Football Season is here!!

Finally, the NFL season has begun!  Granted, it is only pre-season, but we are getting games!!!

Unfortunately, I was not able to watch all of the Redskins' first game, due to the weather, and the place I was at having satellite problems.  I did, however, get to see RG3 play his first NFL game, so that is what I am going to talk about.

Much like many people who are Football fans, I was very much looking forward to seeing RG3 in action.  I shared the same concerns that many people had.  Would he be able to adjust to the pro-level speed.  Would he on edge.  Would he over think things and make mistakes.  Would look like a deer caught in headlights.  And I can say that all those questions were answered in a positive light.

RG3 did not wow anyone.  He did not make spectacular plays, either with his arm or legs.  But he also did not look like a typical, straight out of college, rookie playing his first NFL game.  He was calm in the pocket.  He was able to go through the progression of receivers, and find the open ones.  He did make mistakes, as all players will, but they were not rookie mistakes.

RG3 appeared as though he had playing at the pro level for a couple of years.  He was poised in the pocket, he did not look flustered.  It did not appear as though the game was too fast for him, and he was not overwhelmed by what Buffalo was doing defensively.  Granted, it was just a pre-season game, and neither team was doing anything fancy.  Both sides were keeping things very vanilla and simple.  No stunts on defense.  No delayed blitzes or trick formations.  But RG3 was able to process what little was thrown his way with rather ease.  On the TD play, he looked off his first option, Leonard Hankerson, and found Pierre Garcon on the screen pass, which might not have been a TD play if not for Garcon's play after catching the ball.

RG3's ability to adapt to the pro-level was brought to greater light when Rex Grossman stepped in as QB.  You could see the difference between the two, and frankly, Rex looked more like a rookie QB than RG3 did.

As mentioned, this is only pre-season, and no one can be certain of anything.  The only thing that can be taken from this game is that RG3 is on the right track, and making his way to be what analysts, and more importantly the Washington Redskins thought he could be, a very talented and gifted franchise QB.  I am very much looking forward to seeing him progress and get better, and for the rest of the team to improve alongside RG3.

Overall I was very impressed by the young man, and am very excited to be a Redskins fan!

(Oh yeah, the defense didn't look too shabby either!!!)