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In my last article I broke down RG3’s 5 touchdowns this season. In this breakdown we will take a look at his interceptions and see what we can learn from the mistakes during the 2014 season.

Season Stats
RG3 – 147/214 (68.7%), 1,694 yards, 7.9 y/a, 4 TDs, 6 INTs, 38 rushes for 176 yards and 1 TD
Note: Play numbers correspond to plays found here in the GIF Database.

First let’s look at the intended targets of the interceptions:

Receiver Breakdown

Pierre Garcon	2
Andre Roberts	2
DeSean Jackson	1
Niles Paul	1

Next let’s see when the interceptions occurred in which quarter and what down.

Quarter Breakdown

1st Quarter	2
2nd Quarter	1
3rd Quarter	1
4th Quarter	2

Down Breakdown

1st Down	2
2nd Down	0
3rd Down	3
4th Down	1

As well as the distance and location of the interceptions:

Distance Breakdown

Fewer than 6 Yards	4
Between 6 and 15 yards	1
More than 15 yards	1

Location Breakdown

Deep Left	Deep Middle	Deep Right
0	0	1
Intermediate Left	Intermediate Middle	Intermediate Right
1	0	0
Short Left	Short Middle	Short Right
2	2	0

Here are the routes that were intercepted as well. If you notie that short passes like slants and out routes were intercepted the most.

Route Breakdown

Slant	2
Out/Flat	2
Go	1
Middle/Stop	1

Let’s take a look at the plays:

Play 1
Situation: 1st and 10 at WSH 39
Description: Q2 - (1:04) (Shotgun) RG3 pass short left intended for A.Roberts INTERCEPTED by C.Munnerlyn at WAS 47.… Article continues here

RG3 played in nine games this season due to a dislocated ankle injury he suffered during Week 2 versus the Jacksonville Jaguars. In this breakdown we will look at the five touchdowns he scored, four through the air and his last on the ground during the 2014 regular season.

Season Stats
RG3 – 147/214 (68.7%), 1,694 yards, 7.9 y/a, 4 TDs, 6 INTs, 38 rushes for 176 yards and 1 TD
Note: Play numbers correspond to plays found here in the GIF Database.

Before we begin looking at some of his plays, I wanted to take a look at the recipients of RG3’s four touchdowns:

Receiver Breakdown

DeSean Jackson	2
Roy Helu	1
Chris Thompson	1

Quarter Breakdown

1st Quarter	0
2nd Quarter	2
3rd Quarter	1
4th Quarter	1

Down Breakdown

1st Down	2
2nd Down	2
3rd Down	1
4th Down	0

As well as the distance and location of the touchdowns:

Distance Breakdown

Fewer than 6 Yards	4
Between 6 and 15 yards	0
More than 15 yards	0

Location Breakdown

Deep Left	Deep Middle	Deep Right
0	0	0
Intermediate Left	Intermediate Middle	Intermediate Right
0	0	0
Short Left	Short Middle	Short Right
2	0	2

If you notice, all of his touchdowns were fewer than 6 yards on a short pass either left or right. Finally here is the route breakdown:

Route Breakdown

Screen	2
Swing	1
Slant	1

Only one of his passes was beyond the line of scrimmage and it was on a slant pass.… Article continues here

After the 2014 season, the Washington Redskins were still left with question marks on who will be the starting quarterback of the 2015 season. RG3 performed well to start the season, but a dislocated ankle in the second week of the season opened the door to controversy for backup quarterbacks Kirk Cousins and Colt McCoy. This breakdown will analyze RG3’s, Kirk Cousins’, and Colt McCoy’s 2014 season performances individually and then it will compare all three quarterbacks based on the characteristics that encompass a franchise quarterback in the NFL such as arm strength, accuracy and decision-making.

