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"We know offensively we can do anything with the ball in his hands," Moss said. "We've just got to try when we get the opportunities to make sure the guy who can make plays has the ball in his hands. He's giving you a chance to get open. Even when it's hard, he gives you opportunities, and there are not many quarterbacks who can do that."
Griffin is matter-of-fact in answering questions about his transcendent talents. Asked about his remarkable fourth-quarter scramble on fourth-and-10 that eventually ended with a 19-yard completion that set up the go-ahead TD pass to Moss, he simply recounted the play as if it happens all the time.
With RG3, at some point it just might.
"I try not to approach the game like I'm a rookie," he said. "I don't try to give myself excuses. I just don't approach it that way and the team doesn't look at me like a rookie, either. I'm their leader. I'm their quarterback, so I can't go out there and say, well if I make a mistake it's because I'm a rookie. I have to hold myself accountable for everything. I think that's why I'm able to go out and be successful."
One caveat, of course, is the vulnerability that accompanies Griffin's style of play. He already had a concussion against Atlanta when he didn't slide at the end of a run, although he returned for the next game.
Putting shackles on a player with Griffin's skills is unwise and counterproductive. But making him aware of how much a target he presents when on the run is essential and will be done by the Redskins.
But coach Mike Shanahan knows what he has in RG3, and he isn't about to pull the reins on his thoroughbred.
Too bad, the Giants -- and the rest of the NFC East -- must be thinking.
"That guy," Tuck said, "is the real deal."
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