Good for Campbell

I'm defintley pulling for JC this year... I think the Raiders are going to be a lot better this season. I don't see them making the playoffs, but I think they'll be competitive and relevant.

I am so confident JC will rock this year I am drafting him number one in my fantasy league...well maybe not. =)

Very happy for JC! He's simply is not a west coast read theole field type of QB. If Hue Jackson designs the right offense for JC, meaning have him read half the field, have a strong running game and have a lot of play action stuff then he'll be fine. JC is a starter in this league. I think Oak. will have a good running game but at this point they just don't have any wr's that are going to help him.

It makes a difference when the team ownership wants you as a QB. Maybe that confidence that he never had here in DC will get him over the hump.

But, water under the bridge, I hope he succeeds. (And I hope this doesn't turn into a Campbell bitchfest, Lord knows we've had enough of those)

A sense of stability may ultimately be his greatest benefactor. No resemblance of that here.

The Raiders will be a tough out this year, I could see them rising up to .500 or so.

I'll go out on a limb and say your completely off your rocker. not only will the Raiders not break .333, but Campbell will stink it up and Oakland fans will blame the 15 systems he's had to learn in the past 16 years or some other such nonsense. news flash: Campbell is not a starting-caliber NFL qb.

News flash: look at the numbers and you will see that Campbell is a middle-of-the-road starting QB, finishing right around 16th in the league. No better than the middle, but no worse than the middle, either. Campbell's problem is that he likely will never be elite, not that he is not starter caliber.

I wish JC all the best in the Bay area.

"He's just an automatic leader. He didn't have to get pushed into that role. Once he was in the huddle, you could see guys standing at attention. He's quick to put the guys in their right place, offense or defense, and that's something we really needed from that position."
Interesting that this is one of the things CP hammered him on. I remember when Shockey left the Giants, Eli really took a step forward in his leadership. Maybe JC can have the same kind of renaissance in Oakland

I'll go out on a limb and say your completely off your rocker. not only will the Raiders not break .333, but Campbell will stink it up and Oakland fans will blame the 15 systems he's had to learn in the past 16 years or some other such nonsense. news flash: Campbell is not a starting-caliber NFL qb.

I don't neccessarily disagree with you....except for the bottom line. If Campbell isn't a starting caliber NFL qb....then another 10+ or so starting QB's aren't either.

If you were to say he is not a top 10 franchise quality QB...then I'd agree.
Our issues with our team at this point last year were (in order)
Coaching
GM
Owner
Players (oline, WR, QB in that order)

So, even though we got McNabb....the upgrade is solid but not radical...Campbell is good and I wish we could have kept him as a backup...after all...I think we only got a 4th rounder for him....I think a stellar backup is worth more than that....however, they wanted a clean break and to do the right thing for campbell.

I personally will miss the guy...yeah, very vanilla, no charisma at all, quite dull and uninspiring....but he IS a quality QB. I hope he does well as he is a high character guy.

I don't neccessarily disagree with you....except for the bottom line. If Campbell isn't a starting caliber NFL qb....then another 10+ or so starting QB's aren't either.

If you were to say he is not a top 10 franchise quality QB...then I'd agree.
Our issues with our team at this point last year were (in order)
Coaching
GM
Owner
Players (oline, WR, QB in that order)

So, even though we got McNabb....the upgrade is solid but not radical...Campbell is good and I wish we could have kept him as a backup...after all...I think we only got a 4th rounder for him....I think a stellar backup is worth more than that....however, they wanted a clean break and to do the right thing for campbell.

I personally will miss the guy...yeah, very vanilla, no charisma at all, quite dull and uninspiring....but he IS a quality QB. I hope he does well as he is a high character guy.

Good assessment!

Ok. So good to hear from JC.

BUT I will caution this one simple fact:

The last 2 Redskins Training Camps Peter "I dislike the Redskins" King has had rave reviews about Jason playing very well and making every throw. This is JC's time of year. Now if he can do some of it in a Regular Season football game I may give him a chance for success. BUT we all know better than giving the guy to much credit to perform in Real NFL football games. He can do it in camp but can he do it in a game? As some one who has watched all of Jason's career, I am going out on a limb and say NO.