Redskins Practice 11/4: Robert Griffin III Presser

Bye week:

.@RGIII said he'll spend time with family during bye week, but he's "ready to get on a roll when we get back. Our focus is always winning."

— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) November 4, 2014

Griffin says he'll use bye to spend some time w his wife and recharge mentally and come back ready to go on roll

— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) November 4, 2014

Avoiding sacks:

Griffin says yes he needs to work on avoiding sacks, but he will continue to find ways to extend plays.

— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) November 4, 2014

Griffin "Sacks are a part of the game." But he says he will work to improve and get better.

— ESPN 980 (@ESPNRadio980) November 4, 2014

Jay Gruden:

Griffin III on HC Jay Gruden's influence: "Jay, he's a guy who's played the position, and he's helped me tremendously."

— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) November 4, 2014

Griffin says Gruden has done a good job of holding the team together and keeping them focused.

— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) November 4, 2014

Skins QB RG3 says he has learned a lot from Jay Gruden ; understands that his "availability" (health) is key to proving mettle, success

— Liz Clarke (@lizclarketweet) November 4, 2014

Health after the bus crash and game:

Griffin III on how he's feeling after a bus crash & "70 other crashes on the football field:" "You get bumps and bruises" & feel sore.

— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) November 4, 2014

Asked how he feels physically, RG3 said it's hard to distinguish the soreness from the bus crash and soreness from playing QB on Sunday.

— Tarik El-Bashir (@TarikCSN) November 4, 2014

Griffin "Almost every play is like a car crash" on how he feels after playing but also dealing with the bus crash.

— ESPN 980 (@ESPNRadio980) November 4, 2014

Consistency:

Griffin III on first game back: "We had some fun plays, some exciting moments. We just need to string those together more consistently."

— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) November 4, 2014

Playing a game before the bye:

Griffin glad to have played before the bye to knock off some rust before the break. Regaining feel w teammates a key benefit.

— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) November 4, 2014

Griffin: "Its been great. .It's increased my hunger...we want to win games. " Says people can believe what they want but they can win.

— ESPN 980 (@ESPNRadio980) November 4, 2014

Griffin III : "Coach said I was ready..I was ready" says just because outside opinion said that he shouldn't play.

— ESPN 980 (@ESPNRadio980) November 4, 2014

The rest of the season:

Griffin III said the players are looking at the 2012 season (3-6 to 10-6) as the "blueprint" for the rest of this season.

— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) November 4, 2014

Griffin says another strong stretch run is possible for them but that everyone needs to step up and make plays.

— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) November 4, 2014

The "Jury's still out" at QB:

Griffin understood what Gruden meant by "jury still out". I haven't been healthy. Says if he can play, everything will take care of itself.

— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) November 4, 2014

Griffin: "I don't ever step on the field saying I have to prove 'I'm the guy'. This is my team."

— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) November 4, 2014

RG3 said he doesn't believe he needs to prove he's The Guy. He's confident he IS that. "This is my team and I'm going to lead it," he said.

— Tarik El-Bashir (@TarikCSN) November 4, 2014

Griffin "You have to prove yourself every day" but he believes he is the franchise guy , the organization knows he is the guy, team knows."

— Chris Russell (@Russellmania980) November 4, 2014

Locker room leadership:

Griffin said he believes there's enough leadership in the locker room to be successful. #RedskinsTalk

— Tarik El-Bashir (@TarikCSN) November 4, 2014

3rd down slide vs Minnesota:

Griffin didn't think there was a chance he could've picked up the first down on the late game slide. Said his head could've been taken off

— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) November 4, 2014

So RG3 just said "I knew I was gonna be mollywhopped" when he had to slide on 4th quarter drive

— Brian McNally (@bmcnally14) November 4, 2014