"RG3! Electrifying!" "He is unreal!" "Washington's savior at quarterback!"

Long gone are the days when Robert Griffin III would dazzle football fans nationwide with his lightning quick speed and cannon of an arm. The former offensive rookie of the year officially hit rock bottom in 2015, being named the third string quarterback who rarely even suited up. How could this one-time prodigy ever be reduced to such low status? What happened between 2012 and 2015 that made things in our nation's capital go from phenomenal to bad, to downright terrible? Well, they say NFL stands for "not for long" if you don't perform at a high level. So, here's a recap of the events that lead to the fall of the 2nd overall pick of the draft and the rise of his three-year backup.

RG3 was immediately named the starting quarterback after being drafted by the Washington Redskins in 2012. It didn't take long for the signal caller out of Baylor to persuade his audience as Griffin registered impressive preseason numbers and threw for 320 yards and two touchdowns in a week one 40-32 road victory over the Saints.

After consecutive close losses against the Rams (28-31) and Bengals (31-38), and a third against Atlanta (17-24), the 2-3 Redskins showcased their most dynamic offensive threat against Minnesota as RG3 took the snap, saw nobody open, and took off 76 yards down the sideline for a score in a 38-26 convincing win. Griffin's 138 rushing yards in a single game set a franchise record and everyone was buying into the hype that Washington had found its franchise quarterback.

But the Redskins failed to find consistency and struggled to a 3-6 start. It was after the bye week when the magic started happening against division rival Philadelphia. Griffin's stats 14 of 15 passing for 200 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions - a perfect 158.3 quarterback rating. He also ran for 84 yards in the 31-6 explosive victory.

The win against Philadelphia would spark a seven-game winning streak, the team's longest since 1991. Griffin and the Redskins surprised many when they beat the Cowboys on Thanksgiving 38-31 featuring four more touchdown passes and zero interceptions from #10. Griffin would scare his fans a couple of weeks later when he took a vicious hit to the knee from Ravens' 331-pound defensive tackle, Haloti Ngata. Enter 4th round draft pick Kirk Cousins, who engineered a game-tying scoring drive by tossing a touchdown to Pierre Garcon. Washington would go on to defeat the future world champions in overtime, 31-28.

Cousins would get the start the following week against Cleveland and looked decent, passing for 329 yards and two touchdowns in a solid 38-21 win. However, head coach Mike Shanahan felt confident putting Griffin back in the starting lineup to finish out the season's last two games. Griffin appeared gimpy but still managed to rally his team to victories over Philadelphia (27-20) and Dallas (28-18).

The playoff game against Seattle was the beginning of the end for Robert Griffin III. After a quick 14-0 lead, the Redskins failed to score again after Griffin re-injured his knee and played injured until a freakish-looking play where he hurt his LCL and ACL.

For one season, RG3 was a game changer...

2013 rolled around and it was a complete disaster from start to finish, unless you call a 4-0 preseason record without the help of RG3 impressive. Griffin's face was in the media a lot more. He created his own logo, was featured on Subway commercials and Adidas commercials where he his whole message was "All in for week one", meaning he would be ready to play by the first game.

It was evident from the start that this was not the same Robert Griffin III that we had seen the previous year. Griffin struggled the entire season, failing to sprint like he used to or make the right reads. The team would get behind by so much so quickly. The offense couldn't get any consistency going and the Redskins could only muster a 3-13 record. Cousins would replace Griffin for the final three losses of the season, and looked average at best. Griffin was sacked very often too and his offensive line would not help himself up sometimes, a sign that there was some team drama going on.

Griffin would get a third shot in 2014 under new head coach, Jay Gruden. He opened the season looking okay until he dislocated his ankle in week 2 against Jacksonville on a roll out. Cousins would come in once again and perform well, leading the Skins to a dominant 41-10 win. However, Cousins couldn't find his groove either, loosing his next four starts and throwing multiple interceptions before being replaced by Colt McCoy. It was a quarterback carousal for the remainder of the season with Griffin and McCoy battling for the starting job once Griffin was supposedly healed. His play was nowhere near that of 2012 and he had arguably an even worse season than the year prior, throwing for just four touchdowns and six interceptions.

Griffin would often give questionable, if not controversial, post-game press conference responses. Sometimes he might try to distribute the blame. Eventually all he told reporters was that he was "onto San Fransisco."

Rg3's last shot was 2015. In the second preseason game against the Lions, Griffin was sacked and wracked numerous times, going just 2 of 5 for eight yards. After the game, Griffin was diagnosed with a concussion but no one was saying which play it occurred on. Griffin's last play didn't appear that damaging to his head. It would be the last time RG3 touched the field as a Redskin. Later that week, Gruden announced, "It's Kirk's team."

The Michigan product aired it out last season, setting franchise records left and right by recording 4,166 yards, 34 touchdowns (including 5 running), and just 11 interceptions. Cousins took the blame for a loss and was a total team player. He's the first guy to congratulate his teammates for scoring. He finally got his shot and took advantage of an opportunity — the ole cliche.

So what was it that prevented RG3 from becoming the franchise quarterback in Washington? His injuries? Different coaching staff? A selfish attitude? Probably, It's a little of everything.