Getting a chance to pick Tom Brady's brain would be an incredible opportunity for a young quarterback such as Robert Griffin. Brady is a Super Bowl champion and a future Hall of Famer. But Griffin learned last season that he'll have to wait to hear Brady's advice.
Here's how it went down, via NFL.com's Jeff Darlington.
In August, Griffin's team held joint practices with the Patriots for three days during training camp. He saw how they did it. He saw what the players did differently — what Tom Brady did differently. And he believes other Washington players saw it, too.
Funny enough, Griffin says despite a nice relationship with Brady over the years, the Patriots quarterback declined to provide his Redskins counterpart with any advice or in-practice tips, politely citing "a competitive landscape" when Griffin would inquire.
It was worth a shot.
While Griffin can't ask Brady to help out, he can watch him and take notes. The Redskins quarterback seems to have learned a lot during the team's practice sessions with New England.
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"What you do learn from watching (Brady) — and then watching the Patriots organization — you get a big-picture look at it," Griffin told NFL.com. "Man, honestly, they operate like a high school football team. You remember in high school, how the coach calls everybody up, everybody runs up, gets on a knee and looks at the coach like what he is saying is the most important thing in the world? That's how the Patriots are.
"They're attentive. They run on and off the field. They run after practice. They do what they have to do — and everyone understands, whether they like it or not, this is what it takes to win championships. And they won the championship."
Griffin hasn't played up to his expectations since winning the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2012. He has been benched, injured and questioned as the team's leader in the past two seasons. He'll need a breakout season in 2015 to silence his critics.