LANDOVER, Md. -- Overheard and seen in the Washington Redskins' locker room after their 44-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys:
RGIII ready for offseason: Quarterback Robert Griffin III said he wants to return, despite all the craziness that has surrounded him the past two seasons. Griffin said he already has a plan for the offseason. “My focus is I want to be here,” said Griffin, who has one year remaining on his rookie contract. “I want to be here and help this team win, try to turn this thing around and change the culture around here. If coach Jay [Gruden] and this organization want me around, then I’ll be here. I’ll be ready to go.”
Last time? Two longtime veterans, Ryan Clark and Santana Moss, exited the locker room not knowing if they would play in the NFL again. Both are 35 and pending free agents. Although Clark was a starter this season, Moss was not; he wound up with eight receptions. Both said they’d like to play again, but both know the realities of the business. “You know how it works,” Clark said. “I can’t date a girl who thinks I’m ugly.” Another pending free agent, veteran Tyler Polumbus, posed for a picture in front of his locker with his child.
First-half issues: The game got away from Washington -- in a big way -- in the final 10 minutes. But it was equally bad in the first half. Although a lot of focus was on the offseason and what happens next, there were enough players and coaches upset about the first half, in which Dallas scored 27 points and the Redskins missed a lot of tackles. “It was bad,” Gruden said. “That first half was as bad as we’ve seen around here for a long time.”
