Redskins coach Jay Gruden on Robert Griffin III

It’s no secret the Rams might soon be interested in Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III. With Kirk Cousins taking over the quarterback job in Washington D.C., the Redskins are expected to release RG3 soon.

And with the Rams obvious need at quarterback, Los Angeles is a logical potential landing spot.

The problem is figuring out what the heck happened to RG3 in Washington that he went from potential franchise quarterback after being named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2012 to not even taking a snap during the 2015 season and likely looking for a job in two weeks.

It’s easy to dismiss RG3 as a bust considering his dramatic fall, but he was talented enough to compile a 102.4 quarterback rating in 2012 and complete over 60 percent of his passes and throw for more than 3,200 yards in 2012 and 2013, so it’s obvious there is potential to tap into.

Redskins coach Jay Gruden, who opted to go with Cousins at quarterback all last season, shed some light on RG3’s fall off on Wednesday at the scouting combine.

“Well I think the injuries hurt him a little bit,” Gruden said. “My first year here, he got hurt against Jacksonville and that set him back a little bit. We keep talking about repetition and when you miss those key repetitions in those games and practices, that’s going to set you back. And all of a sudden he gets well and he’s put back in the starting lineup against Minnesota and plays pretty well, though we had our struggles at the end of the year, but I think the injury hurt him a little bit.”

In the meantime, Cousins played well enough to hold onto the job.

“I think it was more Kirk’s play than anything. Kirk’s development in the OTAs that we could just see him continue to progress when Kirk got the opportunities with the ones in practice. There was always a successful drive and I think people could see that. It was more about Kirk, not as much about Robert as people think.”