When Robert Griffin III gets under center on Saturday in Baltimore, he has his mind set on one thing and one thing only: score a touchdown.It isn't a terribly lofty goal. Butchers cut meat. Plumbers unclog drains. Quarterbacks score touchdowns.
"We want to go score points," Griffin said on Thursday. "In the first game, we didn't get a lot of action but we moved the ball. Second game, we didn't move the ball, and that's never a good thing."
The Redskins won both their exhibition contests, but without very much help from their signal caller. Griffin passed for 36 yards in Cleveland and was sacked three times against Detroit before leaving with a concussion.
"We have to go out, execute our plays," he said. "I don't know how long we're going to play. That's up to Coach. From that point on, just every time we get an opportunity, we're trying to score points."
A task which, against a stout Ravens defensive front, could come at a cost if he's not careful. Things transpired poorly against the Lions' stoppers last Thursday, so Griffin knows what lays ahead of him.
"We know it's not going to be easy," he said. "It's a great defense. They have great players. They have a philosophy, an identity that they stay true to. I respect those guys a lot. We just have to go out, do the best that we can, make sure that we execute our plays and let everything else take care of itself."
Trent Williams will start at left tackle in that game, a turn of events Griffin should be welcome to. Williams sat last Thursday's game in favor of Morgan Moses, who allowed two of the three sacks Griffin fell victim to. His presence may keep Griffin on his feet a second longer to make the right play. Provided, that is, that he will.
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