but we are in d.c., and it is robert griffin. they're always going to try to tear him down but we're going to stay united as a locker room, and that's that. >> redskins coach jay gruden addressing an article that says griffin has alienated himself in the locker room stemming from an incident friday. gruden, of course, squashing those rumors as did his players after the game for the most part. let's take a look at the rest of the nfc east. carson palmer made an early mistake. tyler patman ran it back 58 yards but he settled down after. that palmer threw for three touchdowns, beating the cowboys 28-17. frustration mounting in dallas. you can see it there. the eagles visiting houston. philadelphia on top, dallas in second, giants at 3-4, washington at 3-6 going into their bye week. eagles visiting houston. nick foles looking for riley cooper but gets picked off here. the return is for the score. foles would leave with a shoulder injury. remember mark sanchez? he is coming in to save the day to lead the eagles to a 10- point win. san

and it is robert griffin. they are going to try to tear us down and him down. we're going to stay unit nighted as a locker room. that's that. >> that's a small time reporter reporting. in that locker room we e and what's going on on n in that field. can't really worry about the negativity that's swirling around. some day that will stop. i truly believe that. some day the nest negativity will stop. >> griffin was sacked five times and his ankle held up. he says it feels just fine. now, robert, his ankle and the rest of the team will get a break now that they have a bye week coming up. >>> thanks, diana. let's head down to dallas now. brandon wheaton getting the start against the cardinals. tony romo out with a back injury. the cowboys are up 10-7. it's the other quarterback carson palmer, third on the day for palmer. cards are up 14-10. the fourth quarter, wheaton trying to get the boys back in it. he's pick off by antonio grimardi, that sets up another arizona touchdown. the cardinals have the best record in the nfl at 7-1. they beat dals 28-17. >>> in houston,

robert griffin iii is being benched. robert burton [indiscernible] just wrapping up a press conference. what's the story there? >> they have finally shaken up here at redskins park. let's talk about this guy, colt mccoy. he is going to be taking the snaps against indianapolis on monday. big winlk about that against the titans, his first start, 19-17. also following that, the cowboys in dallas in overtime. 20-17. as far as rg iii, his last one as a starter, over a year ago. november 3 against the chargers. the final for that 1, 30-20 two. jay gruden today says he does not wanted it to get twisted. it's not on all -- it's not all on rg iii. >> i'm not concerned about the way he works. anyone who has questioned his work ethic is off base. he works extremely hard. it's not me against robert. this is about as trying to win football games and for whatever been very have not good offensively when he has been the quarterback. we have got to figure out why. to make myg my best focus, my approach one day at a time. world, anding i

party inis a washington, but not for robert griffin iii. the quarterback's career in washington could be as done as the turkey in the oven. >> he is under a lot of heat. i think he will be done. griffin iii got three games to prove himself after coming back from his injury. has lost his starting job again, according to espn. cold mccoy will start against indianapolis. start againstwill indianapolis. this sunday, robert was abysmal. the redskins are 0-3 since his return. mccoyirk cousins, colt was 2-0 this season. some pigskin tomorrow. some fans are glad it is not griffin. >> i'm sorry. i love you man, but i'm sorry. >> the drama just continues. head coach jay gruden will be addressing the media after the 1:00 practice. you can watch that live on our sister station. still ahead, doug is back with an updated look at the snow totals and how much following breaking news. we have learned of a partial wall collapse of a two-story commercial building in upper marlboro. you can see this picture that was tweeted out by officials. thebuilding was lo

robert griffin was very sore but his ankle held up fine. the rest of the team is thanking their lucky stars the bus accident wasn't worse. that's good. they need that bye week to rest and recover. as for robert griffin, though, first game back in six weeks. he talks about being sore because of this. sacked five times. some of them brutal. his pocket presence is a weakness. coach jay gruden says that's something that comes with time. >> you have to have a clock in your head as a quarterback. sometimes he gets locked in somewhere. by the time he comes off to a secondary receiver he feels a pocket closing in on him. sometimes that comes naturally. sometimes it doesn't. something he'll have to fight through and abort mission when he has to and step and throw it away when he has to. >> time for the cooley report. >> i get to ask the questions. >> you have to know when to fold them, know when to fold them. >> how did griffin play yesterday? >> i thought he played well. started off consistent. he sat in the pocket and became a pocket passer. he di

he also has a lot to say about robert griffin iii's performance on the field. and boy, is it not good. we're going to have that coming up in sports. i'm dianna russini live in redskins park. back to you. >> it's a tough room. >>> the nfl says it cooperated when federal agents with the dea surprised players yesterday. >> they were with medical staffers for the 49ers, buccaneers and seahawks. those surprise inspections came amid suspicions some teams are issuing pain killers to keep the players on the field. this was alleged by former players in a lawsuit year. the its knowledge there were no irregularities found during yesterday's inspections. >> so what's the next step for bill cosby? >> at 5:00 tonight, some people are glad the comedian is staying silent. more than a dozen women saying they were sexually assaulted by the comic. find out what could be his next move. >>> and the difference between life and death. dore dore dore again gentzler explains who american cases with ebola ended in tragedy. >>> a man assaulted in university. not the first that happened.

