Californiaskin wrote:watched every snap/every game.....played tons o ball pop warner/high school, D2 college........seen good quarterbacking..........just gonna have to disagree with you bud......i think this team needs help but unlike the most of those here I'm just not seeing it at qb so much
Thats fair. The entire team is not playing well. I think even the anti-Campbell group can agree its not JUST him. The running game is underperforming. The defense is severely underperforming. I can't blame him for that.
What I'm talking about specifically is Jason Campbell the passer of the football. I wont get into his leadership qualities and the role of a QB on a football team, just when he throws the ball.
I see the following from Jason on a consistent basis:
Rarely releases the ball at the end of his drop on medium to long range passes. Either doesn't have confidence in himself or his receivers. If he could read a defense and knows the playbook by heart, this shouldn't be an issue.
Always feels the need to create extra time in the pocket. Either doesn't trust his line (who I feel is giving him a good pocket, not great, but good), doesn't trust his receivers to run precise routes, or... doesn't trust himself.
I never get the sense that he knows exactly what is coming. I rarely see him check to a play he knows will work and exploit the defense. Yes, he's done it over the course of his career, but this needs to happen several times per game. A rare occurance for him.
No touch, no rainbow accuracy, throws the ball harder than he has to making it tougher on his receivers. Questionable accuracy in general.
A great reciever makes a quarterback look good, in order for a great receiver to be great, he needs to catch the ball in space or in stride. Rare occurance. The majority of his passes are thrown to either stop routes or when a receiver has finished his break and tries to find a seam in a zone. Rarely gets it to his recievers coming out of their break. Doesn't play with an internal clock, always needs a huge pocket to throw from, huge lane to pass through and wide open receiver to make a catch.
Apparently you see something different. What about Campbell leads you to believe he's a good quarterback?