Robert Griffin III starting to develop David Carr syndrome
RG3 is a broken shell of the budding superstar who stormed the NFL as a rookie in 2012. It’s no secret he took as brutal a preseason beating as anyone can remember on Thursday night against the Detroit Lions. However, even when Griffin did have time to throw he panicked and ran out of the pocket.
The play in which he was concussed occurred this way, and he actually had quite a bit of protection when he “escaped” the pocket—never mind there were at least two receivers WIDE open with nobody around them.
RG victim of bad protection tonight. But remember: Hurt on play w/out pressure, leaving clean pocket despite options. pic.twitter.com/rWfVYnawCp
— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) August 21, 2015
In discussing this with fellow Sportsnaut writer Vincent Frank, he touched on something quite apt, saying RG3 is “suffering from David Carr syndrome.”
Carr had all the talent to suceed when he entered the league as the No. 1 overall pick to the Houston Texans in the first-ever draft by the franchise. However, he quickly turned into a guy who was afraid of his own shadow on the field because he was getting hit all the time—like what we’re starting to see with Griffin.
The young quarterback is in trouble, and at this point, if something doesn’t change soon, he may become completely broken from a psychological standpoint.