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Jay Gruden will be speaking to the media today at 3:15PM from the NFL Combine. Follow along for live updates from his presser.
via CSN Washington
Adjusting to the NFL/Staff:
Jay Gruden: "adjustment process has been smooth. First order of business was to hire a good staff."
— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) February 21, 2014
Gruden said he has a tremendous amount of respect for Jim Haslett and their experience was key to keeping him on staff.
— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) February 21, 2014
Gruden on keeping Haslett: "Knows football. Knows the heartbeat of this team. .. Has good, solid scheme in place already."
— Tarik El-Bashir (@TarikCSN) February 21, 2014
Robert Griffin III:
Gruden says last year was tough and humbling for Griffin. Says he can tell RGIII has great work ethic and competitive fire.
— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) February 21, 2014
Gruden: "The good thing about Robert is that he's a mentally tough kid and he's not going to let last year affect him."
— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) February 21, 2014
Gruden says "you can already sense it" that Griffin is motivated to ensure repeat of last year doesn't happen.
— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) February 21, 2014
Gruden: "We want to give him some chances to see the field a little bit more with some drop-back passes, and we’ll see how he handles it."
— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) February 21, 2014
Gruden: "I played QB, and I can’t imagine missing ... all of training camp, all of the preseason and all of a sudden, ‘OK, you’re playing.’"
— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) February 21, 2014
Gruden on what he can talk to RGIII about now: "Nothing. House, furniture, the stars.Whatever. His twitter account. All the fun stuff."
— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) February 21, 2014
The Running Game/Offensive Scheme:
Gruden says "you can already sense it" that Griffin is motivated to ensure repeat of last year doesn't happen.
— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) February 21, 2014
Jay Gruden live on @NFLNetwork & @ESPNRadio980 says "the key to football now is being diverse" in terms of the running game.
— Chris Russell (@Russellmania980) February 21, 2014
After watching film from 2013, HC Jay Gruden reiterates commitment to keeping zone-running scheme in the offense. #HTTR
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) February 21, 2014
Gruden said he will tailor his offense to the players: "We're not going to force-feed an offense down anybody's throats." #HTTR
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) February 21, 2014
Gruden acknowledged that going away from the scheme could hamper Morris. "It can come back and bite you if you want to go big."
— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) February 21, 2014
Offensive Line Concerns:
Gruden says "there's been a lot of talk about the size of our line but we'll cater what we do to the players we have."
— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) February 21, 2014
Gruden recognizes the offensive line is an area of concern. They'll stick with a zone blocking scheme to start, but it's a need to address.
— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) February 21, 2014
Gruden: "Sometimes, on third down-and-8, they get pushed back a little bit, but still, they compete."
— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) February 21, 2014
Brian Orakpo Returning:
Gruden: "We have a lot of respect for what Brian Orakpo has done with the Washington Redskins and we'd like to have him back, no question."
— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) February 21, 2014
Fixing what went wrong last year:
Gruden: "Anytime you’re 3-13, there are a lot of needs and we have to figure those out quickly and address them."
— Tarik El-Bashir (@TarikCSN) February 21, 2014
Gruden said he's watched not only the preseason games from last year, but also all of the film from training camp practices.
— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) February 21, 2014
Gruden: "We have a lot of holes everywhere - not only on offense, but special teams and defense."
— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) February 21, 2014
Gruden: "I don't know what happened at the end of last year, but you don't want to have that in your locker room ever."
— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) February 21, 2014
Jordan Reed:
Gruden: The biggest thing with Jordan Reed is keeping him healthy. Reed missed significant time as a rookie because of a lot of injuries.
— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) February 21, 2014
Redskins Receivers/Free Agents:
Gruden, asked about pass catchers, first addressed Reed then Robinson. May be why they were so quick on getting Robinson under contract.
— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) February 21, 2014
Gruden likes Robinson's speed (naturally) but said he needs to be more reliable with his hands and has to clean up his routes.
— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) February 21, 2014
Gruden mentioned Moss's and Morgan's names but said they're free agents and didn't elaborate. He noted Briscoe, a RFA, is big and physical.
— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) February 21, 2014
Gruden didn't address Hankerson, but it was an oversight. He asked who he was forgetting, then was asked a completely different question.
— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) February 21, 2014