When the Washington Redskins traded up before the 2012 NFL draft to the second overall position, every online sportsbook expert knew why.Washington head coach Mike Shanahan was hailed as an expert in evaluating personnel and putting together winning teams before he took the Redskins’ job. With the moves Shanahan and the Redskins have made since Shanahan joined the team, most people are asking whether or not Shanahan has lost his touch.
The list of questionable decisions made by Shanahan is dwarfed only by the questionable decisions team owner Daniel Snyder has made since he bought the team. In 2011, Mike Shanahan actually thought that he would find his team’s future quarterback among a class of players that included John Beck and Rex Grossman. The sports betting online world knew that Washington was not going to find its starting quarterback in either of those players and everyone was wondering what Shanahan was thinking.
The move to get the number two draft pick overall in the draft was designed so that the Washington Redskins could pick Robert Griffin III. There was some talk as to whether the Colts would take RG3 and leave Andrew Luck for the Redskins. The Redskins did not want Andrew Luck because Luck is a pocket passer and the Redskins are still rebuilding its offensive line. Whomever the Redskins put under center for 2012 would have to run for his life. RG3 is uniquely qualified to survive a season like that and even prosper.
The sports pay per head experts had to admit that the Redskins had made a very good move in choosing a player like RG3. The first thing that makes RG3 special is his arm strength when he is on the move. As was mentioned earlier, RG3 is extremely mobile and he is extremely accurate with his arm when on the move. He also has a very strong arm that will allow him to get the ball downfield.
Griffinis also an accurate passer which is something that Beck and Grossman are not.Griffincan find a play among a sea of players that none of the previousWashingtonquarterbacks could find. He will be an upgrade at the quarterback position that will be able to utilize the offensive weapons the Redskins have.
A sportsbook review of the Washington Redskins shows a team desperately in need of a strong role model and leader. The Albert Haynesworth experience left a locker room that was divided in some spots and unified in others. Rex Grossman and John Beck showed little to no ability to be leaders. Those two quarterbacks were in it for themselves. RG3 has been a quiet and humble kid who is starting to wear off on the rest of the Redskins. He offers that calm confidence in the locker room that the Redskins have lacked for a very long time. That is what makes RG3 so special and makes him a perfect fit for the Washington Redskins.
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