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8 Players You Can't Start In Week 1

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Robert Griffin III

If you've been in a cave for the past sixteen months, well, you're probably feeling pretty great about Robert Griffin III. The rest of us, eh, not so much.

On the plus side(s), Jordan Reed is back and healthy, and shiny new toy DeSean Jackson is ready to go. On the down side(s), Jackson is generally overrated on the basis of having played in the Eagles' system, and oh, by the way, Griffin is being asked to be a pocket passer when his true value is the scrambling playmaker.

They're also on the road, at Houston, facing J.J. Watt and company on the most amped-up game of the season. I just don't see the upside, certainly not in comparison to the aforementioned Cutler, Kaepernick, and even Carson Palmer against a weak Chargers D.