Redskins Vote of Confidence May Be All Jason Campbell Needs (Oh, and a good offensive line too)
by Tiller56 on Mar 15, 2010 12:15 PM EDT
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I believe there are 2 different types of confidence an NFL player can have. First is innate confidence (often referred to as moxy or swagger), that comes with just believing in yourself, and knowing that your good. Most people either have it or they don’t. The second is inherent, or learned confidence, that come when others believe in you, and instill in you the confidence needed to perform at such a high level. Some players have both, some only one, but I believe to play in the NFL, you need to have at least one of the two mentioned, with the second often being more important than the first.
Jason Campbell obviously has the first of these two. He was a highly decorated QB during his senior year at Auburn, leading his team to an undefeated season, and garnering him many awards along the way. He was a first round draft choice by the Washington Redskins, and was poised to lead the team to new heights. He wouldn’t be where he is today if he didn’t have confidence in his own abilities.
Somewhere along the way he was broken down, and was not built back up properly. Many quarterbacks who come into the league need to be knocked down a few pegs, before they can be re-molded into the type of QB their team desires, but I do not believe this was the case for Jason. He has always been a humble, quite, lead-by-example type of quarterback. Maybe the type of quarterback that needs to be nurtured not needled. Maybe someone who needed to be given more responsibility and control, not hamstrung buy a head coach/coordinator who didn’t even know what to do himself.
It seems that no one in the organization has ever truly believed in him. Coaches, especially Zorn, were have known to have limited his ability to call audible and change plays at the line of scrimmage. Gibbs benched him after recovering from a late season injury in favor of veteran Todd Collins (who by the way did a nice job in leading us to a playoff run). He was the subject of trade talks at the beginning of last season to try and lure Jay Cutler to the Nation's Capital (whom by the way had one of the worst seasons of his short career with the Bears in 2009). These do not show me a vote of confidence in Campbell.
What could truly help this young signal caller is a trust, added responsibility, and a vote of confidence from the new staff. I know it’s hard to do, when they have had so little time to evaluate him on a personal level, but if the Redskins truly believe in him and his abilities to lead this team, this is an approach I believe needs to be taken.
The Eagles and Andy Reid believed in, and instilled the needed confidence in Donavan McNabb, and he turned out pretty well. The Giants did the same with a young Eli Manning, and all he did was lead them to a super bowl victory.
Now I know it’s not fair to compare Campbell to McNabb and Eli, but it’s also not fair to expect him to perform without the needed support from those in the organization. So what I’m asking is for the current staff to either make a decision to support him moving forward, or to let him go seek another opportunity that will give him the support and backing that he needs. And oh yeah, buy the way, and offensive line too.
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i agree
100%. i try to remind people that the last time the Giants won the superbowl, they were discussing trading manning away at the beginning of the season(when they lost to the redskins i might add).
give jason some time and some help and see what he does. draft and lt and rg/rt witht eh 1st and second pick. then decide on his future.
JC or the Line?
I think Jason is smart and would be willing to put in the time to fully learn the Texas shootout playbook that Kyle brings from Houston. I actually think with a decent line that Jason could be better than Matt Shaub. It’s not like Jason is injury prone or somethin. We don’t need a new QB. We need better blocking. We need to make sure we make Colt #2 cause I have a feeling about that guy. (Brett Farve, Brees)…. He just seems real competitive if given the chance. I hope we get a OT to protect Jason, but if Shanny wants a complete fresh start. I would understand. At least we’re going forward and not backwards.
