Kirk Cousins has been impressive filling in for Robert Griffin III and clearly wants the starting quarterback job for Washington.

But Cousins also knows that Washington remains Griffin's team.

"That's a great question," Cousins told reporters Tuesday. "It's a tough dynamic to fully answer. As a quarterback, if there's any doubt in the other 10 guys in the huddle looking at me, 'Can this guy get it done for us? Can he move the ball?' Then I already failed. When I say this is Robert's team, I don't mean I can't step in and have authority and make sure we move the football. But I won't change the statement that this is Robert's team. I stand by that." 

Cousins is realistic about the situation. 

"Robert was drafted high for a reason," he said. "He's had success here, he's done a lot of good things and he's done nothing to have that be any different. So this is his team and it's my job as a backup on this team to hopefully, when he comes back, to give him a team with a good record and put him in a good spot to have success down the stretch. By no means that does that say I can't go in there as a backup and get the job done."