RG3 Signed, Sealed, Delivered Tomorrow

“That is the one we always thought we would get from the beginning. Indy had made some speculation that they were going to go after Andrew [Luck] right from the beginning. We liked both quarterbacks, as we talked about before, from the beginning but we were hoping that we were going to get Robert.” - Washington Redskins head coach, Mike Shanahan

It's official folks. Robert Griffin, III is the new Washington Redskins quarterback!

Singing the Hail to the Redskins! official victory song after being selected last evening at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Griffin spoke as if he was truly elated to be a Washington Redskin.

"That’s how I felt. It felt that good.”

So, just how 'good' will Robert fit into the Skins scheme offensively? He gave an answer to that, too.

“Everybody wants to say that the schemes are different. Every scheme is trying to do the same thing, and that’s score points. So I think the one thing that I do need to work on and, it just comes with time and just being with the team, is the verbiage. The verbiage of the West Coast system is extremely long, but it’s something that I’ve been picking up on lately. And I know once I get in that huddle, I’ll be able to go out and have bumps in the road at the beginning of training camp, but once we get to the end, it’ll be like reading the back of my hand.”

After trying to fit the right QB into the Skins peg, rather you like to call it square or round, Griffin seems to be the right pick and applauds the organization for going a different route in choosing their quarterback.

RG3 holds his new, official Redskin jersey.  Photo/RG3watch.blogspot.com.

"I’ve seen the Redskins over the years. I’ve seen the many quarterbacks that they’ve gone through, said Griffin, "and I’m glad that the organization and the coaching staff bought into drafting a younger quarterback, trying to make him their franchise quarterback and growing with him.”

Excellent, isn't he?  (And he even says "I've seen", instead of the proverbial, wrongly pronounced "I seen" used by others - athletes included - all too frequently. I soooo-ooo hate that!  People should know better).

But back to RG3.

The highly anticipated second pick of the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft is expected to make his appearance in front of the Washington fan base tomorrow afternoon at the Redskins Draft Party at FedEx Field.

If you haven't gotten your FREE Draft Party tickets, go to www.washingtonredskins.com.

Hail to the Redskins!  Welcome RG3. 

We, of course, are watching.

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