he's reporting that robert griffin iii has been benched. even though the redskins have not even started practice. the indianapolis colts -- he is reporting the decision has been made. this has not been confirmed by us. you certainly have heard jay gruden on his conference call yesterday, he reiterated that his intent was to start robert griffin iii on sunday. tonight, we are hearing that colt mccoy will start against the colts. the washington wizards played host to the hawks at the verizon center. wizards 9-3, first place in the southeast division. john wall doing what john wall does, to the bucket. forces the action. and-one. the game was close until the fourth quarter. the hawks went on a 12-0 run. jeff t to mike scott. atlanta with a lead. but then jeff teague took it over, ending with 28 points. the wizards made a close, but the final was 106-102, atlanta over washington. terps beat arizona state to go to 4-0 last night. tonight they took on 13th-ranked iowa state. several freshmen played big roles. 23-16 terps. iowa state helped them a

robert griffin was there. both guys looked a little uneasy. >> yeah, you want to talk about being awkward -- i think every ,ingle sentence for rg iii was we are just trying to be focused on san francisco. how is your footwork? we are trying to be focused on san francisco. >> how about jay gruden? >we are trying to stay focused n san francisco. himselfen was hard on being hard on rg iii to the media. both of them seemed focused on san francisco. >> is there anything you would like to clear up>> from sunday? it. already said there is no point of me saying it again here. i said what i had to say. i addressed it with the team. we've got to make sure we talk , us as ans a group and not make this so much about one person. we are on the same page right now. here is one question that was not asked in the press conference --are you focused on san francisco? robert burton, abc seven sports. >> i'm glad to see you are focused. for basketball fans, the wizards are 7-2. when you look at the opponents, nobody is really that

when it comes to robert griffin iii, gruden said there is every intent for robert to be the starter this week. but the coach did note that everyone is being evaluated on this team, and that by wednesday, they should have a good plan for the quarterback position. now another tough injury blow for this team yesterday in san francisco. special teams captain adam hayward, he is out for the season after breaking a bone near his right knee in that loss to the 49ers. ♪ >>> welcome into another edition of the cooley report. thanks for joining us again this week. let's get right to it. robert griffin iii, not a strong performance. what was the issue yesterday against san francisco? >> well, the issue was a couple of things. one, dinged his hand quickly. didn't see some of the things he needed to see. didn't move in the pocket extremely well. and just doesn't move in the pocket extremely well. that's not robert right now. two, he didn't have a ton of time f. you're developing a younger quarterback, you want to give him some more time and more opportunity to find guys and get in a rhythm. he didn

and now it's for robert griffin iii. the last time woen a game for the redskins was last yearen on november 3 and after two of his worst performances of his career. rg-3 is now the redskins backup. >> do you think that he's better or worse now since you've been his coach? >> better or worse? well -- i'd like to think he's gotten better as far as a passer is concerned. some of the things i've asked him to do, i think he's better. it hasn't shown on the field. i think it's shown in the meeting room. it's shown on the practice field from time to time. but he's not at the stage yet where he is a starter for us right now. i'm not going to give up on him. he's not going to give up on himself. as far as the future is concerned, we don't know. >> all right. so what makes colt the right decision then? he says he's confident in the grasp of the offense and shown in practice that he deserve this is opportunity. he says mccoy will be given every opportunity to hold on to the job for the final five games. mccoy for his part tried to

. >> robert griffin, iii speaking for the first time since we heard all the stuff he said on sunday after their loss, but what he said may not be what you were or really any of >>> wusa9 news is sponsored in part by your local toyota dealers. >> now wusa9 game on sports with kristen berset brought to you by xfinity. >> for the last couple days robert griffin, iii's comments after sunday's loss have been dissected, analyzed and chastised, many feeling like he threw his teammates under the bus after this loss to tampa bi. reporter were chomping at -- tampa bay. reporters were chomping at the bit to get a chance to talk to robert today, but what many expected is not what they got. coach jay gruden apologized for criziticing griffin on monday and as for griffin himself, he didn't say much. >> they just want me to focus on me. i'm going to do that the best of my ability. i'm a quarterback, man. i got to help this team win. >> we just want what's best for our football team moving forward, going to try to squash all the twitter and media and things that got twisted around. whatever happened happ

