PLAYERS:
Tom Coughlin,
Chris Canty,
Justin Tuck,
Osi Umenyiora,
Robert Griffin III
TEAMS: New York Giants, Washington Redskins
TEAMS: New York Giants, Washington Redskins
Even in defeat, Robert Griffin III – aka "Black Jesus" – continues to collect praise from his peers.
Following the Redskins' tough Week 7 loss to the Giants, in which Griffin recorded 347 total yards, several members of Big Blue -- from one-time skeptic Osi Umenyiora to coach Tom Coughlin -- openly gushed about the first-year quarterback.
“That guy is flat-out unbelievable,” Umenyiora said, via the Washington Post. “That’s the best QB we’ve played this year.”
It's a complete 180 from Osi, who initially refused to buy into the hype surrounding "Bob," as he once referred to him. That tune began to change last week, when "Bob" became "Sir Robert Griffin III" after a few
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