Considering the offensive line is the only thing between an NFL quarterback and a defensive front-seven determined to separate said signal-caller from the ball - and, likely, his head - it's probably in the quarterback's best interest to treat his blockers well and cultivate loyalty and positive relationships with the big guys up front. Unfortunately for Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, the opportunity to do that with the set of blockers fielded by the franchise for the 2015 NFL season may have already passed. The man they call RGIII has, per a report from Jason Reid of the Washington Post, already alienated some of his offensive linemen. Per Reid, some of the Skins blockers simply don't like Griffin.
Griffin took to the podium on Thursday after the team announced that he had been cleared to return to action after suffering what was assumed to be a concussion during the Redskins preseason game against the Detroit Lions, though Griffin declined to confirm the diagnosis. During the presser, Griffin, only a week or so removed from referring to himself as "the best quarterback in the league," took an entirely different tact, saying "I just work here, man" when questioned by a reporter as to whether he thought he should have been allowed to re-enter the game for a fourth series after taking such abuse at the hands of the ferocious Lions front-seven.
During the Lions game, RGIII was hit or sacked on three of his first five dropbacks and was hit a total of six times in the game.
Whether or not that punishment came as a result of a disinterested group of offensive lineman in front of Griffin, is debatable. What isn't is the fact that the former first-round pick and presumed franchise savior is rapidly running out of time to prove to the Washington decision-makers and fans that he deserves to be the starting quarterback for the NFL's D.C.-based team.