. >> was it the first time reporters got to talk to robert griffin, iii since his postgame comments. our dave owens is there and says today was not what anyone expected. >> reporter: i'm dave owens in ashburn a few days after more criticism of the way robert griffin, iii answered questions after sunday's loss to the bucs. today the tune gechand. he answered questions regassrdlee thtopic this way. >> focus on san francisco now. just preparing for san francisco. >> reporter: nine times during the interview. regardless the question the normally loquacious quarterback referred to that short phrase. questions of jay gruden's harsh criticism of him monday or whether he should have chosen his words more carefully sunday were sidestepped. >> i already said it via the power of social media, so there's no point me saying it again here. >> reporter: monday jay gruden said his team needs to be more careful about what they say to the media and the public. wednesday gruden blamed himself saying he should have kept criticism of griffin in-house. >> it was a mistake on my part and after a lot like t

did gruden ever consider benching robert griffin iii? >> i asked coach gruden that. he hesitated for a second. he said if there was more time in the game, he was considering putting colt mccoy back in the field. today at fedex field the fans were chanting for colt mccoy. that's how ugly it was, looking for the best way to describe today's ge went. coach put it best though. >> it looked like the first preseason game is what it looked like. it was not good by anybody on our staff offensively, myself. we got to first initially take the blame and hold some d find out where the confusion is and why we're having so much trouble. >> it was a travesty out there today. we didn't play well. i didn't see the field as well as i would have liked to. we had turnovers, i can't dloe interceptions. we had false start penalties, holding penalties. it was bad ball out there today. >> you've been very consistent the last two weeks that robert griffin iii needs to prove himself. do you think after today's performance he's proved he should be the starting quarterback? >> after today's per

another story, gang, about robert griffin. hall of famer with a scathing analyses of rgiii. we will talk about ♪ i thought it'd be bigger. ♪ ♪ (dad) there's nothing i can't reach in my subaru. (vo) introducing the all-new subaru outback. love. it's what makes a subaru,a subaru. >>> now wusa 9 game on sports with dave owens brought to you by xfinity. >> poor performance leading to petty drama leading to questions about your quarterback and now everybody seems to have a story about robert griffin. steve young is a hall of fame quarterback, so he knows the position, and he apparently knows coaches who know rgiii. now, young, who now works at espn, says the problem with driven isn't acumen. it's work ethic. he was on a radio show this morning and said, quote, i have talked to his previous coaches, people i really trust and admire. he doesn't put the time in. end quote. wow. young didn't mention any of those coaches by name. >> all right. here's some positive news about the burgandy and gold. how about that? is that what you want? players out in the community today at the p

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robert griffin the third. and the number four thing you want to watch for in today's game, you guessed it, robert griffin iii. rg3 playing his first game since dislocating his ankle in week two of the season i expect him to be a us and nervous as well. what he has going for him has to be the play of his teammates, desean jackson, pierre garcon, alfred morris, these guys have stepped up the last two weeks and griffin must remember he doesn't have to do it all by himself. trust and believe in your teammates. those are your four things to watch for. enjoy today's ball game. go red skins. >>> today you can watch d.c. united start its play-off run. turn on comcastsportsnet at 4:00 this afternoon. they play the new york red bulls in new york today. then the teams will play at rfk stadium next weekend. >>> in the wk ahead you can let the gaithersburg city council know what you think about parking. the city planning commission will have a public meeting about two amo designed to update street parking and loading zones

robert griffin iii is your starter. they say that the change is all about the productivity that he has not shown much improvement over the last three games, playing as confidently as he once had. and diane roberts was in the locker room today, talking to the players about the big change. >> reporter: the head coach himself, he said that it has been a merry go round talking about the quarterback position for the redskins. we've talked to them today about what it means for them. anything could happen as you know that the pros, it's a business and it is a tough decision that needs to be made. >> when you go through something that we have been going through this year and even from the missed time of the injuries, you know or one quarterback doing a little more than the other or one that would have it done that you know much more than the other and that you know that we would just need to roll up with the punches. >> they are great guys in the locker room for both that i would consider friends of mine, both competitors, doin

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we tried talking to robert griffin iii today but he declined to speak. i'm at redskin park, back to you. >> thanks, diana. >> do you think rg-3's time in washington is over? that is our survey of the day. call or text to vote or cast your vote on facebook or twitter. >>> rushed to the hospital, we'll tell you about the new health concerns for supreme court justice right here if washington. >> tvs, ipads and i poods, we're taking you inside target's back room to show what you the retail giant is doing to get ready for black fr. >> and it's a weather alert day here at nbc 4. when will we see that snow we've been seeing all day finally move out? storm team 4 tracking it. if you'll see any more on your thanks a secure retirement. a new home. earning your diploma. providing for your family. real associates, using walmart's benefits to build better lives for their families. opportunity. that's the real walmart. >>> first at 4:00, talk about bad timing for the busiest travel day of the year. snowflakes have been falling all over the region all day. >> all this

thought he played well. >> the fallout from robert griffin iii, the pregame fallout. the fallout is -- >> is and should have been handled in the locker room before it got anywhere else. if there was any issue with him. they knew it in the locker room. if there's maturity in the locker room it gets taken care of. >> the rest of the season, the redskins need to -- >> win seven gams. we've done it before. they need to figure out who their quarterback is and figure out who they want to keep on this defense. >> off the boo week, the skins biggest issue is -- >> defense. they were great in dallas. had a fantastic plan. this defense has been very, very average this season. even against average quarterbacks. e made guys like teddy bridgewater look like steve young. 29th ranked offense in the nfl. poor zone defense behind a poor pass rush. that's a problem for us. >> skins fans at best can hope for -- >> a six to seven-win season in which we finish the year saying, man, we really got somewhere. we know what we have next year. this team is growing. jay gruden is a good coach. r

