Logic suggested the Washington Redskins would have the opportunity to move the ball from the air Sunday contrary to the beleaguered pass defense from the Denver Broncos -- but that did not happen.
Robert Griffin III produced a season-low 45.4 passer rating and didn't look right throwing the ball in the 45-21 loss. Denver held the Redskins quarterback to 132 yards and intercepted him twice inside the rout.
Asked about Washington's problems throughout the air, wide receiver Pierre Garcon turned the question around.
"We've had trouble passing all seasons to inform the truth. Any idea what?" he asked reporters following the game, per WJFK-FM's Grant Paulsen. " ... I'm able to only run the routes, seek to make separation. Employing only thing I truly are able to do."
Teams have passed for 380.6 yards per game against Denver, but Washington didn't make the most of that.
"No matter (who you're playing)," Garcon said. "In the event you suck at passing, you suck at passing ... We've just adopted to find against eachother."
Garcon managed to get clear his rant was about it, not his quarterback, but let's not pretend: RGIII's sophomore outing has been a bumpy ride.
His completion percentage, passer rating and rushing yards per game all have regressed from what he accomplished during his explosive rookie campaign. A year ago, RGIII tossed 20 touchdowns to merely five picks. His current 9-to-8 ratio tells the tale of average quarterback.
Nobody expected miracles at a player coming off major knee surgery, but it's surprising to see Griffin's accuracy and touch trail on this kind of degree. He's also saddled with one of the NFL's worst defenses, one that gets the offense playing from behind that's put Griffin right corner he's yet to back himself from.
