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Washington quarterback-for-the-moment Kirk Cousins said that having deposed Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III on the roster wasn’t a distraction.

But we are.

“He’s been great,” Cousins said of Griffin, via John Keim of ESPN.com. “He’s always been classy. I don’t feel a distraction in the building. The distraction is if I turn on the TV, answer my phone, get on Twitter. As long as I’m in the building working hard and ignoring the noise even if there is something on the outside being said I don’t feel it.”

Of course, having the former first-rounder, for whom a great price was paid, hanging around as the second or third quarterback is the reason for the noise.

Perhaps someone should ask Cousins his thoughts on the great chicken-egg debate soon.

There’s also the likelihood the noise will continue as long as Griffin’s on the roster, which may be because someone in the building wants to save face, and someone else might disagree with considering the risk of having to guarantee his $16 million for next year if he’s hurt.

Cousins himself doesn’t generate noise, fourth-round picks seldom do. But if he plays poorly enough that they consider a change back to Griffin — or possibly McCoy — the wall of sound will rise again like a tsunami.