before the game robert griffin, iii supposedly said it was not worth playing. mike shanahan looked frigid in that bubble jacket. he was a dead man coaching at that point. no. 2, it could always be worse, gang, september 27th, 2009, lions with the epitome of detroit blight, lost 19 straight, enter jim zorn, exit hope. albert haynesworth actually sacked quarterback matt stafford and hurt himself on the play. big man down, big man down. they went 4-12. zorn got canned that year. no. 1, november 16th, 2010, donovan mcnabb gets a contract extension, then commenced one of the most thorough derriere whoopings i have ever seen, desean jackson flying by leron landry the first play of the game and oh, by the way, albert haynesworth, check help out here, guys, horizontal again. the big guy i've fallen and i can't -- you see? i've fallen and i can't get up. never got up on that play. 59-28, eagles win the game. it was bad yesterday, but it could always be worse. >> i thought you were going to talk about positive things. >> you said you were going to do something positive n

jay gruden laying into robert griffin iii. what is he talking about? >>> this is the xfinity sports desk, brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. >>> okay, dianna, here's the deal. i know you guys are sometimes hating on people like jayson werth and others who won't talk to you. i've said for some time now that rg3 needs to keep his mouth shut and just play. his play yesterday was embarrassing. wh he sa afterwards is probably even worse. what do you think? >> jim, i can't keep up with this. using the word "we" too much, according to some people. and desean jackson goes on instagram and his his comments. and jay gruden yells at everybody. then robert goes back on instagram and says i'm sorry for saying that, that' i meant. i can't even -- i don't even know what i do anymore, because reporting has become very challenging here at redskins park. he said/she said. and we all know that the problem is because the team is not winning. so what were the comments that has started all this? this is robert griffin iii last night. >> right now

with just three wins, robert griffin iii may be on the way out. san francisco scored on the first possession 1k3 colin cap kaepernick finds anquan boldin. he lead the way with 137 cards. he rushed for 125 yards and tied the game with this touchdown. late in the half and on fourth and two and kaepernick puts it up for michael crabtree who makes a great grab and keeping both feet in pounds. it was 10-7 at the half. they kept the elusive rg iii and the san francisco offense turned it over three times. frank gore has a ball knocked loose by trenton murphy. that lead to a 46-yard failed goal. washington lead it 13-10 with under eight minutes left. the niners drive 75 yards for the win and hyde with the score and 17-13 the final. the niners' third straight victory improves their record to 7-4. >> have to do what they needed to do when they needed to do it. good teams win those types of game. proud of our guys. >> by any means necessary. that's how we are looking for wins. >> we always look back to what we could have done better. we could have won by mor

robert griffin the iii, he didn't say much to the media but we got his message loud and clear and >>> some complain rg3 didn't say very much today. there are some who complain he still said too much. which side did you come down on like i didn't know? >> i thought he handled the situation perfectly. with all the chaos and noise surroung rg3, he and his head coach, jay, are trying to leave it in the past. the only way to end this nonsense is to not talk about it. do you need to make changes to corre some of the fundamenta? jay wants me to play better, 29th play better. we're focused on san francisco. like said, we're focused on san francisco. have another one coming up. that's all we're promised. focused on sanrancisco doing what i can to help this team win. >> other than answering question with focusing on san francisco, are you doing anything different to prepare than you would have done before? >> just preparing for san francisco, man, that's all i can all right. both griff in and his head coach, jay gruden trying to put everythi behind him. griffin did have one comment saying he ta

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we will also see how robert griffin iii progresses. even though it was better than last week, last week his quarterback rating was 13. he will have to do more to be better than that. .> see when a bit the redskins have had struggles over the past two seasons and the controversy around rg iii is generating a lot of buzz online to the, what changes redskins need to make to start winning? join the conversation right now on our facebook page. we will have some of the top responses later in the newscast. >> a stable of advertising -- stable of advertising, put out to pasture. why will but but -- budweiser be hooking up the clydesdales? >> plus we're waiting for word on the grand jury's decision in ferguson, missouri. jokes comedians who made at the expense of marion barry react to the news of his death. >> preparing for problems in buffalo, how is that community dealing by the weather is east coast could seriously affect travel plans. we have more on how things are shaping up travel wise for the holiday week, coming up. >> things are not so

