Is RGIII being utilized as a Runner too often?

[Russell2Bailey]

[redsoxsuck05]

He has to learn how to slide or even dive. Look at his last run against the Bucs, no need to take big hit there.
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[Thaiphoon]

[HTTRG3Dynasty]

[DontTazeMeBro]

The Redskins won two games by the skin of their balls. No point in having him stay in the pocket and be healthy if they aren't going to win.
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[redsoxsuck05]

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[AntiSuperstar]

Mike Shanahan has mentioned this before, but many of the hits Griffin has been taking are the result of him not pitching the ball soon enough and either making a bad decision to run or simply holding on to the ball too long before making the decision to pitch. That gif posted earlier is a perfect example, he should have pitched the ball immediately because the Tampa Linebacker wasn't at a far enough outside angle to completely take away the pitch and Griffin had a guy in position to tackle him in addition to that Linebacker. But because the Running Back's outside angle wasn't literally wide open he decided not to show confidence in his back. That's a mistake on his part.

So to answer to question, in week 1 and especially week 2 I thought some of the run with Griffin were a bit foolish and weren't great plays.

The week 3 stuff against the Bengals intrigued the heck out of me. They would start Brandon Banks out as a slot receiver, with Griffin in the Pistol and a Running Back next to him but slightly behind(which is a good position both to carry the ball and run or be a lead blocker) and then motion Banks behind Griffin and basically force the defense to account for a triple option. They ran all sorts of nice plays out of this too.

In the most recent Tampa game they cut down on the amount of option plays, and as I said, on the play referenced in the gif earlier, that hit was completely unnecessary and the result of Griffin not pitching. They did run an insane play that had the same type of alignment as I described above against the Bengals with the same personnel, only they ran what looked like a toss play to the left with Banks, who ran and then passed it back to Griffin on the right, who then hit a player downfield with a pass. Mike Shanahan's trick plays seem to have always been subtle changes to the standard running back pass or the flea flicker. This is one of the most bizarre I have seen yet. The Redskins are a pretty fun team to watch this year with all the different things they're doing on offense.
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Stop slobbering over Brian Dawkins

[Russell2Bailey]

A lot of times he also just gets rocked way after the ball is given on the zone read. He can't control that.
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Von Miller Stat Tracker- 68 Tackles. 15 TFL. 18.5 sacks. 6 FF. 3 PD. 1 Pick 6. 6 Man Cards.

[aceinthehouse]

If we had the Replacement refs all year, I would agree with the OP.
They were letting all kinds of crazy stuff go. Late hits, illegal hits, etc.
RG3 was getting hit big time.

Now?
He will be protected by the flag football rules, of the regular officials & NFL.
Let RG3 loose, I say...

I already saw a difference in the Bucs game, compared to the other 3.
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[FootballProdiG]

Let the man run, that's one of the main reasons he got drafted. Are you seriously going to limit something that's winning you the game?

[Jakuvious]

Absolutely. The guy is on pace for 156 carries this season. For comparison's sake, Michael Vick topped out at 123. Randall Cunningham at 118. Cam Newton likely sets the bar at 128, but Newton has 30 pounds on Griffin, and I think the internet is being VERY generous on Griffin's weight if it is really listed at 217. That's not even counting sacks, as well, where Griffin is on pace for 44 there.

There's also fumbles to worry about. 5 already is pretty steep.

Every play you have him run and get hit, you're taking a risk. He could very well have a 12 year career and rarely be injured, but the more runs he gets, the less likely that becomes.
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[Frank-O]

[JTagg7754]

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