Good points, Sylv
but I have to disagree about the comparison to Shaub. I don’t think JC could ever be better, but that remains to be seen. Shaub was always careful with the ball at VA, something like a 70% completion percentage for most of his years there ( which is truly an amazing feat, and also a very low INT to TD ratio as well). Though Jason also shares this quality of being very careful with his throws, he also hasn’t found the system that he can get those kind of numbers from, as yet (numbers like both Shaub and JC put up in their senior years at school) Let us hope you are right……..imagine the pangs of guilt all here at HH would feel if, say in 2010 or even 2011 JC posts plus 4000 yard years with low INT/TD %. Who knows……
landuin-you're right
Shaub is good. He even showed off in the Pro Bowl when he had a field of weapons. If they let JC have freedom in the offense I think he’d do a better job. I will admit, I am a loyal member of the Cult of Colt. I really want to see how he would perform in a actual game with meaning. Jason is preventing that from happening. lol. It’s like torture to watch the team suck, but we make no QB change. I know it’s not Jason’s fault, but I see Rothlisburger taking hits and winning Superbowls with superb pocket presence. What am I missing? Does JC not have pocket presence or is he afraid to make mistakes?
by SylvesterofRio on Mar 15, 2010 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Superb pocket pressence?
Not something Rothlisburger has. Rothlisburger can make a throw when Ngata is hanging on his arm cuz he’s a pretty strong guy. Sure he makes some pretty good throws but he hold on to the ball way too long. The steelers have a pitiful line but quite a few of those sacks could have been avoided. It’s weird because JC is knocked around some of the same reasons and everyone is on his case, yet Rothlisburger has some of the same problems and he’s still the franchise. Rothlisburger has a better offense overall though with a proven possession WR and a dynamic one while, having a run game averaging 4.2 yards a carry and some continuity in the system, unlike us who have a an old speed WR who is constantly double teamed, another WR who has shown signs of great things but hasn’t shown consistency, injuries all over the place, a run game averaging 3.9 yards a carry and a new head coach every 2 years. You can’t expect a QB to succeed in this scenario
by Nobetterthenbob on Mar 15, 2010 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Stability and winning....
I am hoping with the EXPERIENCED head coach we can see better devolopment of the players and more than likely will. Campbell is not the only one we need to step it up this year and going forward. The three young recievers need to keep improving their game as well and move the chains this year. As of now the Skins are underdogs and sometimes that brings the best out of a team.
Agreed.
It might help if someone said “Jason, you are our guy, we believe in you” and have Jason believe that they actually meant it. It’s a shame about Campbell, seems like a great guy, never complains about his line or the dumbass system Zorn ran. Seems like he deserves more.
Well......
If no one makes the Skins a offer for him, it will tell us something.
MoxieMoxieMoxieMoxieMoxieMoxieMoxieMoxieMoxieMoxieMoxieMoxie
BAB – you just won a million dollars and a hot tub party with Meghan Fox, Jessica Biel, and Kim Kardashian, how do you feel?
Hello? BAB, are you there?
Make sure you spell her name right
It’s Megan. She really gets on my case when you do that. So please for my sake.
Did someone say my name?
No? Oh ok then. I coulda sworn someone said my name……..
by BayAreaBullet on Mar 16, 2010 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
nice post!
i couldnt agree more with ya….the guy gets torn down by everyone for aspects of the game he has no control over….he cant block for himself or run the routes he needs a strong backing in a coaching staff and fan base…i mean even tho Rex Grossman is not the best QB by far in 2005-06 Lovie Smith made it known that he was the QB he wanted behind center and hell da bears made it to the super bowl….campbell is better than rex imagine the possibilities if we just said you’r the man for the job every now and again….
Dorothy Mantooth is a saint!!!
The toughness factor
I think that one of the most underestimated quality of JC. The guy takes a pounding and keeps coming back for more. The guy has the leadership that the team just doesn’t get with divas. I take him behind center any day over some spaz like Cutler who can’t even put his money where his mouth is.
agreed and if his replacement is not really nfl ready, i think a lot of people will find out the many good things he does which get underappreciated. (like turn the ball over- generally injury free)
by les boulez bomber on Mar 16, 2010 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
not a qb you can build a superbowl around .
lets face it the o line is the most important thing we need to address i can deal with campbell if it means we draft okung we can draft a qb next season, but i hate to tell all the j.c. fans he is a backup at the most in this league and is not a franchise qb that can win a superbowl for us. i,m sorry but it is what it is ..
Please.
Last year alone he showed he’s worthy of getting a shot to be a starter in this league.
