite playmaker in the same way that Cam Newton was in his rookie season. What raised a few eyebrows later in that draft was who Washington selected in the fourth round.
Kirk Cousins, out of Michigan State, joined Griffin in Washington's rookie class, a move that wouldn't show its true long-term implications until later. Griffin was a star immediately. In his NFL debut against the Saints, Griffin completed of passes for yards and two touchdowns while rushing 10 times for 42 yards in a win. The good times kept on coming: 82 rushing yards with two scores on the ground in Week 2, rushing yards with two more scores in Week 6, passing yards with four touchdowns to beat the Cowboys on Thanksgiving four days after throwing four TDs against the Eagles.
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