Robert Griffin III won his first battle against a dissenting head coach. His loss in his second battle with his new, dissenting head coach means his tenure is probably coming to a close with the Washington Redskins.
The Washington Post is reporting that first-year coach Jay Gruden pulled off a significant victory in convincing Redskins owner Daniel Snyder and team president/general manager Bruce Allen to support his benching of Griffin.
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Because of Gruden's persuasion, RGIII may have started his last game with the Redskins.
"It's highly unlikely the struggling quarterback will return next season, people within the organization say," the Post reported.
"Gruden convinced owner Daniel Snyder and team president and general manager Bruce Allen, Griffin's biggest supporters at Redskins Park, that change was necessary. Although Griffin was coming off consecutive inept performances and had not led Washington to a victory in more than a year, don't underestimate what Gruden accomplished in getting Snyder and Allen on his side."
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Snyder and Allen backed Griffin at the end of 2013 by firing then-coach Mike Shanahan after Shanahan and his son, offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, had their own run-in with the struggling quarterback, according to the Post.
In fact, it was the Redskins' management's belief that Gruden could help Griffin get back to his rookie form in 2012 when he threw for 3,200 yards with 20 touchdowns and five interceptions and ran for 815 yards with seven more scores.
"In the past couple of weeks, though, Snyder and Allen began to see the same glaring shortcomings Gruden had noticed since the preseason, team officials say," the Post reported.
The Post added that Griffin was criticized for spending more time in the weight room and on his social media image than on his craft as a quarterback.
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