Sep 14, 2014; Landover, MD, USA; Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) prepares to throw the ball against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second half at FedEx Field. The Redskins won 41-10. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

It seems some football pundits are surprised that Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden stated that if Kirk Cousins plays well as the Redskins starting quarterback that he might remain the starter even after Robert Griffin III returns from injury. Here’s what Gruden stated:

“We’ll cross that bridge when it comes. Right now we’re going to prepare with Kirk Cousins as our starter and Robert’s going to rehab and then all decisions after that will come after that. But right now we’re going to go try to do the best we can and get Kirk ready to go and beat Philadelphia.”

His job is to get the team to win consistently. It would be great if that could happen with Robert Griffin III but Redskins fans aren’t going to root against Kirk Cousins. We just want to see the team win. But the thing is, the team needs to win for Cousins to remain starter.

Some people are making the assumption that the Redskins will automatically win under Cousins but it’s like Jay Gruden said, we’ll cross that bridge when and if it comes. But for right now Kirk Cousins is in the driver seat. If he plays well then he can keep driving. If not then RGIII will take over. Sounds pretty logical to me.