20 TDs & 3500 yards on one of the worst offenses in the league.
"By far the worst performers on the team are in the front office." – Sally Jenkins
I am still amazed
I watched every minute of every game and it is unbelievable that he put together those stats with that offensive play calling, line play, receiver drops, sacks, etc. If we had not seen the action and only the stats, even Zorn would seem like a genius.
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
IF you want another losing season then keep Campbell,if you want to win draft C.McCoy
Campbell no 4th quater comebacks.CAMPBELL=LOSING .DRAFT either C.McCoy,tebow or d.lefevor.
Cue CHAOS-BRINGER
in 3…..2….1……
SpottieOttieDopaliscious
GREAT POST
even with the organization shitting on him he has still been a good QB for a guy who has had no offensive line. The dude ended up like 14th in passing stats overall and he was sacked the fourth most in the NFL and literally got blasted every sunday but still got up. Give him a consistent system and a vote of confidence and he will definetly become a bonafide star.
Semin = King of Dangle Sauce
by Area 51 Forever on Mar 15, 2010 5:22 PM EDT reply actions
A good way to be confident
is to have success on the field. If he starts doing well he will be confident. If he struggles he will lose confidence regardless of what the FO does.
exactly
I never really bought into the notion that his play was affected by what “they” thought of him. I believe Joe Gibbs even told him that you’ve “gotta have thick skin” if you wanna play QB in this town. I’m not saying JC doesn’t (Hell, he’s gotta have callous’ all over from the beatings he took last year), I’m just saying that if he let his perception of other peoples perception of him affect his play, then maybe we don’t want him anyway.
There is very much a chicken and the egg element to confidence and success
As an aside, Confidence didn’t really help this guy.
http://kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com/2010/03/todays-friendly-reminder.html
by BayAreaBullet on Mar 15, 2010 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I like Jason Campbell, and realize he has had a tough deal here from the beginning.
I have always thought that he got the short stick, and a bad rap. Multiple co-ordinators and systems, never seemingly given full support from the coaching staff, front office or fanbase . He has carried himself extremely well throughout his career; both personally and professionally, respectful, positive, hard worker, and with integrity. He was thrown to the wolves last year, and never complained or criticized anyone publicly. He has solid career numbers and is a quality NFL quarterback. Unfortunately, his treatment here has been direspectful at best, and downright insulting at worst. First with the old regime, and now with the new.
Personally, I hope the brass trades him to a team that will value him, give him the opportunity to flourish with a fresh start, and pay him what he is worth and has earned.
I like Jason Campbell, and hope he gets a true opportunity to succeed, whether it’s here or somewhere else. He deserves it. Good luck Jason!
Jason Campblell
I agree with your comments. I was lucky enough to see all the home games of Jason’s 13-0 senior year. Granted he had an O-line, and Cadilac Williams and Ronnie Brown to help him out, but he was a leader, and led the Tigers with come from behind victories when the Cadillac and Brown weren’t hitting on all cylindars. He has a big arm, big heart, and plays with a calm that will win big games down the line. Stick with Campbell, and don’t even draft a QB. That is right, dont even draft a QB.
Great Post
Very true and nicely written. I couldn’t agree more!
opposing defensive lines = roscoe p. coltrane.....
campbell can be productive when protected, as shown in the game against the eventual superbowl champ New Orleans Saints. He was also better than a lot of other quarterbacks this year and cant be blamed for the fact that he was on the run like the dukes of hazard all year long due to terrible line play. think about the line he had. his best two guys were injured early on, and he had a guy starting for him that had completely busted himself out of the league(mike williams) and was only around because his homeboy(derrick dockery) challenged him to simply get back in shape since he had ballooned to 400 pounds since hed been out of the league(these are the facts folks). this isnt even including the other at best 3rd stringers(montgomery, heyer) and even another guy who was signed on friday and started 2 days later on sunday(levi brown). joe montana would have at best won 8 games with this line. and lets not even talk about the fact that clinton portis was hurt for like 8 or 9 games and STILL led the team in rushing with a paltry 493(approx.) QB is not a concern this year…..ANYTHING makes more sense…..
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