Jay Gruden's NFL Combine Press Conference

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