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Originally Posted by Mattyk72
I kinda like the fact JC struggled but still found a way to make enough plays to help win the game. Stuff like that helps build character and it also helps build trust from his teammates. I know to a lot of fans it was simply a bad day for him, but I think in the locker room he won some new fans yesterday.
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Exactly, he led by example. He came back even though the game (and the whole season) was going down the drains. Talk about handling pressure. NOW you know that you can trust that he has the ability to lead you out of darkness.
As much as the redskins were down last week, the lowest point in the last few years definitely must have been halftime with this last game with tampa bay. After being beaten by the worst team (lions) in history (in terms of losses), the team is being beaten by another winless team with a new coach and new qb at the half. And there seemed no hope at that point for the game and the season. Then campbell LEADS them back.
Stats and X's and O's are cool to analyze and all that, but this is where the game is at - the heart of the game is the emotions, leaders, and all of that - that some of you seem to disregard as cliche. This is what I was referring to, back in preseason about pressure. You either let it crush you or you use it to motivate yourself and focus at what's important. To me, this is the best game that Campbell's played all season, maybe his whole nfl career up to this point because of the situation and everyone's hopes and emotions that were riding on this one game alone.
I think if the redskins would have lost this game, they would have dug themselves a hole with their emotions and confidence that probably would be have been too deep to come back from.