It looks like the terms Washington Redskins and sports media controversy are interchangeable.  The latest incident, Robert Griffin III’s Philadelphia post game comments, has the sports media keeping score on whether Griffin can handle the starting job.  I suspect RGIII is merely experiencing the same growing pains Cam Newton experienced in Charlotte.  The media market in the Queen City has been prone to criticize the young quarterback at every turn.  In fact, the local sports radio personalities owe Cam several royalty checks. Without him they would not make a living.  Cam conversations pretty much dominate most of their airtime (even when the rest of us in NC are more focused on Tobacco Road and college hoops!).

As far as I’m concerned I think hindsight will reveal that RGIII’s second Redskins season was his NFL maturation year.  In music, this is often called a sophomore slump.   I’d be willing to bet RG’s future campaigns will produce plenty of stellar records.   Griffin will survive this latest controversy.  As for the  Shanahans, I’m not so sure.  Dan Snyder’s meddling has been on hiatus for far too long and I suspect having a franchise QB might inspire him to up his involvement.  And so we come full circle . . . the Washington Redskins and sports media controversies will always be one in the same.

Best Score:  Robert Griffin III’s postgame comments create a schism (Doug Farrar)