Washington Redskins QB Robert Griffin III appreciates team’s defence – NFL News
Washington Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III (RG3) who was able to lead the team to a victory in his first National Football League (NFL) appearance as the Redskins defeated Buffalo Bills in their preseason opener, has appreciated the team’s
defence.
RG3 is of the view that the victory was a result of the tough and sturdy performance from the defence during training camp and the game.
While practising, RG3 had to face the defence daily and was exposed to more pressure. When he went out on the field against the Bills, he did not find it more difficult to make plays and beat the defence as he had already been prepared well by his own defensive
team.
According to the details present on the team’s website, the quarterback has given credit of the victory to the defence. He said:
"Practice is a lot harder than the games. Our defence was definitely on top of a lot of stuff we were doing during practice."
He added:
"You come out to the game and you can see all the reads a lot clearer just because you’re not going against that defence every single day. The holes were a lot bigger. I felt like I was able to read things a lot cleaner and get the ball out of my hands."
Although the preseason opener was a low-scoring game, RG3 was able to impress the observers. He completed four out of six passes during the game and gained 70 yards while he also got the only touchdown of the game. The touchdown came in the first quarter.
Two more quarterbacks played for the Redskins other than RG3.
Redskins have now three more preseason games to play before they start their regular season campaign against New Orleans Saints next month.
They will travel to play their second preseason game against Chicago Bears on August 18, while the rest of the two preseason encounters will be home games for Redskins.
Redskins will host quarterback Andrew Luck-led Indianapolis Colts on August 25, while they will host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their last preseason game of this year.
RG3 hopes to lead the team well in these games so as to get good preparation for the regular season matchups.
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