Last night’s game was only a preseason match, of course, so Robert Griffin III only played three opening series, but that’s all he needed to show off the reasons why Redskins fans are so excited about their new starter.

It’s been a busy few days for the Redskins, as the deadline for roster cuts passed and the free agent signing period began. Washington sports fans might still be mourning the departure of LaVar Arrington, but the team is moving on and making some big changes. On Friday, the Skins cut five players in a last minute move to get under the salary cap. Linemen Brandon Noble and Cory Raymer, DBs Walt Harris and…

It may boil down to one of those oddball statistical flukes that sports devotees cling to as a higher sign — like how the team who wins the media week Madden contest always wins the title — but for the first 27 years of the Super Bowl era in the NFL, there was no game more important than the opening game. No team that lost their opener ever went on to win the Super…