Stats

RG3 - 147/214 (68.4%), 1694 yards, 7.92 ypa, 4 TDs, 6 INTs, 38 rushes, 176 yards, 1 TD in 9 games. Source
Kirk Cousins - 126/204 (61.8%), 1710 yards, 8.38 ypa, 10 TDs, 9 INTs, 7 rushes, 20 yards in 6 games. Source
Colt McCoy - 91/128 (71.1%), 1057 yards, 8.26 ypa, 4 TDs, 3 INTs, 16 rushes, 66 yards, 1 TD in 5 games. Source

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Here are all of RG3’s plays in GFY form.
Note: For play numbers, this is how they will be referred to unless specifically stated otherwise.

Articles that were written about RG3 on a weekly basis:

In the beginning of the season, Redskins’ head coach Jay Gruden called a lot of quick passing plays and play-action bootleg rollouts similar to the play-calling of former Redskins’ offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan.… Article continues here

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The Redskins started with promise on Sunday, but ultimately ended in embarrassment as they were blown out by their division rival the Dallas Cowboys. In this game, RG3’s statistics were misleading as he was inaccurate with the football and showed multiple times where he was unable to read coverages and was still hesitant with the football. Here are some of his plays in this weeks breakdown.

Stats
RG3 - 27/41, 336 yards, 8.2 ypa, 2 TDs (1 rushing), 2 INTs, 6 rushes for 19 yards, 3 sack for 27 yards

Editor’s Note: The play numbers correspond to the plays featured in Week 17 (2014) - Cowboys at Redskins.

Play 13
Situation: 2nd and 8 at WSH 22
Description: Q1 - (9:32) RG3 pass short right to D.Young pushed ob at WAS 31 for 9 yards (K.Wilber, B.Carr).
Sideline View

Endzone View

Offense Formation: Pro-I Left
Offensive Grouping: 21
Defense Formation: Cover 2, 5 Underneath Zones

RG3 on play-action reads WR88 Garcon’s corner route as his first read and then finds FB36 Young’s in the right flat for a 9 yard gain and first down.

The Cowboys zones underneath zones are too deep for RG3 to take advantage of the Cover 2 by the safeties. So RG3 makes the correct decision is to pass to Young or Morris on the checkdown. RG3 throws a quick and accurate strike.

Play 14
Situation: 1st and 10 at WSH 31
Description: Q1 - (8:55) RG3 pass short left to D.Jackson for 69 yards, TOUCHDOWN. K.Forbath extra point is GOOD, Center-N.Sundberg, Holder-T.Way.… Article continues here

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RG3 showed very positive signs of improvement during his Week 16 match-up versus the Eagles. In this game, RG3 showed a better grasp of fundamental quarterbacking that he hasn’t shown all season. If RG3 continues to show these signs of progress, the Redskins should be confident in naming him their quarterback of the future.

Stats
RG3 - 16/23 for 220 yards (9.6 ypa), 0 TDs, 1 INTs, 1 fumbled snap, 2 sacks for 15 yards, and two-50+ yard bombs to DeSean Jackson

Offensive groupings are denoted as a two digit number, where the first digit represents the number of runnings backs, and the second number represents the number of tight ends in the set.
For example, “12” offensive grouping refers to 1 RB, 2 TE and 2 WRs.

Play 1
Situation: 2nd and 3 at PHI 40
Description: Q1 - (11:05) R.Griffin pass short left to D.Jackson pushed ob at PHI 33 for 7 yards (C.Williams).
All-22 View

Endzone View

Formation: Singleback Big
Offensive Grouping: 12

RG3 has Jackson and Garcon as his wide outs. Jackson runs a quick out underneath off-man coverage for a gain of 7 yards on the play.

Jackson makes a quick cut on the out-route and RG3 places the ball in stride. Quick, accurate throw to start the game.

Play 2
Situation: 2nd and 9 at PHI 32
Description: Q1 - (9:56) (Shotgun) R.Griffin pass short right to C.Thompson to PHI 30 for 2 yards (M.Kendricks).
All-22 View

Endzone View

Formation: Empty-set Shotgun
Offensive Grouping: 01

RG3 throws a quick WR screen pass to RB37 Thompson who lines up wide right.… Article continues here

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Colt McCoy reaggravated his neck versus the Giants in the first quarter, so RG3 stepped back in as the Redskins starter. RG3 performed well on the ground, but still struggled with decision-making in the pocket as a traditional quarterback. This breakdown will explain his plays.

