No, Chip Kelly will not consider bringing Robert Griffin III to Philadelphia should the former starting quarterback find himself out of a job in Washington.But if he did, and he won't, one former Redskins player thinks he would thrive.
"In the right system, I think he could [have success]," former linebacker London Fletcher said on 106.7 FM (Washington).
"If he got with Chip Kelly, if he got -- Miami does some things, like the Chip Kelly offense. Or even if he goes to a place where the pressure is not -- where you have to come in here and be the guy right away.
"I think he'll have a great second half of his career."
Called "Eagles South" by some, the Miami Dolphins run some of the same formations and offensive packages as Chip Kelly's gang, learned, no doubt, by their current offensive coordinator, former Eagles quarterbacks coach Bill Lazor.
But the import of Griffin into Miami might derail the very expensive plans they seem to have for current starter Ryan Tannehill, wouldn't they?
"I didn't say he was coming in to start right away," Fletcher said. "I said to continue to -- the pressure is not there. Just let him develop, he'll learn. He'll continue to develop as a quarterback, get better pocket awareness, better footwork. He's gonna have a great second career, I believe that. He's too talented. He's too talented of a guy."
Correction: Griffin was a talented guy in college. And Fletcher's insistence that all Griffin needs is more time to develop away from pressure? Those words fall on titillated ears. Apparently those three seasons he's been given the franchise on a silver platter by its naive and clueless owner, and administered by grumbling and morose coaches who knew better, haven't been enough.
Pocket awareness and footwork are not things that Griffin is going to learn in Washington, at least not after his job was taken from him by what head coach Jay Gruden said was better play overall.
If your job is taken by Kirk Cousins after three years, you're through developing.
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