The Washington Redskins believe Robert Griffin III can be a great pocket passer, but they don't want him to emulate Peyton Manning or Tom Brady.

“Robert’s a great player,” Kyle Shanahan said this week when asked about Griffin as a pocket passer. “He was a great college player and he’s a great NFL player. I want Robert to be Robert and I don’t want him to be Peyton Manning. I want him to be Robert. What’s good about Robert is he’s capable of having qualities like Peyton Manning. He can be a great passer. He already is a good thrower. He is at times really good in the pass game. But he hasn’t had those reps since he was 6 years old like somebody like Peyton has.

“Robert’s always been able to run. He’s always been able to get away from trouble. And when you can do that your entire life and make plays, you don’t have to sit in there as much and throw. But Robert’s more than capable of being it. He’s more than capable of being a great thrower. And the more he works at that, he can be as well rounded and have more weapons than anybody does.”