Hello. As you may know by now, Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III played in his first NFL preseason game Thursday night. He played pretty well, and hope is still alive in the D.C. area that Griffin is, indeed, the savior of the Redskins.
However ...
We must say that some of the ... analysis, let's call it, was a bit too ... what's the word? Oh, yes. Comprehensive. Dan Steinberg already created a partial chronicle of this ... ahem, coverage, so to avoid stepping on his toes I've put my own examples of this excruciating minutiae (a phrase inspired by Elaine Benes) after the jump.
At 3:22 PM
— Mitchell Tischler (@Mitch_Tischler) August 9, 2012@rgiii and the 1st#redskins bus arrives, as a surprise to none, Mr. Griffin is first player off the bus and into the lockerroom
— Chris Russell (@Russellmania980) August 9, 2012
#Redskins QB@rgiiion field in#Buffalo, in jeans down on sideline, shaking hands with officials. Never seen that b4 twitter.com/Russellmania98…
You see where we're going with this, right? Right.
But it's not all sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows (RIP Marvin Hamlisch)
Oh, you've done it now, ESPN. You've really done it now.