what robert griffin, iii, told reporters about being benched for colt mccoy. >>> coming up on this thanksgiving night, how did you celebrate? were you at a turkey trot this morning or out shopping? we'll tell you how the troops celebrated overseas. also, we'll talk about shopping and tips for you in this holiday season, including on car loans. turns out black friday is the fastest-growing day for car sayles. also, a touching story from ann >>> well, the benching shocked a lot of people. a lot of people are wondering how he's going to react. >> a lot of people toying this decision because you think rg 3 is the future but you may not think that's the coach. the redskins head coach made the decision to go be koult mccoy over robert griffin, iii, the timing unfortunate for griffin. this weekend would have been the time that he faced the man that was taken one spot ahead of him in the 2012 nfl draft, andrew luck. griffin did speak for the first time since being benched while leaving the practice field today saying "you know, it's coach's decision, i'm here to help this team win." now, yesterday rout

robert griffin was spotted in the mall. that's one they will be on the coverage this morning and that they were also putting them in to work on fox. should they have started in minneapolis, not everybody was in agreement. in the locker room we needed to stand up there and as players, that's the only thing you can worry about and putting your best foot forward as you worry about what you're going to do on the field to let them make that decision. it appears that during the interview they would say that we had that in the locker room and it was guys being guys as i said it after the game to excuse us for treating them like a regular teammate and like a friend as that is what we were doing, becoming a bigger ordeal than what it was suppose to be. all right. well the big ten championships were on the line today with the field hockey. they've won eight national titles. but they were up ended by northwestern, leading them 3-1 with a big time show here, which should be a lot of fun as we have a lot of stuff. >> yeah, the guys were

will robert griffin iii remain a redskin? >> i don't think so. if it keeps going the way it's going, i don't see him probably really staying with the redskins. >> as you heard there, there is a lot of support here in prince george's county for rg 3. we did find one woman who says this could be a good thing for him. sort of a learning experience. you're going to hear from her coming up in my report on news 4 at 6:00. reporting live from landover, darcy spencer, news 4. >>> soldiers on roof tops. now the latest evidence of the on going fallout in ferguson, missouri. last night national guardsmen made nearly 60 arrests and there's concern thereould be more unrest tonight. there is hope though that the scale of the violence that we saw monday night when officer darren wilson was not indicted for shooting michael brown is in the past. many of the protests against the ferguson decision have been peaceful across the country. that is something brown's parents say they appreciate. >> everyone that approached us, we appreciate that. we love them for that.

on the heels of recent drama, redskins quarterback robert griffin iii is talking to the media today. in fact, a press conference just wrapped up. and robert burner is live with what rg iii had to say. robert, what's the word? >> well, you know, drama continues all this time here at redskins park. well, this all comes after an embarrassing loss to the tampa bay buccaneers. the final for that one, 27-7, especially after the bye week. rg iii saying that if his guys don't play well, then he doesn't play well. well, a lot of fans and a lot of former players didn't really like him saying that. also, they thought it meant he was throwing his o line under the bus. another thing. they didn't like him comparing himself to two of the league's best quarterback. we're talking about aaron rodgers of the green bay packers and peyton manning of the denver broncos. we all know who that is. and today he was asked a bunch of questions and he kept it real short. in fact, he was asked about those comments and he said what he said. no reason to bring it back up in the press conference. he also responded t

griffin third is benched, last week only threw 106 yards sacked 11 times in last two games. colt mccoy will replace him. still lots more to this. what's this mean for rg3's time here in washington. we'll find out tomorrow when both jay gruden and robert griffith, iii have a press conference tomorrow. wizards couldn't find their groove against atlanta. late in the first quarter, wiz down six. john wall with the drive gets the bucket and foul making it happen with contact, 21 points, 13 assists for him tonight. third quarter wiz down two. wall over a paul pierce, steps up, knocks this one down. 14 points for him tonight. pierce now, 17th all time on the nba-scoring list. tied at 41 the late in the quarter wizards turn it over. teeg hawks up three. couple minutes later gets the floater to go, game high 28 point forz him hawks beat the wizards 106-102. >>> terps take on ohio state. first half, layman buries the three maryland up by four points, less than a minute later, freshman knocks down the three, terps up three at the half. second half maryland up by five. up the floor to l

. >> another game, ano that seems to be the cycle for the reds robert griffin iii making headlines for the wrong reasons today after some people viewed his postgame comments as throwing his teamm >> it takes 11 men. not one gu that's proven. if you want to look at the good teams in this league or the great quarterbacks, the peytons, the aaron rodgers, those guys don't play well if their guys don't play well, they don't. >> robert needs to worry about hims. it's his job to worry about his job at it's my job to worry about everybody else. >> griffin did take to social media saying, it's unfortunate that anyone would take a piece of my press conference and say i threw my teamm these men are my f he went on to say, i would never throw my teammates under the bus. i take responsibility for my play and will play better. i didn't think his commen w. he said, we have no pro bowlers in that locker room, i thought that was over the line. didn't need to say that. >> taken as a whole, i don't think any of it was taken out of context. it didn't sound good -- >> when you're losing and playing bad, pe

