Robert Griffin III, QB, Washington Redskins: I live in Washington, D.C., and the excitement surrounding RG3's arrival is enormous. Griffin is an excellent athlete who made plays on the move in college, both running and throwing. He showed very good pocket awareness. He would stand in the pocket and not flinch when the rush came. He had a strong arm and was an accurate deep passer. The Redskins will take advantage of these traits by having him run the bootleg. He should be effective at that. I also see him being effective on the play-action passing game that the Redskins execute so well. What he did not have to do in college was read defenses. In the NFL he will have to do this. If Griffin can play well, the Redskins can be a playoff contender.

1. He had very little to do in the way of reading defenses. How will he do with that part of his game?
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