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ESPN: Does RG3 face more pressure than Luck?

Baylor's Heisman winner Robert Griffin III went behind No. 1 pick Andrew Luck of Stanford, but Griffin may be ahead of Luck when it comes to pressure during his first year in the NFL.

NFL.com's Daniel Jeremiah says that's the case for three big reasons:

Griffin will be expected to lead his team to more victories. The NFC East is far tougher than the AFC South. RG3 is in a bigger media market.

Seems pretty fair to me. The Redskins have some talent, versus the depleted shell of a roster on a proud-but-rebuilding franchise in Indianapolis.

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