Campbell: 'It's just totally different than it used to be'

Whether or not the Washington Redskins take a QB with their first draft pick, it would appear that Jason Campbell doesn't have much of a future with the team, according to Jason Reid of the Washington Post.

Reid notes that the team will most likely have Campbell under center for the 2010 season, but that the new regime will begin developing their future franchise QB as well. It's not all bad for Jason, though. If he can put up a good performance -- in spite of having to learn yet another offense -- he'll draw quite a bit of attention in free agency next offseason.

This video has been going around the fan base lately. It's made from a clearly bias point of view but it does raise some interesting points.
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ouch haha

What do you expect him to say? Come on now I am a Skins fan in Detroit. Lions say this type of crap all the time whenever a new regime is installed. Oh it is so different, new, more efficient, blah, blah, blah. It is like a kid with a shiny new toy. Hype city to get the fans way excited so they can fork over the cash in great anticipation about the return to greatness. They did this crap with Spurrier and Gibbs II. Shoot they even got folks creaming their pants with Zorn! I say enough already! Give Coach Shanahan 2-3 years and see what he does, but don't set your expectations sky high from the get go. Shanny and Allen have a major rehaul to do. The Skins are like a nice Shelby Mustang with a lousy 4 cylinder in it and Shanny and Allen are trying to replace it with a .302. It is a big job that will take time, and nobody knows for sure if they will do it yet. I am betting they will, but it will take a good 3 years in my opinion.

Whether or not the Washington Redskins take a QB with their first draft pick, it would appear that Jason Campbell doesn't have much of a future with the team, according to Jason Reid of the Washington Post.

Reid notes that the team will most likely have Campbell under center for the 2010 season, but that the new regime will begin developing their future franchise QB as well. It's not all bad for Jason, though. If he can put up a good performance -- in spite of having to learn yet another offense -- he'll draw quite a bit of attention in free agency next offseason.


IF JC has a solid season he will find work as a starter somewhere for sure. The QBing in the NFL overall sucks.

Whether or not the Washington Redskins take a QB with their first draft pick, it would appear that Jason Campbell doesn't have much of a future with the team, according to Jason Reid of the Washington Post.

Reid notes that the team will most likely have Campbell under center for the 2010 season, but that the new regime will begin developing their future franchise QB as well. It's not all bad for Jason, though. If he can put up a good performance -- in spite of having to learn yet another offense -- he'll draw quite a bit of attention in free agency next offseason.

Well lets put it this way, I've had players I've backed no matter what....(cough, Mason, cough) and although I think he looks to have the talent and skills, either the Skins were not a good fit for him or he simply lacked the ability to utilize it when it counted. But my homerism got in the way. I see the same issue with some fans regarding JC. After 5 yrs with marginal improvement across the board I think the owner on down is done with JC. Right now both need each other though. The team needs a QB who can get the job done, if its a Rookie then JC will be expendable, if the Rookie is not ready then JC is the back up plan B until said Rookie is ready. No matter what Grossman is the Vet ready to be put in. Colt and Bartel are the unknowns.

JC needs to have a really good season under a really good system in order to get a good contract. Otherwise teams are going to look at him as a back up and pay him like one. Thats our problem right now, although his stats were kinda good teams have game field and JC just doesn't impress them. Otherwise he would have been traded for a 1st round draft pick by now.

I'm still under the believe that there will be some kinda trade involving JC and draft picks and maybe a player to the Rams in order to move up for Bradford.

Whether or not the Washington Redskins take a QB with their first draft pick, it would appear that Jason Campbell doesn't have much of a future with the team, according to Jason Reid of the Washington Post.

Reid notes that the team will most likely have Campbell under center for the 2010 season, but that the new regime will begin developing their future franchise QB as well. It's not all bad for Jason, though. If he can put up a good performance -- in spite of having to learn yet another offense -- he'll draw quite a bit of attention in free agency next offseason.

Lest we forget how we got Soup, this from the Wapo and Tracee Hamilton who never met an opionion that she didn't like:

Wash Post side-stepping a great story?
Noticed on Redskins Insider today a brief overview of the Skins picks when in the top 10 of the draft.

Why is the Wash Post and most of the DC sports media sidestepping the greatest irony and bust of past Redskins first round picks -- the fiasco of Gibbs and Snyder giving up 3 picks in 2005 for Jason Campbell (2 of 3 eventually in the probowl, Cutler and Brandon Marshall).

And the irony? The downside of course is that Campbell hasn't come close to the Pro Bowl game unless he bought tickets. And these valuable picks were dealt to the same person that is selecting for the Skins this year, Shanahan.

"Why is the Post afraid of this great story of a 1st round deal gone really bad and its underlying irony?

Thanks, love your columns.

– March 31, 2010 9:35 AM Permalink
A.Tracee Hamilton writes:
Well, you make a good point. That was a lot to give up for Jason Campbell, who is a middle-of-the-pack quarterback, no question. But compared to the guys I mentioned about, Patrick Ramsey and Heath Shuler, he's Peyton Manning. It was a bad move, probably, but they've done worse things with their draft picks.

Heath Shuler. I'll never get over that one."

^ wow. that puts things into perspective. LOL.

Ok, as much as I'm unsure about JC the fact of the matter is that we really gave up two picks to draft him. Part of the risk in drafting him was having a much higher pick next year (we were picking 9th overall). In the end it cost us a third rounder, a fourth rounder, and 3 spots in the first round (we would have been 22nd overall in 2006). So in the end the first round pick itself was essentially a wash leaving us spending only two picks to draft a QB a year early, which is usually not a bad idea given the amount of time needed to develop a QB.

Still I'm tired of hearing that we gave up "three picks to select JC." If you count the pick used to select him then sure, but other then that the answer is no.

This video has been going around the fan base lately. It's made from a clearly bias point of view but it does raise some interesting points.
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It's not that the plays in the video are taken out of context. It's about understanding the way JC plays the game. At the end of the day (and his career) he's nothing more than a rhythm passer. When in a rhythm he makes solid throws and decisions (not superior throws and decisions like Peyton Manning for instance who I also consider a rhythm QB). However, Jason falls out of rhythm early and often, and at that point he becomes almost completely ineffective until somehow his rhythm is reestablished.

I don't have a problem keeping him on the roster. Jason is very tough and basically an average guy back there. However, I have NO DOUBT he will be benched this season at some point. The questions are 1) who will Shanny turn to first, Colt, Rex or someone not yet on the roster and 2) will Jason ever become the starter again?

My hope is Colt gets the first shot, and my gut tells me Jason doesn't start again for the B & G. In fact I'll be surprised if he starts in the NFL ever again after this season.