Campbell is an ok QB, who will not lose a team the game. He is the prototypical Joe Gibbs QB, athletic enough he can make and win a game but cautious enough that he won’t lose. He would perform well behind a solid offensive line.
He is not a QB who can lead his team to the playoffs and a Superbowl, as he is not the leader…a solid performer

Which may work well next year, but in my opinion the Redskins cut their losses and provide an opportunity say to a Colt B. a long shot gunslinger who should be no more than a backup but may be able to make magic one year….behind a rebuilding line with a strong defense and good solid offensive weapons.

a decent QB who would work well with a good, complete team around him. If everything is going well, he looks good. But he isn’t gonna pull you outta the fire on his own.

I personally think he is the next version of Patrick Ramsey. He had the talent when he got here to get better, but it was never maximized. Just like Ramsey.

Either way though, I think it’s pointless to debate on Campbell anymore. Does ANYONE actually think there is even a REMOTE chance they bring him back? Cuz I don’t. The problem is, if the current FO remains unchanged, then we will just bring in another rookie QB whose potential will be squandered and who will then be sent packing in four years.

ShvD it appears you think I am down on JC, this is not the case, though no doubt my butchering of a point I was trying to make as led you to this conclusion. So I apologise for the confusion, let me then try to clarify my position

Now as you know I get to actually SEE very few games, so I rely on following the live game tracker on NFL.com (you know the play by play arrows up and down the field) and listen to ESPN980 on the net if its a 1pm game. (Game times for Sydney
1pm game 5am monday
4pm game 8am monday
night game midday monday (tuesday for MNF)

So I have to rely on small amounts of footage, an interpretation of the stats (followed in real time though, which gives you a better idea of his ability to handle the occasion and things than the box score because you get to see if he produces when its needed) and listening to the interpretation fo Sonny and Sam or reading about him and looking at teh highlight clips on NFL.com after the game.

Now Campbell to me has been abysmally treated by the management and there is no doubt our O-line is just plain awful, and I’m not just talking Sacks, ppl try to say that Rodgers at Green Bay has given up more sacks, but a LOT OF THEM ARE RODGERS FAULT, he hangs on to the ball too long and invites the hit, Campbell often is under pressure as he takes his 3rd step on a 3 step drop. Plus I think he throws a beautiful spiral and have seen him make some awesome deep throws, so I feel that if the O-line could buy him time, he would be the perfect, DEEP THREAT TO SET UP THE RUN sort of QB, the guy who you ahve to respect his deep ball, so you cant load the box to stop the run, I think strangely enough he would be a great fit for the Vikings if Favre retires this year.

So in a nutshell, I am pro- JC, but where I think your confusion may have come from, the same reasons I like to give him the benefit fo the doubt, i.e. not been given enough opportunitiy due to a Weak O-Line is the same reason I think we should give Davis, Thomas and Kelly a bit more credit before we write them off…

The problem with JC is that he waits for his 1st target to get open before releasing the ball. This takes 1-2 seconds longer and prevents him from moving on to his second and third reads. If his primary receiver gets open, he needs to throw a laser to him which requires that big wind-up that he has developed. If his primary does not get wide open, then he is going to his check down too often. If the check down is covered, it is a sack or he is running for his life. He can complete a lot of passes this way, but it limits making big plays and has hindered the development of Kelly and Thomas. When I watch other games, I see the Mannings and Bradys releasing the ball before the primary receiver is open, they are anticipating the receiver getting open and trusting them much more than JC does with his. I also see them throwing the ball away way more than JC (a third and ten does not seem to bother them like it does JC…JC rarely throws it away). Lastly, I see the better QBs trying to put the ball where only their receiver can get to it, even if they are covered. I was hoping that JC would take a step forward with some of these things, but it looks like that has not happened.

You know you have made it when you are the villian in a blog post.

you are misguided in thinking campbell is anything other than a backup. the man cant not read defences. if you look at the game film he routinely pulls off recievers to soon locks in on one reciever to much and simply will not throw the ball unless the reciever is wide open, and when they are wide open i e moss deep in the chiefs game and moss again in the philly game on the stop and go as pointed out by jaws, he makes a bad throw.i dont care how many systms he has been in 100 or 1 when he gets to the line of scrimage hes clueless. if the redskins even had garcia we would be no worse than 4-3 now. good by to j c hello to pennington next year and a young back up to groom and hello to better days

He can not read defenses, looks confused, only throws to wide open receivers, holds the ball too long, steps up into pressure, does not protect the ball, et cetera and so forth…

Did you hear Sonny’s statement about how JC can’t lead receivers? Sonny also said that the balls are either right at the receivers or just behind them almost never in stride…and he’s right.

Argue if you like, but the truth hurts.

All signs point to the marriage between JC and the Redskins coming to a mutual divorce at seasons end. Untimately this is what should happen, and as many know, why prolong the inevitable. Problem is, our major need in next years draft (O-Tackle), is very weak. I wouldn’t say there is a can’t miss prospect out there like has been the case the past couple drafts. Okung, Williams, Baluga, and Brown may be the best out there, but none are the calibur of a Jake Long, or Jason Smith. However, this years QB class is very strong, assuming Clausen, Locker and Keenum all declare like they should. If we are drafting somewhere in the top 10, we will have an excellent shot at getting one of the 3 elite QB’s (Bradford, Locker, Clausen). We probably wont be able to get the best OT unless we finish with a worse record than Detroit or KC. Our best bet would be to let JC depart via free agency, and select on of the top 3 QB with our first RD pick. With our second RD pick, we should have guys like Ciron Black, Sam Young, Trinton Sturdivant(if he were to declair), Anthony Davis, or the like. We should target (at all cost), Marcus McNeil in free agency. Picking up a guy like Jerious Norwood in FA would make a lot of sense too. In this senerio we could cut ties with guys like Cartright and Betts, and insert Norwood as a great change-of-pace back to portis. McNeil, Dock, Rabach, Thomas and Rookie RT would make up our line. We could choose to give Colt a shot, or plug in our rookie QB right away. Either way, whom ever is behing center will have a better line that we currently have. This also give us two bookend T’s for the next 8-10 years, and our QB of the future now while the pickins are hot.

I heard or read that he had a different type of condition than Samuels, although similar, much less severe. Good point non the less