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HC Jay Gruden this week reiterated that he doesn’t plan on running a heavy dose of read-option plays for Griffin and the offense this coming year. “We’ll have sprinkles here and there,” Gruden said during a local radio interview. “It’s not going to be a major part. I want to make sure that we have other things that we can do besides the read option, because it takes a toll."
Reported by the Washington Post
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Since his hiring in January, Gruden has acknowledged Griffin’s capabilities and the success that the Redskins have had in the past running those schemes. But he has stressed the importance of developing a well-rounded attack tailored to the strengths of Griffin and his teammates. The Redskins last season used the read option on 83 of their 453 running plays (18 percent). In his 13 games, Griffin the ball 86 times for 489 yards. It remains unclear exactly what Gruden’s idea of sprinkling in the read option entails. But it’s possible that the number of those plays decreases even more this season. The 83 plays run in 2013 ranked seventh most in the NFL. With the additions of DeSean Jackson and Andre Roberts to an offense that features Pierre Garcon and running back Alfred Morris, the Redskins wouldn’t need gimmick plays to create a spark nearly as often. And fantasy football owners shouldn't forget Griffin is as capable of making big plays with his arm as he is with his legs.
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