"Right now, we have every intent for Robert," Gruden said, "but we'll look at the tape and make our evaluation here shortly."
That, after a two-game losing streak and candid public criticisms from Gruden that had many believing there to be a rift between he and Griffin.
Gruden said his quarterback's performance was "not even close to good enough" after the Redskins fell 27-7 at home to the then 1-win Buccaneers, a game in which Griffin threw a touchdown and two interceptions and was sacked six times.
"Robert had some fundamental flaws," he said after that game. "His footwork was below average. He took three-step drops when he should have taken five. He took a one-step drop when he should have taken three on a couple occasions and that can't happen. He stepped up when he didn't have to step up, and he stepped into pressure. He read the wrong side of the field a couple of times."
That contest was the first game action Griffin saw since returning after nursing his dislocated ankle, and since falling 17-13 to the 49ers is now 0-3 in that time. Griffin was sacked five times in that loss and threw no touchdowns, and the Redskins (3-8) have now failed to score more than 13 points in three of the four games in which Griffin has started.
"We have a 24-year-old kid who has not had a lot of these concepts thrown at him," he said after the Redskins' loss to the 49ers. "We think we got him all sorted out, but he hasn't seen these concepts against different coverages."
Colt McCoy is the only quarterback on the roster who has completed an entire contest with a winning result this season, Washington's Monday night 20-17 overtime victory at Dallas, though he played the second half of their 19-17 win over Tennessee. His first pass attempt in that game was a 70 yard touchdown to Pierre Garcon.
And Robert Griffin has lost 17 of the last 20 full games he has started.
Gruden said his quarterback's performance was "not even close to good enough" after the Redskins fell 27-7 at home to the then 1-win Buccaneers, a game in which Griffin threw a touchdown and two interceptions and was sacked six times.
"Robert had some fundamental flaws," he said after that game. "His footwork was below average. He took three-step drops when he should have taken five. He took a one-step drop when he should have taken three on a couple occasions and that can't happen. He stepped up when he didn't have to step up, and he stepped into pressure. He read the wrong side of the field a couple of times."
That contest was the first game action Griffin saw since returning after nursing his dislocated ankle, and since falling 17-13 to the 49ers is now 0-3 in that time. Griffin was sacked five times in that loss and threw no touchdowns, and the Redskins (3-8) have now failed to score more than 13 points in three of the four games in which Griffin has started.
"We have a 24-year-old kid who has not had a lot of these concepts thrown at him," he said after the Redskins' loss to the 49ers. "We think we got him all sorted out, but he hasn't seen these concepts against different coverages."
Colt McCoy is the only quarterback on the roster who has completed an entire contest with a winning result this season, Washington's Monday night 20-17 overtime victory at Dallas, though he played the second half of their 19-17 win over Tennessee. His first pass attempt in that game was a 70 yard touchdown to Pierre Garcon.
And Robert Griffin has lost 17 of the last 20 full games he has started.
"He's auditioned long enough," Gruden said this week of Griffin. "Clock's ticking. He's gotta play. We'll see."
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