Stats - 18/27, 236 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT, 5 rushes for 46 yards, 7 sacks for 47 yards, 3 Fumbles (1 lost)

Play 1
Situation: 2nd and 9 at WSH 34
Description: Q2 - (15:00) (Shotgun) R.Griffin pass short left to P.Garcon to WAS 39 for 5 yards (C.Brown).
Sideline View

Endzone View

RG3 in shotgun motions TE84 Paul from the right to the left side of the formation. Paul runs to the flat, while WR88 Garcon runs a quick out route.

This a very simple play to give the Redskins a more manageable 3rd down. Also, it forces RG3 to release the ball early to avoid the pressure by the Giants’ defensive line. Since RG3 hasn’t played a full game in three weeks this was probably also used as a confidence booster.

RG3 throws an accurate pass to pick up five yards on the play after reading that his first read Paul is covered.

Play 2
Situation: 3rd and 4 at WSH 39
Description: Q2 - (14:20) (Shotgun) R.Griffin sacked at WAS 31 for -8 yards (C.Jenkins).
Sideline View

Endzone View

Sack alert! RG3 in shotgun has trips bunch on his right with WR11 Jackson the lone WR on his left. RG3 snaps the ball and the pocket starts to close from the two edge rushers.… Article continues here

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After one of the worst performances of RG3’s career against the Buccaneers, RG3 tried to redeem himself versus the San Francisco 49ers. This post will analyse how he played.

Play 1
Situation: 1st and 10 at WSH 17
Description: Q1 - (14:53) (Shotgun) R.Griffin pass short left to D.Jackson pushed ob at WAS 24 for 7 yards (C.Culliver). Caught at WAS 15. 9-yds YAC.
Sideline View

Endzone View

RG3 is in shotgun with four outside WRs in twin stacks on opposite sides. The play is a WR screen pass to Jackson. Grant blocks Culliver on the edge and allows Jackson to gain 7 yards.

This play could have gone to either Roberts on the right side or Jackson on the left side. Based on Culliver playing off-man coverage CBs playing closer to the line on the other side it makes Jackson the better choice.

Play 2
Situation: 2nd and 3 at WSH 24
Description: Q1 - (14:23) R.Griffin sacked at WAS 15 for -9 yards (Ald.Smith).
Sideline View

Endzone View

Sack Alert! RG3 is in offset-I formation with Garcon and Jackson on the outsides. Both of the outside CBs are in man-press coverage. Jackson runs a go-route taking the inside shoulder of his CB, while Garcon runs a curl route. Both of them are covered perfectly. Paulsen runs a seam route and is covered by the ILB.

This is a coverage sack. The offensive line actually does a good job of protecting RG3. McDonald gets good penetration on Chester forcing RG3 to step out of the pocket.… Article continues here

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In my last article I broke down RG3’s 5 touchdowns this season. In this breakdown we will take a look at his interceptions and see what we can learn from the mistakes during the 2014 season.

Receiver Breakdown

Quarter Breakdown

Down Breakdown

Distance Breakdown

Location Breakdown

Route Breakdown

RG3 played in nine games this season due to a dislocated ankle injury he suffered during Week 2 versus the Jacksonville Jaguars. In this breakdown we will look at the five touchdowns he scored, four through the air and his last on the ground during the 2014 regular season.

Receiver Breakdown

Quarter Breakdown

Down Breakdown

Distance Breakdown

Location Breakdown

Route Breakdown

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Colt McCoy reaggravated his neck versus the Giants in the first quarter, so RG3 stepped back in as the Redskins starter. RG3 performed well on the ground, but still struggled with decision-making in the pocket as a traditional quarterback. This breakdown will explain his plays.

After one of the worst performances of RG3’s career against the Buccaneers, RG3 tried to redeem himself versus the San Francisco 49ers. This post will analyse how he played.

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