and that's to develop robert griffin iii. gruden's background as a quarterback himself and his credit for developing quarterback andy dalton got him this job. as for robert's production under gruden's offense, the head coach is encouraged but made is clear, he still needs time. in fact, he says rg3 has to prove himself. fans are anxiously awaiting for that growth. the are the redskins ready to pull the plug on the guy they gave up three first round draft picks for? >> i think we're quick to judge now. he's still young. he's only played nine quarters for me right now. so i think these last seven weeks will really tell a lot about his progression and it's very important for him to continue to get better and see these concepts and play these third downs and when the game is on the line make plays and make things happen. but we have total faith that he's going to be the guy. but he's got to prove it. >> what has that been like to be coaching a team with a player as dynamic and electric and popular as robert griffin iii? >> yeah,

robert griffin's lack of pocket presence was shocking. his feet shuffled like they were on hot coles. >> critiquing robert, it was not even close to being good enough from what we expect from that quarterback position. >> reporter: he missed wide open receivers. the offensive line was a turn style allowing buc defenders free passage over and over and over. the secondary couldn't cover it. the kickers couldn't kick. the catchers didn't always catch. >> right now we have no pro bowl players. we don't. we're not playing that way. i'm not playing that way. the line is not playing that way. our receivers aren't playing that way. the backs aren't playing that way. our defense isn't laying that way. our special teams aren't playing that way. >> reporter: that was griffin's post-game tape. today gruden has a strong message. >> it's his job at the quarterback position. aipts my job to worry about everybody else. >> about an hour ago robert griffin tweeted this, that he didn't intend to throw his team under the boss. deshawn jackson went on an inst

quarterback robert griffin iii has been feeling the heat. san francisco scoring on its first possession. collin capper neck ending bolden. bolden nine catches for 137 yards. morris with his own big game. morris rushing for 125 yards. late in the after on fourth and two. kaepernick puts it up for crabtree who makes a great grab. that set up a 41-yard field goal. niners defense kept the pressure on rg3. sacked fife times. smith had two of them. san francisco offense turned the ball over three times. frank gore has knocked loose here by stanford start murphy. that led to 46-yard tie. washington led 13-10 with under 8 minutes to play. niners pull it out driving 75 yards on eight plays. carlos hyde with td. san francisco wins, 17-13. third straight victory, improves record to 7-4. >> need do what what they needed to do when they needed to do it. good teams win those games. by any means necessary. that's how we're looking for wins. >> we always look back what the we could have done better. we could have won more by more points. could have won bett

jackson talked about why the team needs to rally behind robert griffin, iii as the team's leader. diane roberts has more from redskins park. >> reporter: this is the first chance we've had to speak to the team since learning of desean jackson players only meeting. he called it to support robert griffin, iii and calm whatever dissension there may have been in the locker room, an unusual step for the normally quiet jackson. >> as far as myself, i just wanted to and let him know i'm supporting him and hopefully everybody else can support the situation, too. >> desean doesn't usually say a whole lot. that's good. he's starting to open up and people have a lot of respect for him as a football player obviously for what he does when the lights are on. now that he's being a little more vocal behind the scenes, it's good to see. >> everybody is questioning the leaders. we need them to speak up. no one has really spoken up. everybody has said it here and there. we'll see. i can't say sunday is the determining factor, but it will be a step to where we're trying to go. >> adam heyward with a

there really were some, but in the end it was another loss, more questions surrounding robert griffin, iii. today coach gruden addresses whether >>> now wusa9 game on sports with kristen berset brought to you by xfinity. >> well, redskins fans, look at it this way. sunday's loss to san francisco wasn't a total debacle, right? the defense played extremely well and the skins actually went toe to toe with the 49ers for most of the game. of course, much was left to be desired on the offensive side. there's still plenty of work to do and in today's tell conference jay gruden addressed some changes could be coming. he's got a lot of evaluating to do and he wouldn't name griffin as next week's starter quite yet. >> we're evaluating all our guys right now. our starting lineup is not etched in stone for sunday's game at indianapolis. we'll have a plan moving forward wednesday. right now today at 3:15 we feel like robert is that guy right now. >> he sounds so excited about that. here are griffin's numbers the last three weeks, 188 yards passing a game, two touchdowns, three interceptions. griff

robert griffin iii has been feeling the heat. san francisco score on the first possession. collin kaepernick with the touchdown to anquan bolden. bolden had nine catches for 137 yards. alfred morris had a big game, rolling into the end zone. morris with 125 yards rushing. late in the first half on fourth and two. capber nick up to michaeliantree who makes a great grab. setting up a 41-yard field goal. 10-7 at the half. the niners defense kept the pressure on rg iii. he was sacked five times. aldon something i had two of them. but the san francisco offense committed three turnovers. frank gore coughs it up here. the fumble caused by trent murphy, former stanford star. led too a field goal. washington let 13-10 with under eight minutes left. the niners drive 75 yards in eight plays, carlos hyde with the touchdown. san francisco wins 17-13. the third straight victory improves their record to 7-4. >> did what they needed to do. good teams win those games. proud of our guys. by any means necessary. >> always look back what we could have done better. we could have won more, by mo

