Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden admitted the obvious this week when he refused to rule out the possibility of Kirk Cousins keeping the team’s starting quarterback job over Robert Griffin III when both players are healthy.

It all depends on how Cousins plays over the next five or six weeks, and NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport says the Redskins’ eyes are “wide open” to Cousins taking the job.

“They do concede that Robert Griffin III is the better overall player and certainly more talented,” Rapoport said on NFL Total Access Kickoff Thursday. “The thought is that Cousins might be a better fit for this system.”

However, RGIII might not have to worry about his job after Thursday night’s game. Cousins imploded on national television, tossing four picks and losing one fumble in a blowout loss to the Giants.

Griffin got the cast off his ankle last week, and won’t be ready to play for five or six weeks, though. Cousins could still prove worthy of the starting job by then.

“If that happens, they firmly believe RGIII will handle it well. And he w

via Gregg Rosenthal of NFL.com