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Off the field,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Robert Griffin III has decided he's no Bill Belichick. On the field, he moved a step closer toward a Week 1 return Wednesday when he took full-speed, full-team snaps against the first-string defense for the first time since his knee surgery.
The Washington Redskins are home from training camp, but the new setting doesn't change the team's overriding narrative. The Sept. 9 Monday night regular season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles is less than three weeks away, and the question remains whether the franchise player who says he'll be ready to go will indeed be ready to go.
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"My eyes are set on Philly,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," he said.
To achieve that goal, he must get the OK from his surgeon, Dr. James Andrews, who examined Griffin's reconstructed right knee on Monday and will do so again after the final preseason game. Even if Andrews says all is well,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the final decision will rest with coach Mike Shanahan.
"We see progress," Shanahan said. "One of the reasons we didn't throw him right into the fire is we didn't think he was ready right away. If he keeps on progressing like he has been,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], he'll be ready for Monday night."
Griffin thinks he should have been progressing even faster, and his comments last week that he disagreed with Shanahan's cautious practice plan created such a stir that the quarterback felt the need to make a special statement the following day to say there was "no conflict" between him and coach.
Griffin's popularity is enhanced by his willingness to speak his mind publicly, but he said the backlash had him considering whether he should clam up.
"I sat down and talked to a few people to make a decision: 'Do I stop being who I am,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], stop being honest with you guys and give you guys ammunition to turn against this team, or do I just go into a shell and Bill Belichick it all week?'" Griffin said. "I'm just going to continue to be who I am. And if something like that does happen,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], you make the statement to make sure everybody gets its clear. But I don't think I can change who I am just because people are going to take my words and put them against me."