2021 Hall of Fame Nominations: The Dream Team "RGIII" - a podcast by LOC Films

 Team: The Dream Team

Nomination: "RGIII" Robert Griffin III, 9th round draft pick number 83 overall in 2012

Coach Nathwani joined the league in 2011. It was a tough first season, as is usually the case for newcomers to the LOC, but The Dream Team came through it quite well, going 6-8 in their first year. 2012 would be the sophomore leap for Coach Nathwani though, as he lead The Dream Team to a 10-4 record, a division title and a playoff appearance. A large part of that is their hall of fame nominee.

Robert Griffin III was a rookie in 2012. The dynamic dual threat QB was drafted second overall in the NFL draft behind Andrew Luck. In the LOC, he was a 9th round draft pick, 83rd overall. He didn’t start Week 1 for The Dream Team, as there was another dynamic QB by the name of Mike Vick who was the starter for Coach Nathwani, who scored 20 points. They would lose their first game against Touchdown Syndrome 102-126. Robert Griffin III would not have changed this result, but he did have a great game, netting 29 points.

This was enough to start a QB controversy for The Dream Team, as in Week 2 RGIII got the nod over Mike Vick, and it was the right call. Mike Vick got 24, but RGIII put up a terrific 32. Sadly it was not enough to bring home the W, as The Dream Team fell 140-130 against Bear Necessities, starting the year 0-2. The Dream Team would only lose 2 more games across the rest of the regular season.

In Week 3 RGIII started again, leading Coach Nathwani to their first win of the season over Forge Flyers. He got 27, and they won 120-82. The next week he scored 23 and brought home a close win against ADRZ, 117-116. Week 5 RGIII did not play well, only scoring 4 points, but The Dream Team still won against Burdettinators, 78-71. He would bounce back the next week with 37, helping down IKNAN 125-95.

Entering week 7 Coach Nathwani pulled the team back to 4-2. They’d lose that week 94-90, despite RGIII getting 27. After that week, RGIII headed back to the bench in a coaching decision for none other than Andrew Luck, who was added in Week 6. He helped lead them to a 117-69 victory over Gridiron Gang with 19 points, but RGIII still got 14 on the bench. The next week he would reclaim his starting role, again scoring 14 points and leading The Dream Team to a 121-114 victory over Touchdown Syndrome. The next week he was on a bye, The Dream Team won.

RGIII would not return to the bench for the rest of the regular season. Coming off his bye in Week 11 he posted a terrific 40 points en route to a 129-103 victory over The Tuckfards. He had an equally good outing in Week 12, scoring 37 and helping The Dream Team to a 142-96 victory over ADRZ. in Week 13 he scored 20 and again aided Coach Nathwani in a win over Burdettinators, 121-104, and in the final week of the season scored 19 in a 118-79 loss to Forge Flyers.

An injury sustained in Week 14 would cause him to miss the playoff match up against The Tuckfards, in which Colin Kaepernick started in his stead. He posted 34 points in a 107-90 loss for Coach Nathwani.

Overall, RGIII had an 8-3 record as a starter for The Dream Team, and scored 358 points for The Dream Team that season. Not bad for a 9th round draft pick. Unfortunately for RGIII, not only did an injury keep him out of The Dream Team’s playoff game, but an injury in a playoff game for the Redskins also knocked him out of the game and changed his career forever. He was never the same after that. The Dream Team has also since not been able to win a Corona Bowl, though they have made 3 playoff appearances since, including one Corona Bowl appearance in Corona Bowl VI.

RGIII will likely never have a shot at entering the NFL hall of fame, but he does have a chance of making the LOC Hall of fame. 2012 was a great season for him, in which he lead The Dream Team to the playoffs and a division title.

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