. >> starting to be a bit of concern, maybe even some panic by some people that maybe robert griffin iii, isn't going to pan out. >> i think we're quick to judge now. he's still very young. he's only played nine quarters for me right now. so i think these last seven weeks will tell a lot about his progression. >> what has that been like to be coaching a team with a player as dynamic and electric and popular as roberts griffin iii. >> fun. you know, it's -- obviously challenging because for as much publicity he's received, it's about him coming to work every day, trying to perfect his craft. >> you show up to stadiums and have people protesting the names. do you get asked about the team name? >> second time. the arizona media and then this is the second time. >> and do you have an opinion about the team name? >> the redskins name? very proud to be a washington redskin, yes. >> there you go. pretty surprising to hear that was only the second time he's been questioned about the name. now gruden hasn't criticized, and praise for his unfiltered, candid answers to everything involving this

. >>> and robert griffin's time in washington come to an end? >> that's a lot of redskins fans are thinking about after head coach, jay gruden, decided to bench the guy that was going to lead the team back to the promise land. more from redskins park. >> colt mccoy was the only quarterback this season to win a game from start to finish. he's the team's best quarterback right now. gruden looked at game films, griffin, and mccoy, and decided to go with mccoy against indianapolis. today was mccoy's first practice back with the first team since dallas week. he said it was a bit rough because the offense needs to get used to his style of play again, but his teammates are supportive of the change. this was all about productivity, griffin wasn't working. >> doesn't mean he isn't going to be a great quarterback one day, he needs more time to go through this. >> at this level, professional level, you know, anything can happen and i wouldn't say that it's something that shocks us or surprises us, because in the pros, it's a business and tough decisions ha

with just three wins this season robert griffin iii has been feeling he heat. cap fer nick with the touchdown bass to anquan bolden. bolden had nine catches for 137 yards. washington's alfred morris had a big game as well, bulls in. ran for 125 yards. late in the half, on fourth and two, kaepernick, up to michael crabtree, who makes an amazing grab, setting up a 41-yard field goal. 10-7 at the half. the niners defense kept the pressure on rg3. he was sacked five times. aldon smith had two. but the san francisco offense committed three turnovers, frank gore coughs it up. that led to a 46-yard field goal. washington goes in front, 13-10 with under eight minutes left. the niners would answer, driving 75 yards and eight plays, carlos hide with the touchdown. san francisco wins. >> cardinals at seattle. the game0s touchdown came lace in the third. the seahawks with the 19-3 victory. the niners host seattle on thanksgiving. >> st. louis was at san diego. chargers driving for the go, ahead score when jenkins picks off fill-in rivers. he takes it 99 yards for the touch

robert griffin iii has been feeling the heat. san francisco score on the first possession. collin kaepernick with the touchdown to anquan bolden. bolden had nine catches for 137 yards. alfred morris had a big game, rolling into the end zone. morris with 125 yards rushing. late in the first half on fourth and two. capber nick up to michaeliantree who makes a great grab. setting up a 41-yard field goal. 10-7 at the half. the niners defense kept the pressure on rg iii. he was sacked five times. aldon something i had two of them. but the san francisco offense committed three turnovers. frank gore coughs it up here. the fumble caused by trent murphy, former stanford star. led too a field goal. washington let 13-10 with under eight minutes left. the niners drive 75 yards in eight plays, carlos hyde with the touchdown. san francisco wins 17-13. the third straight victory improves their record to 7-4. >> did what they needed to do. good teams win those games. proud of our guys. by any means necessary. >> always look back what we could have done better. we could have won more, by mo

robert griffin iii will be the backup for mccoy. the change may seem surprising. why would owe bench a quart -- why would you bench the quarterback? it's simple as they want to win. he made it clear several times that griffin was still auditionautobe the starter, so benching is almost inevitable as he is injury prone and he has not been producing since he came back. he was not pleased with the decision, but thinks that he will need his confident back as he could learn better right now from that bench. >> reporter: you know, if he was not happy when i went to colt and that he's not happy that i went back to colt, it's hike amerigo round. but the bottom line is that we're trying to do the best that we can as far as picking the players, giving us the best chance to win them. >> reporter: it's unfortunate, but they still believe in each other that we could put it all together that we feel like we would have a chance against anybody. >> reporter: and they chose not to speak with porter today -- with reporters today, but seemed very disappointed by the decision, walking

