

Quarterbacks Robert Griffin III, left, and Colt McCoy with offensive coordinator Sean McVay on Sunday. (Darron Cummings/Associated Press)

Redskins coach Jay Gruden said that he could consider adding a quarterbacks coach to his staff in the offseason. But the first-year head coach added that he doesn’t believe the lack of a coach with that title has hurt his passers this season.

“Yeah, we are going to revisit everything next year, but that is a position we could revisit,” Gruden said when asked if he still felt good about his decision not to have a quarterback coach on his staff.

When forming his coaching staff this season, Gruden tabbed Sean McVay as his offensive coordinator, Chris Foerster as offensive line coach, Randy Jordan has running backs coach, Ike Hilliard as wide receivers coach and Wes Phillips as tight ends coach. But Gruden didn’t hire a quarterbacks coach. He did, however, also hired an assistant offensive line coach, a “special projects” and an offensive quality control assistant.

Gruden went without a quarterbacks coach, something that only the Redskins and Patriots have opted to do his season, largely because he is very hands-on with the offense, and the quarterbacks overall. The former quarterback also serves as his own play-caller, although McVay also has a role in the game planning, play selections and coaching of that unit. McVay helps run quarterbacks through position drills, handling the same tasks that Washington’s previous quarterbacks coach, Matt LaFleur, did the past four seasons. And offensive quality control assistant Jake Peetz also helps Gruden and McVay with some of the drilling of the quarterbacks.



Head coach Jay Gruden. (Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post)

McVay and Gruden also share duties in running the quarterback meetings.

Quarterback Robert Griffin III struggled this season and has been demoted to second string. Kirk Cousins had some bright spots as the starter with Griffin injured for five games earlier this season, but he played his way out of the job because of his inability to minimize turnovers. Colt McCoy has proven to be the most steady of the three quarterbacks.

But Gruden said that he doesn’t see those struggles as a byproduct of not having an official quarterback coach.

“I don’t regret it, no,” Gruden said about the decision. “Because I work closely with the quarterbacks also, and [McVay], and I figured I didn’t want to have too many voices preaching. But I think next year, if we have a spot on staff, there is a possibility we could add another guy to that area. But I think we have enough people in-house that are coaching the quarterbacks. That’s not an issue. But if we have a spot next year, then we can address it, like we will at every other position.”

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