Mike Freeman’s 10-Point Stance: GM and Others Say RG3 Will Sink Browns Coach

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Updated: August 10, 2016

Some team execs think RG3 will be a disaster, and more on Trent Richardson’s leaching friends…

1. Across parts of the league, belief is that RG3 will be a disaster

I don’t believe this to be true. At all. But I’m alone in some ways. Because some across football think Robert Griffin III will be a total disaster.

Again, not buying this, but three front-office executives and two scouts said they believe Hue Jackson is making one of worst decisions of his young head coaching career by starting Griffin.

“RG3 is going to bury Hue,” one general manager said.

“Hue is going to find out that RG3 isn’t coachable,” another front-office executive said.

OK, last one:

“RG3 is going to drag Hue down with him,” one scout said.

Yeah, that’s harsh. I have no idea how widespread this belief is. These are different sources from the ones I spoke to months ago who thought RG3 would initiate a great deal of interest when he was a free agent, and that Jackson could turn his career around. So it’s possible the opinions of executives across the sport vary greatly on RG3.

The main two beefs of those executives seem to be that RG3 isn’t disciplined enough to be a franchise quarterback, and that his knee injury takes away his main threat: mobility.

My belief has long been that Jackson is a vastly underrated offensive coach who transformed Andy Dalton from good into really good, and that he’ll rejuvenate Griffin. I know, I know. Griffin is the 25th Browns quarterback since 1999. The only thing that gets rejuvenated in Cleveland are jerseys with different quarterbacks’ names.

I think Griffin learned his lesson from how he behaved in Washington, which at times was classless.

It’s only a matter of time before we know who is correct. What’s certain is there will be a lot of people watching.

2. NFL needs to do more for Hall of Fame fans

The NFL says it will refund the money fans paid for tickets to the Hall of Fame game debacle. The league needs to go a step further and reimburse fans for travel and hotel expenses.

That’s likely the most expensive part of going to the game—the flight and lodging. In giving the refund, the NFL only made things half right. I know the NFL is worried about lawsuits, but those are coming anyway.

And there’s one last thing: Why haven’t we heard from Roger Goodell on this?

3. Falcons make one of best offseason signings with Dwight Freeney

Last season, Freeney had eight sacks in 11 games in Arizona. He was a solid force, and the Falcons will likely see the same Freeney. There’s long been a specialness to Freeney, which a lot of teams failed to see this offseason when they passed on him.

One thing the Falcons are missing on defense—and have been missing for some time—is toughness. The defense often plays soft, especially in big spots. Freeney can help change that. He’s a flashy pass-rusher, yes, but he’s also a grounded fighter. The Falcons can use him.

4. The lesson of Trent Richardson

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It was at some point in Richardson’s Cleveland Browns career that at least one teammate gave the runner some advice.

“He was basically told that he’s hanging with losers,” one former Browns teammate said of Richardson.

“Trent would mention to some people that he had too many hangers-on around him,” the player remembered. “He just didn’t know how to get rid of them.

“He was told, ‘Do what’s best for you. Don’t let people destroy your finances or your career.’ Again, I think Trent wanted to make those tough choices, but he didn’t know how.”

Richardson is a classic case of what happens when you don’t, as one NFL official told me, “trim that branch.”

Richardson’s friends ripped him off. There’s no other way to say it. As he made clear in an E:60 interview, some of them took …

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