Some Zorn Story...But It Hints at Campbell Getting Paid

Washington Redskins coach Jim Zorn doesn't play by conventional rules - ESPN (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4322356)

I think it points to what everyone here is saying, if he has a good season he will get paid if not then he's gone.

Good read.

I like what I hear about Zorn's plan for the offense, and I really like the motto (now in my sig). I think he has a real good plan in place, and he's right, the best offenses take time.

The question to me comes down to personnel. I think Campbell has what it takes, but do we have the line, and do we have the WRs? That's the key.

... as we've discussed ad nauseum.

Football Outsiders came out with a new stat called "accurate pass rate" this year, which is defined as the percentage of passes not marked as "thrown ahead" "thrown behind" "overthrown" or "underthrown".

Campbell was 7th in the NFL last season with an 85.7% accuracy rate. He was also the quarterback most victimized by drops, 39 times. Moss, Randle El, and surprisingly, Portis were the biggest culprits. Moss was second in the NFL in drops behind Braylon Edwards, although, far behind Edwards and he wasn't in the top ten in terms of drop percentage (though Randle El was). Campbell was also (excluding only J. Garcia, who voluntarily runs into pressure) the most valuable passer in the league when he was pressured last year.

None of this says anything we didn't already know about Campbell, just further reinforces it.

And the quarterback who was found to be most similar to Campbell, using his accuracy score...well, you guys will like this:

Jay Cutler. Almost identical in accuracy last year.

It's interesting to see the numbers broken down that way, comforting as well, but the only thing that matters at the end of the season is how far you got and how many W's you pulled if not into the playoffs. That'll be sooner to seal Campbell's fate than some blog's ratings.

Although, Campbell has taken a beating over the last two years, he's been the most consistently hit QB in the league over that timeframe, so if there's a legitimate worry that he might regress, it's in the fact that very few quarterbacks have been able to deal with this much punishment over two years and continue to improve.

But then again, we'll know all this by the end of the season anyway, so there's no need for long term worry.

I've got a good feeling about this year. Yeah I know it's easy to feel good about things in July, but just call it a hunch. I'm feeling something special, and no I haven't been drinking.

I've got a good feeling about this year. Yeah I know it's easy to feel good about things in July, but just call it a hunch. I'm feeling something special, and no I haven't been drinking.

I feel similar in that expectations are low and we finally have some stability. Not much change over the offseason(minus AH) is a good thing IMO.

Football Outsiders came out with a new stat called "accurate pass rate" this year, which is defined as the percentage of passes not marked as "thrown ahead" "thrown behind" "overthrown" or "underthrown".

Campbell was 7th in the NFL last season with an 85.7% accuracy rate. He was also the quarterback most victimized by drops, 39 times. Moss, Randle El, and surprisingly, Portis were the biggest culprits. Moss was second in the NFL in drops behind Braylon Edwards, although, far behind Edwards and he wasn't in the top ten in terms of drop percentage (though Randle El was). Campbell was also (excluding only J. Garcia, who voluntarily runs into pressure) the most valuable passer in the league when he was pressured last year.

None of this says anything we didn't already know about Campbell, just further reinforces it.

Luv the stats...no surprises like you said GT. Our WR corp has been just abysmal in the big picture...much like our oline. IMHO we lost the playoff game against Seattle because of two things: piss-poor WR play and an awful oline. The FO has done very little to improve either thing up to this point.

...the conspiracy theorist might think the FO just doesn't want to give JC the opportunity to succeed?