robert griffin iii head to indianapolis. griffin has played 33 regular season games, 13-20. in the time he's thrown 38 touchdowns, 20 interceptions, qb rating 90.8. andrew luck has played 43 games, 75 touchdowns but has thrown more interceptions. quarterback rating just slightly lower because of that. the colts are poised to take their second straight afc title. >>> baltimore ravens took full advantage of their bye week to work out issues on offense. it was a balanced attack last night starring runningback justin forsett. he was on his way out of the league before signing with the ravens. he had a career night leading the ravens to a much needed victory over new orleans. >> obviously the way it was working, we had to keep -- justin, did an awesome job obviously all year but the work he's putting in and the results he's getting, what he's doing for this team, it was huge today. >> i put a lot of work in through my whole career, been in the shadows. tonight i showed what i can do. the ravens gave me a chance to show what i do it was a blessing. >> the division quite impressive

this week's drama around robert griffin's comments. when things are bad, this kind of stuff starts to happen. deshawn jackson had an instagram rant that some think is a shot back at robert. it's jay gruden's job. >> if wasn't to look at the good teams in this league or the great quarterbacks, the peytons and aaron rogers. they don't play well if their guys don't play well. they don't. we need everybody. i need every one of those guys in the locker room. >> it's our job in house as players and coaches to make sure we say the right things and not let that -- not let your words get twisted by the media or anybody. >> it's cold out there. that's why he had that hat on. >> i like the hat. >> fashion. good news trent williams doesn't need surgery. he only has an ncl sprain and doesn't need surgery. he got his leg epstped on yesterday. it was feared it might be worse but it's day to day. here's a chance to win a redskins jersey sign by linebacker ryan kerrigan. all you have to do is go to our facebook page and click on the giveaway. you have

the redskins gave up an arm and a leg to get robert griffin, iii, a couple years ago, but is the coaching staff not convinced he is the future? griffin responds to the criticism cocoa or eggnog? toasty or frosty? exactly the way you want it... until boom, it's bedtime! your mattress is a battleground of thwarted desire. enter the sleep number bed. right now, you can save $400 on the c4 mattress set. he's the softy. his sleep number setting is 35. you're the rock, at 60. silent night not so silent? sleep number's even got an adjustment for that. give the gift of amazing sleep, only at a sleep number store. where you'll find our lowest price ever on the c4 queen mattress-just $1499.98. know better sleep with sleep number. >>> now, wusa9 game on sports with kristen berset. brought to you by exfinty. >> 24 hours ago, redskins head coach, jay gruden uttered four words setting off speculation. the jury is still out. that was part of his response when asked to assess the quarterback situation through the first nine weeks of the season. in another interview, the redskins are not going to quote, s

robert griffin iii didn't do too much talking but somehow he managed to say all the right things during his press jay wants me to play better and i want to play better. >> like i said, just focus on san francisco. >> just focused on san francisco. g what toik help the team win. >> focus on san francisco. not letting anything on the outside distract us. like i said, focus on san francisco. >> yeah, focus on san francisco, man. s what it is. you get what you ask for. i'm focused on san francisco. jane asks me to focus san francisco. we're all focused on the same thing. winning, standing together, and beating san francisco. >> safe to say he's fo this... is the best part of the day. when we sit down together and talk. more and more, we're having conversations about the food itself: how good it is for us. how good it is for the planet. at monsanto, we're working with farmers to make balanced meals accessible to everyone. while using natural resources more efficiently. it's time for a bigger discussion about food. be part of the conversation at discover.monsanto.com . >>> one last call on th

. >> if you listen to sports talk radio, you know robert griffin is squarely in the crosshairs of fans ' ire, but he's got company. defensive coordinator has been under it all year long. what's up with teddy bridgewater? this play here has got fans hot. 4th quarter burgundy and gold fans already seeing red. then this happens. somehow tampa's best receiver mike evans gets matched up with linebacker perry riley. receiver on linebacker or as i like to call it christmas time for the bucs. on the sideline riley blew a gasket. today haslett was apologetic. >> first of all, probably wasn't the best call at the time, 20-7, trying to make something happen because game is getting out of hand. but we didn't execute it right. we executed. we didn't run it right, poor call, so be it. >> a lot of guys calling on the sword this week. we saw gruden do that yesterday and we see jim haslett do it today. here is has by the numbers, not pretty. defense has never ranked higher than 21st in points allowed. he got here in 2010 right around 22.9, 29.9 in 2013. that was a nightmare. only minnesota was worse th

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griffin iii the last couple of weeks. andrew luck carved up the redskins secondary throwing for five touchdowns and a blowout win at home. dan snyder and jay gruden were all smiles before the game kicked off. plenty of reasons to smile. first offensive play of the game. andrew luck off the play fake gets sacked and stripped of the football by ryan kerrigan. you see jason hatcher jumping all over it. one of three turnovers for the redskins. they came away with three points from the turnovers. later in the game, luck finding his groove. a wide open kobe fleener. doesn't get much easier than that. 30-yard touchdown. the colts take a 7-approximate lead. third quarter, up 21-10. mccoy trying to bring his team back. making a few guys miss. stays on his feet. he finds logan paulson. first touchdown reception for him this season. redskins down by just four. but indy answered back. third down, luck taking his time, dante moncrief. getting behind the defense and indy starts to pull away. they're up 28-17. later in the quarter, the