No more wait-and-see attitude with rookie QBs like Redskins' RG3
Photo - A decade ago, rookie quarterbacks were brought along
slowly, but Robert Griffin III was named the Washington
Redskins' starter immediately. (AP photo)
Sports,NFL,Redskins,John Keim  ASHBURN -- Maybe 20 years ago --
or a decade ago for that matter -- it would have been different.
Robert Griffin III would have eased into the NFL. He would have
been allowed to grow and develop and take the typical lumps.
Playoffs? Big numbers? John Elway didn't do it. Peyton Manning
didn't do it.  Maybe those days don't exist anymore. Just look
at what's taking place in the NFL nowadays: rookies leading
teams to the playoffs, bypassing the typical apprenticeship and
establishing themselves immediately. It doesn't happen every
time, of course.  But two rookies -- Carolina's Cam Newton and
Cincinnati's Andy Dalton -- made instant splashes last season.
And five rookie quarterbacks have led a team to the playoffs
since 2004. It's not a huge number, but it's on