Pierre Garcon Talks About his Injury,RG3 & Kirk Cousins
Washington Redskins wide receiver Pierre Garcon was on NFL AM on Thursday morning and was asked:
You played with Peyton Manning, now you have played with Robert Griffin III. Similarities? Differences? And do you think Robert can be as prolific, or as good as Peyton Manning?
Garcon replied: “He can be just as good as Peyton. Peyton is very skilled with his arm, but Robert is skilled with his arm and his legs and that’s what makes him more dynamic and more dangerous. They are very similar, quarterbacks are natural leaders, they take control of the huddle and in meetings and communicate with offensive lineman as well as receivers and running backs.
They are both good but Robert’s gonna be really good…just as good as Peyton.” Kinda sounded like Pierre stopped just short of saying RG3 will be better, Peyton and him are still close friends.
Asked about RG3’s injury, he responded with “We want him back for week one, but we don’t want him to push too hard, he’s going to have a great future and a long career. He’s gotta do what’s right for him. He’s been through the fire, now he understands it.”
Garcon went on to say about his injury “I’ll (Garcon) be healthy enough to play. I can’t say I will be 100%, but I will be back out there. I will be rehabbing and doing whatever the trainers let me do. We won’t try to win a Superbowl in April or anything. We will just try to move ahead.”
Asked how might things be different with Kirk Cousins in the huddle, he responded with “It certainly will be different because Kirk is a pocket quarterback, with Robert we have to keep our heads on a swivel and always alert cause the play is never dead, he’s always looking to get that extra yard or extra throw and extend the play as much as he can. But with Kirk we are going to just have to what we can, he can scramble out of the pocket some if he has too but he will do a great job for us.”
When asked about the Redskins record when he is on the field he responded with “It was nothing I did in particular, it was more coach Shanahan, Mike and Kyle, called great plays and I just did my part. They brought me over her to make plays and win and that’s what I take pride in doing. It’s all up to the coaches to call the plays. Without Robert and Alfred there is no 9-1, the offensive line, the running backs, we need everything. We have a great, young offense and a young team to challenge the NFL. Fred led the team in receiving a year ago, Alfred is a 1600 yard back, Robert is a Pro Bowl quarterback, I’ll just fit in where ever I can. We are itching at the top of the NFL and we think we have that potential, we are young too.”
