Yes.
Robert Griffin III is in fact, over-hyped.
He may have won the Heisman trophy in his college career, but no matter what, he is still a rookie.
Griffin III has spent a grand total of two games in the NFL. Despite his high amount of time spent on the field, we can’t forget that he is still a newbie.
Although Griffin, or RGIII, is definitely living up to fan’s expectations, there are players who have been in the NFL longer than he’s been alive. In reality, even though Griffin has the physical skill of a great quarterback, it takes years to attain the mindset necessary to be a successful athlete in the NFL.
Let’s not forget the Redskins and their fan base have also been in search of a better team ever since Dan Snyder gained ownership of the team.
Now that Mike Shanahan is the head coach, it seems that the Redskins’ reputation has been slowly climbing to a more positive level.
Has anyone ever considered that it may not be Griffin himself that is astounding, but instead the bad history with Redskins team that is making him seem that way?
The Redskins have started their season strong, but there is definitely more than one player running across the field making touchdowns and interceptions.
Right now, the team is just trying to find a sense of leadership and they have taken RGII and put him on this pedestal in hopes of keeping up the attention they crave. And how have they done this? Media.
The Washington Redskins are the second richest team in the NFL leaving them with tons of endorsement money to spend in order to gain a hopeful light on their team and it’s players.
From shirts to magazine covers, the Redskins have shoved Robert Griffin III in everyone’s faces in hopes of emphasizing that a savior has finally found a team that is in need of a makeover.
It’s wrong to say that Griffin III is not a fantastic player and an even better addition to the Washington Redskins team, but it’s obvious that Snyder has used Griffin III’s face and skill to make the team seem amazing.
In Griffin III’s favor though, none of this hype was his choosing. In fact, RGIII is one of the most humble rookies that the NFL has seen in awhile and all of this media attention is at the fault of the people in charge of publicity because all Griffin III does is stand and look good while people take his pictures and write news stories about him.
RGIII is an accomplished football player.
In fact, I do believe he will greatly help the Redskins better their football season. But with all this hype, if something bad were to happen to this star rookie, the Redskins team could possibly become completely unraveled and end instantly until their 22- year old quarterback were to return, or at least it seems that way.
