RGIII’s otherworldly skills a challenge for Steelers

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
By Alan Robinson
Wednesday, October 24, 2012,


Steelers cornerback Curtis Brown remembers the Washington Redskins’ revolutionary rookie when he was known simply as Robert Griffin III, not RGIII.

It was two years ago, and the RGIII phenomenon — Steelers linebacker Larry Foote’s description — had yet to emerge.

“I wouldn’t have thought he would be this big in the NFL, come in and impact the game like he is,” Brown said Wednesday as the Steelers began preparing for the kind of quarterback they’re never faced. “After I left college, he started emerging as the man.”

Ike Taylor offered a similar description of a quarterback who has one of the NFL’s strongest passing arms and the speed and power of an elite running back.

“RGIII pretty much makes the world go around,” Taylor said.

If nothing else, Griffin is causing heads to spin in the Steelers’ meeting rooms.

“Just the highlights Mike Tomlin showed us woke you up,” Foote said. “You come in Wednesday, dragging a little bit, as soon as he popped those highlights in there, everybody woke up, sat up and (started) getting ready for him.”

The Steelers are accustomed to quarterbacks who can make any throw, such as Tom Brady, or running quarterbacks such as Michael Vick and Tim Tebow, both of whom they’ve faced this season. But Griffin, in only seven NFL games, already has a 323-yard passing game and a 138-yard rushing game.


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RGIII will be the X-Factor for the Redskins this Sunday. He's proven that he can play the game at the fast pace. However, he's also proven he's prone to mistakes if the right pressure is put on him.

I don't think this is a game where we need to really get to him as much as it is just make him feel like the walls are closing in and make him make errant throws. The one thing we definitely need is containment on him or he'll light us up with his running skills.