Jackson's Rg3 Speech Helps Fill Redskins Void

[...] last week, before the team broke for the bye, the talented but usually quiet veteran receiver raised some eyebrows when he stood up at the end of a full team meeting in the Redskins Park auditorium. Jackson made a quick speech stressing that everyone needs to unite behind the coaches' decision and support the quarterback. "Never really been a vocal guy to yell at another player or get on another player, that just wasn't me," Jackson said. Jackson brought to a head two distinct but interwoven issues as the Redskins (3-6) try to salvage their season: the decision to restore Griffin as the starting QB, and the debate over whether there is a leadership void in the locker room. Griffin, healthy after missing six games with a dislocated ankle, got the call for the pre-bye Minnesota Vikings game over Colt McCoy, who had led back-to-back victories. In past years, his speech might have been delivered by longtime captain London Fletcher, who retired at the end of last season. People have a lot of respect for him as a football player, obviously, for what he does when the lights are on, but now that he's starting to be a little more vocal behind the scenes, it's good to see.

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