Gibbs' take on Campbell's situation

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Do you want me to qualify this, or can I just leave it as an implied yes (without being taken out of context)?

EDIT
^^Probably reads as more smart alecky than intended. I was trying to ask if the sentence in the context above can stand for itself, or if you really want hard numbers that suggest our passing game was clearly better than Clevelands or Seattles.

I will agree with you on that. But that's not really saying much. Seattle was crushed by injured wr's and qb. Cleveland doesn't have a legit NFL QB. But having a passing game slightly better than Cleveland and a injury depleted Seattle team isn't saying much.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

I will agree with you on that. But that's not really saying much. Seattle was crushed by injured wr's and qb. Cleveland doesn't have a legit NFL QB. But having a passing game slightly better than Cleveland and a injury depleted Seattle team isn't saying much.

No, it's certainly not. Our number one goal on offense should be to make sure we build on what we began last year, and not to regress simply because our QB has his job on the line. Once that is accomplished, the next goal would be to improve the passing efficiency to score more touchdowns.

The key, obviously, is going to be in the big plays. Even when Moss is well covered, we're going to ask Kelly and Thomas to win those one on ones, and the rest should go from there. Those double moves that we like require great pass protection, and there's no guarentee that we can get that, but those vertical routes by secondary wide receivers can be run at any time...if only we get the personnel to run them.

[KLHJ2]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

If Campbell does:

338/515, 66%, 23 TD/8 INT, 3,605 yards, 7.0 Y/A: QB Rating of 94.4
(this is my mean projection for Campbell)

Is that "great" or merely good?

Based on last year's offensive environment, he would be 6th in the NFL in QB rating.

Those numbers are good enough to be great. Questions would arise with it being a contract year though. He needs to add a little more proof to the pudding than that. While those numbers will be good enough to keep him in Washington, they might not be convincing enough for outside organizations to offer him big time money.

[MTK]

Not sure what football world you're living in Angry, but I can guarantee you if JC has that kind of year and takes the Skins to the playoffs, he will definitely draw interest from a few teams, and Danny will need to show him the $$ to keep him here.

[KLHJ2]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Not sure what football world you're living in Angry, but I can guarantee you if JC has that kind of year and takes the Skins to the playoffs, he will definitely draw interest from a few teams, and Danny will need to show him the $$ to keep him here.

I guess that you may be right (Matt Cassell), but most organizations want to see more than 1 year of production.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by Angry

I guess that you may be right (Matt Cassell), but most organizations want to see more than 1 year of production.

No. I think a QB hungry organization will pay big money based on one year's production:

Scott Mitchell
Rob Johnson
Matt Schaub

IMO - A QB that puts together the numbers Matty cites would be a top draw for teams like Cleveland, the Rams, Minnesota, NY Jets - or any number of teams dissatisfied w/ their current QB's.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Angry

I guess that you may be right (Matt Cassell), but most organizations want to see more than 1 year of production.

If he has a good year he won't be seen as a one year wonder. He's shown improvement year to year and shown flashes of what he can do.

[KLHJ2]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

If he has a good year he won't be seen as a one year wonder. He's shown improvement year to year and shown flashes of what he can do.

Fair enough. I will take a wait and see approach. Right now this is nothing more than speculation anyway.

[MTK]

Yeah we've had an entire offseason of speculation. I'm ready for some real action to talk about already.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Yeah we've had an entire offseason of speculation. I'm ready for some real action to talk about already.

Truth is, with our schedule, we could (and should) go 6-2 at the bye, only to have a much tougher 2nd half of the season, similar to last year. So no matter what positives happen during the first half, we will be hard pressed to get real proof positives until late November rolls around.

Still can't wait ... even for preseason!