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Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat
this will be campbells 5th nfl season and third as a full time starter. he played significantly his 2nd season. for the past 4 years hes improved in some areas while remaining stagnant in others. every year, theres a new excuse made for his lack of becoming the elite pro-bowl quarterback we thought he would be when we drafted him. do we really have to make him play out his entire contract before acknowledging that we made a mistake?... before we accept the fact he's just another trent dilfer?
at some point, when you make a bad decision, you have to cut your losses, get what you can for a player (ie trade him) and move on. committing to campbell another year only ensures we let campbell go without compensation and sets us back another year when it comes to finding a long term solution at quarterback.
sticking to jc another year is no different than mopping the decks on the titanic. weve invested too much him already. its time to "abandon ship"
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So you think bringing in a brand new QB (with questionable character) to learn Zorn's offensive is the best option? I would agree with you if JC had been in the same system for the past three years, but he hasn't (yet still he did a good job last year).
It's funny that you mention that he's been in the league for 5 years, b/c if Gibbs had taken a risk with him, he'd be more developed as a QB right now, instead he went with Brunnel. Granted, Gibbs wanted to win right away and worked better with veteran QBs. It's funny though that a lot of people mention that the team needs to groom young players, and well Gibbs missed the opportunity to groom Campbell (make him a starter during his second season instead of the third).