Buzzfeed: Here's A Supercut Of Robert Griffin III Getting Hit Over And Over Again

[Thirtyfive2seven]

That was a brutal 3 games. I noticed there were no hits like that in the Saints game (at least in that clip)

[sempre_victrix]

I miss the old days, when the mark of a good game was your QB walking into the locker room with a clean jersey. If this continues, he will spend significant time on the bench recovering from various injuries.

[frostyj]

I think there is more to worry about than dropping the ball a few feet into the endzone.... wait, wrong thread.

[ddub52]

We saw him get really beat up in the Cincy game and a little bit in St. Louis, but I doubt that happens again. A lot of the reason those hits took place is because we had the replacement refs who had no control of the players or the game. With the new officials in place he got 2 personal foul calls against Tampa. Teams will notice this and back off a bit. Hopefully the Shannys come up with some new ways to protect him a little more.

[ArmchairRedskin]

He has slid a couple of times. I also think some of the hits he's taking he's so fast, they look worse than they are, they are more glancing blows because he gets his body pretty low. As long as the refs protect him as they would any other runner, and he increases slides like 15 percent, I think he'll be OK. People say he shouldn't have taken that hit vs. the Bucs on that final run but it actually looks like it was the difference in the field goal being good.

EDIT: wow, at 115 he looks to have taken a head shot when he had already begun his slide. No call AGAIN. Again, sliding actually may put him at risk just as it was last year when he got hit in the head on a slide vs...was it Texas? I can't recall now.

Yeah, that hit on his head as he slid was against Texas Tech.

I'd say that Vick, Schaub and Romo have all been rocked much harder than Griffin so far. They did a good job of limiting the hits quite a bit against the Bucs. It's still a feeling out process.

[thesubmittedone]

If he were to absorb the amoubt of hits and hard hits he did in the Cincy game every week he wouldn't last. Period. Last week was a perfect balance and they only ran the option a few times and that's where he was getting blown up with or w/out the ball. Coincidence that they didn't run the option as much? I don't think so.

Some of you are missing the point. Yes, everybody wants him to use his legs. They are a weapon, but do it far less than the Cincy game. Again, nobody is suggesting he NOT run. Those that couldn't see my and others concern after the Cincy game are the same ones that would cry wolf had he been injured due to unnecessary or excessive hits.I fully expect them to deny that.

They ran the option a lot. It wasn't as much as they did against the Bengals, but still, it was a lot more than "a few times". You're wrong, which isn't too surprising.

The biggest difference was, this time, he handed the ball off to Morris a bit more and he made sure to put his hands up once he did so the refs would protect him from getting hit. That's it. And that was something the Shanahan's talked to him about. In terms of play calling, the difference wasn't as big as you think.

---------- Post added October-4th-2012 at 11:47 AM ----------

Many of those he kind of flops. I think he likes to make some of the hits look a little worse than they were. He's a smart guy and tries to get the 15 yard flag thrown when possible.

Yes, exactly. It's actually hilarious some of the times. I used to absolutely HATE when QBs did that but now that our QB is doing it I love it. Fanhood is funny.

[HOF44]

You could do one of these reels for just about nay NFL QB they all get hit quite a bit.

[Rabsuz]

People keep worrying about him getting injured, which is a legit concern. But people act like he can't take a hit without getting snapped in half, when it looks like the exact opposite. After every single bone crushing hit he gets up and gets back into the huddle, his toughness is incredibly underrated, he is a man and a football player he does not need to play scared and does not need to be coddled into playing looking across his shoulder. He is durable and tough, he can take these hits. But as a fan I would rather not have my QB taking any hits, no matter who it is.

What happens when RG3 slides 5 yards before he went down in the Bucanneers game (in the final drive)? If he did that I guarantee someone on the roster wouldn't have a job right now.

[AlvinWaltonIsMyBoy]

RG3 is adjusting to the speed of the game. Shanny is adjusting to RG3. Both of these points have allowed for a few more hits during the first four games. As both adjust, I expect the "unnecessary hits" to fade rather quickly.

A few of these hits are good for the team. When guys see him get crushed, bounce back up, clap and rejoin the huddle it has a trickle down effect on the other guys.

All rookies take a beating early on. Anyone remember Eli's first series against the Eagles? Welcome to the league, rookie. Now let's take the Falturds to the woodshed on Sunday.

[stevemcqueen1]

He's an NFL QB, he's going to get hit. Most of the hits weren't that bad. The more you act like a nervous ninny over something, the greater chance it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. RG3 knows what he's doing, let the man work.

