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Jason Campbell injury update

Matt Mosley at his Hashmarks blog had an NFC sized injury update today with the good (or bad) word on Jason Campbell. As reader(s) are well aware, Campbell injured his hammy earlier this offseason. It went something like this:

Next step: Zorn has Campbell working hard to bend his knees and stay low while dropping back. It's still a bit awkward for Campbell and might have led to the hamstring pull. Campbell will be the unquestioned starter, but he might not have much margin for error following Todd Collins' impressive performance last season.

Interesting note on that last bit. I was impressed with the manner Collins came in and owned the offense last season though attributed much of that success to his familiarity with a system. I am not trying to take anything away from Todd, but I wonder if lightning will strike twice under a new coaching staff and playbook that he hasn't worn as a second skin for years.

I also look at our earlier schedule -- especially the fact that three of our first five games are road battles with division rivals -- and wonder whether it is the best idea to keep your starting quarterback on a short leash. I don't think Campbell's performance through those three games will be an honest indication of his development under this system (unless all goes well, of course) enough such that one can throw in the towel on him. I almost expect us to struggle a bit, offensively, in those three games. If there isn't "much margin of error" I think that margin should consider the context under which he is or isn't struggling.

Mosley points out that Zorn doesn't anticipate Campbell's injury to be something he carries into the regular season; Jason, as Hashmarks points out, does not have a substantial bad-hamstring history.

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Matt Mosley better lock it up

First off his hashmarks blog might as well be blogging the boys 2.0, second he reports for the world wide leader which if you’ve been following them, you’d know they have the propensity to mail the proverbial article in without any thought, especially when it come to NFL teams not named “Cowboys,Patriots,Giants,Chargers”.

Skin Patrol has tack and is well spoken, however these are not my traits. I view anyone espeially any sports reporter, that thinks Todd Collins should start over Campbell in any situation that isn’t injury, is infact a douche and should have said reporter credentiaols revoked. Todd Collins preformed amazingly last year but the truth is he’s system QB and Campbell has more talent and potential then he has. Campbell should’nt be on any leash of any kind! He’s started 20 freaking games people! That’s just 4 games over a regular season, and he’s done well for that limited playing time. Washington hasn’t had a quality full time QB since Theisman, I being fully aware of this enjoy the possibility of one being groomed in DC. Reporters who don’t spend a lot of time around Redskin Park need to shut the hell up and stop assumng things and writing silly articles.

by CptChaosSidekick on May 30, 2008 6:47 PM EDT   0 recs

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