A little more than a month since Robert Griffin III underwent reconstructive knee surgery, Washington Redskins officials are encouraged enough with his recovery to believe he has a legitimate chance to start in the 2013 opener.

Adam Schefter reports the Redskins know there still is a long way to go, and they’re hardly going to rush Griffin. But they also know that based on what they’ve seen so far that it is well within the realm of possibility that Griffin will be the team’s starting quarterback in Week 1.

I think the Redskins should be very careful and bring Griffin along at a slow pace. What Adrian Peterson did to comeback I would say is an anomaly and the Redskins could risk their franchise putting him out on the field too early. Nevertheless, it will be great to see RGIII back for the opener, just glad this time it won’t be the Saints that he’s playing.