Yeah, all of the hand wringing about RGIII's durability is absurd. You can't predict injuries and there's little you can do to prevent the serious ones. You never know which hit is going to do you in. It could be someone rolling into your leg after getting blocked following a throw you planted on in the pocket that takes your season away. Tom Brady got his knee wrecked on such a play, as one of the least hit QBs in the league playing behind one of the league's best offensive lines.

The fact of the matter is RGIII is no more likely to get hurt than any other QB in the league, and there really isn't factual support for the claim that QBs who run the ball get more serious injuries than other QBs. Serious QB injuries come when they are stationary in the pocket.

There's a double standard in play with RGIII, and whether people realize it or not, they question RGIII's toughness when they fuss over his health as he takes the hits other QBs have to.

Why don't people do the same with Aaron Rodgers? He gets hit even more and they're similar players. And he's actually missed time due to injury before.

---------- Post added October-4th-2012 at 11:01 PM ----------

I miss the old days, when the mark of a good game was your QB walking into the locker room with a clean jersey. If this continues, he will spend significant time on the bench recovering from various injuries.

What?

QBs used to get killed in the "old days." QBs are far more protected now than ever.

---------- Post added October-4th-2012 at 10:59 PM ----------

I miss the old days, when the mark of a good game was your QB walking into the locker room with a clean jersey. If this continues, he will spend significant time on the bench recovering from various injuries.

What?

QBs used to get killed in the "old days." QBs are far more protected now than ever.

---------- Post added October-4th-2012 at 11:05 PM ----------

Personally, I think it's good to take a hit that hurts like hell and then get back up from it. Takes the fear away and gets the juices flowing. Wakes you up. That's contact sports.

[KingGibbs]

They ran the option a lot. It wasn't as much as they did against the Bengals, but still, it was a lot more than "a few times". You're wrong, which isn't too surprising.

You better go back and watch the game. The only time they ran a "true" option is when he drew a 15 yd penalty against Tampa. Outside of that they might have run FIVE times. Those five times could barely qualify as the "option" because he handed the ball to Morris and barely tried to sell that he had the ball. So yeah, they only "ran" the option a "few" times.

But hey, you let your dislike for me get in the way of actual facts and tried to prove me wrong and you failed, miserably. "Which isn't too surprising."

[SkinsCrushCowboys]

Tough SOB...unfortunately. the offense is designed to have him always an option. That puts him in position to take hits...

[PLZW1N]

I haven't been able to really watch or listen to the games this year. On that last clip who got the penalty? was it RGIII or the defender?

[dballer]

also, there is a difference between getting tackled and getting hit/smacked/popped


most of those were tackles IMO

I'm with you on this. The hits that he can brace for are not worrisome. It is the ones like the Manny Lawson hit on the option at 1:38. The Cincy game was by far the worst for him taking hits. He will learn how to take less and less punishment as he goes.

---------- Post added October-5th-2012 at 10:14 AM ----------

You could do one of these reels for just about nay NFL QB they all get hit quite a bit.

Yeh seriously. I will say that Griffin was tied for second with Rodgers for most knockdowns, Vick way out in front. I'm guessing Kolb moved up on that list last night, though. Griffin is pretty much in the middle of the pack for sacks taken, so he is getting the ball out. That number will go down. Anyways It really isn't as big of a deal as people are making it.

---------- Post added October-5th-2012 at 10:20 AM ----------

You better go back and watch the game. The only time they ran a "true" option is when he drew a 15 yd penalty against Tampa. Outside of that they might have run FIVE times. Those five times could barely qualify as the "option" because he handed the ball to Morris and barely tried to sell that he had the ball. So yeah, they only "ran" the option a "few" times.

But hey, you let your dislike for me get in the way of actual facts and tried to prove me wrong and you failed, miserably. "Which isn't too surprising."

Not sure what you mean by saying he handed the ball to Morris so that would barely qualify as an option...

They did not run it much though. But that first play where the defender picked him up and buried him in the ground was an option play, I think that is why they went away from it a bit.

[KingGibbs]

Not sure what you mean by saying he handed the ball to Morris so that would barely qualify as an option...

They did not run it much though. But that first play where the defender picked him up and buried him in the ground was an option play, I think that is why they went away from it a bit.

I meant that he didn't try to sell it as hard as he did in the Cincy game. He basically handed the ball to Morris and then took one or two steps and stopped versus running with/without the ball or pitching the ball like he did against Cincy and that caused him to get blown up a couple of times.

I pointed out the the play you mentoned and thank you for confirming that they indeed did NOT run the option but a few times.