If this was Joe Gibbs' plan, then it might work out.....
http://www.washtimes.com/sports/20050426-121046-3165r.htm
Everyone is wondering why the Redskins took Jason Campbell with the 25th pick.
Well, Washington Times writer Dan Daly has a good angle on why the Redskins did what they did.
He says that what happened this offseason with Smoot, Pierce, and Coles taught Joe Gibbs that there is no more loyalty in the NFL.
So Joe Gibbs looked at his QB situation. He knows he has Patrick Ramsey for 2 more seasons. And given how Patrick responded to the signing of Mark Brunell last offseason, Gibbs has to know that Ramsey isn't likely to re-sign with the Redskins after 2006.
And Gibbs has to know that Mark Brunell isn't going to be the Redskins starting QB in 2007.
So then you have to either look to the draft for a rookie or get a veteran in free agency or through a trade.
And looking back at last year's FA crop of QBs and this year's, and taking the brutal mistake of the trade and signing of Brunell, the veteran route had to be scary.
So then it becomes a matter of drafting a QB that can develop in time to be a starter in 2007.
The Redskins obviously liked what they saw in Jason Campbell this season. So they opted to make a bold move, get him in now, let him develop for a year or two behind Ramsey, and then they will be ready for 2007 when Ramsey is no longer a Redskin.
As long as their evaluation of Campbell is on the money, that sounds like a decent plan to me.
The only way it blows up in the Redskins' face and becomes yet another brutal move in the Snyder era of the Redskins is if either Campbell is a bust or the Redskins fail to improve this season and they surrendered a draft pick to Denver that could have been used in the 2006 Draft to get a better QB like Matt Leinart or Chris Leak.
The scariest part for me isn't Campbell's upside. I think he has a very good shot at being at least a solid pro QB. The scariest part for me is that the Redskins have spent this offseason doing more plugging of holes than really improving the team.
The one area of improvement this offseason was at center with the Rabach signing. Other than that the Redskins have just spent time make up for what they've lost. Moss and Patten were brought in, but Coles left and Gardner might be gone as well. They drafted Carlos Rogers merely to replace the departed Fred Smoot. And they didn't do anything to replace Antonio Pierce.
So if this team is better in 2005 than it was 2004, it will be about two things: the offensive coaching staff building a scheme that works against 21st century NFL defenses and if the Redskins are healthier this season than last. The Redskins are counting heavily on Jon Jansen returning and making the O-Line better. They are counting on Lavar Arrington and perhaps Michael Barrow being healthy and being major contributors on defense.
Only time will tell if thing work out according to plan.............
Everyone is wondering why the Redskins took Jason Campbell with the 25th pick.
Well, Washington Times writer Dan Daly has a good angle on why the Redskins did what they did.
He says that what happened this offseason with Smoot, Pierce, and Coles taught Joe Gibbs that there is no more loyalty in the NFL.
So Joe Gibbs looked at his QB situation. He knows he has Patrick Ramsey for 2 more seasons. And given how Patrick responded to the signing of Mark Brunell last offseason, Gibbs has to know that Ramsey isn't likely to re-sign with the Redskins after 2006.
And Gibbs has to know that Mark Brunell isn't going to be the Redskins starting QB in 2007.
So then you have to either look to the draft for a rookie or get a veteran in free agency or through a trade.
And looking back at last year's FA crop of QBs and this year's, and taking the brutal mistake of the trade and signing of Brunell, the veteran route had to be scary.
So then it becomes a matter of drafting a QB that can develop in time to be a starter in 2007.
The Redskins obviously liked what they saw in Jason Campbell this season. So they opted to make a bold move, get him in now, let him develop for a year or two behind Ramsey, and then they will be ready for 2007 when Ramsey is no longer a Redskin.
As long as their evaluation of Campbell is on the money, that sounds like a decent plan to me.
The only way it blows up in the Redskins' face and becomes yet another brutal move in the Snyder era of the Redskins is if either Campbell is a bust or the Redskins fail to improve this season and they surrendered a draft pick to Denver that could have been used in the 2006 Draft to get a better QB like Matt Leinart or Chris Leak.
The scariest part for me isn't Campbell's upside. I think he has a very good shot at being at least a solid pro QB. The scariest part for me is that the Redskins have spent this offseason doing more plugging of holes than really improving the team.
The one area of improvement this offseason was at center with the Rabach signing. Other than that the Redskins have just spent time make up for what they've lost. Moss and Patten were brought in, but Coles left and Gardner might be gone as well. They drafted Carlos Rogers merely to replace the departed Fred Smoot. And they didn't do anything to replace Antonio Pierce.
So if this team is better in 2005 than it was 2004, it will be about two things: the offensive coaching staff building a scheme that works against 21st century NFL defenses and if the Redskins are healthier this season than last. The Redskins are counting heavily on Jon Jansen returning and making the O-Line better. They are counting on Lavar Arrington and perhaps Michael Barrow being healthy and being major contributors on defense.
Only time will tell if thing work out according to plan.............
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