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Theismann: Jason Campbell poised to earn first Pro Bowl bid
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:53 am
by SkinsFreak
Joe Theismann: Jason Campbell poised to earn first Pro Bowl bid
Former Redskins QB Joe Theismann thinks that despite the offseason drama the current Washington QB has faced, Jason Campbell may be bound for his best season ever.
Campbell stood by while the Redskins tried to obtain Jay Cutler from the Broncos and then flirted with moving up in the draft to acquire Mark Sanchez. He's said he's unfazed by those non-moves, however, and wants to concentrate on the upcoming season, after which he'll be a free agent.
Theismann said on Sirius satellite radio that the consistency of being in head coach Jim Zorn's offense for the second year will help stabilize Campbell.
"He's finally in a system where he actually gets to practice the same things that he practiced last year and he gets to grow from them," Theismann told Sirius. "And as a quarterback or as anybody studying film, when you look at yourself on film, you know why you made certain decisions. In Jason's case, seven of the last nine years, or eight years, both college and professionally, when he looks at film, it doesn't apply to the coming year because it's all different, so he's never really growing during the season. He will in this particular year. I watched him in spring ball, in the OTAs and the minicamps (and he's) much more confident, much more comfortable."
Theismann even said he thinks Campbell, who played so well in the Redskins' 6-2 start last season that some analysts suggested he could be an MVP candidate, could make the Pro Bowl this season.
"Last year, Jim Zorn rebuilt his throwing style," Theismann said. "He's got great size, he's got a great arm, he's got a terrific work ethic. I think that this young man -- and he's in the last year of a contract, so there's super motivation there -- but I think he's going to have a football team around him that will be a much better football team than it was a year ago."
and from PFT...
Theismann thinks Jason Campbell is bound for the Pro Bowl
Posted by Mike Florio on July 9, 2009 6:57 PM
NFL_campbell1.jpgThe Redskins made no secret about their interest in potentially upgrading the quarterback position during the offseason.
In the end, neither Jay Cutler nor Mark Sanchez joined the team.
And so the job remains in the hands of Jason Campbell.
One former Redskins quarterback doesn't think that's a bad thing.
Joe Theismann thinks that Campbell is headed for the Pro Bowl. The man we used to call "Joey Sunshine" (when he was, you know, relevant) threw some of his positivity toward Campbell during a Wednesday night spot on Sirius NFL Radio's Late Hits with Brian McGovern and Carl Banks.
"I think the one thing that I see more than anything is there's going to be some be consistency around him," Theismann said. "He's finally in a system where he actually gets to practice the same things that he practiced last year and he gets to grow from them. And as a quarterback or as anybody studying film, when you look at yourself on film, you know why you made certain decisions. In Jason's case, seven of the last nine years, or eight years, both college and professionally, when he looks at film, it doesn't apply to the coming year because it's all different, so he's never really growing during the season. He will in this particular year. I watched him in spring ball, in the OTAs and the minicamps [and he's] much more confident, much more comfortable.
"Last year, Jim Zorn rebuilt his throwing style. He's got great size, he's got a great arm, he's got a terrific work ethic. I think that this young man -- and he's in the last year of a contract, so there's super motivation there -- but I think he's going to have a football team around him that will be a much better football team than it was a year ago."
Actually, we agree. The Redskins comfortably are flying under radar, and they could put together a surprising season.
Indeed, if they find a way to upset the Giants on the road in Week One, the 'Skins could reel off four straight wins, since they play the Rams, Lions, and Bucs to finish the first fourth of the season.
I have to agree as well. After the Skins and Campbell lit it up in the first half of last season, as Zorn expanded the playbook going into the second half of the season, I believe Campbell simply became tentative in his play due to his unfamiliarity with the system. Midway through the season last year, Zorn said they simply had to move on with system implementation. Another factor is that Zorn is a perfectionist, saying he expects Campbell to "be right with the ball every time." So again, I think the unfamiliarity with the system and the pressure Zorn was putting on Campbell caused him to be tentative with his throws, in addition to the woes of the offensive line.
A second year starting in the same system should make a world of difference. Like Theismann, I too believe Campbell could have a career year.
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:04 am
by VetSkinsFan
Add a fresh offensive line, a fresh CP, and a strong defense that really did nothing but upgrade, I wouldn't be surprised if we pulled off 4-0. More realistically, 3-1, since the Giants and the Bucs could give us a little trouble, we can split those two and run the other two.
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:13 am
by langleyparkjoe
I'm not expecting great things from JC, but I hope JT is right. Like you said Vet, everyone around him will make him better.
LETS GO JASON!!!
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:59 am
by cleg
I agree with Joe T. I honestly believe J. Camp will put together a real good year partly because he will be motivated to do so by the offseason nonsense and the contract year but also because Joe Gibbs thought he'd be good.
I worry about CP though. He has a lot of mileage and could break down any moment but I think he propbably has another year in him.
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:12 pm
by SKINFAN
Stage is Set all JC has to o is perform!
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:36 pm
by Chris Luva Luva
If we score a min of 21 points a game, we'll win a majority of them. Guaranteed.
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:37 pm
by Fios
I'd be surprised -- happily surprised, mind you -- if JC earned a Pro Bowl berth given the competition at QB in the NFC but I would happily take a solid if not spectacular season.
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:46 pm
by Irn-Bru
I feel like I read this same article last year.
I agree that the Redskins as a team are, if anything, flying under the radar. I think the
average prediction (of the ones I have read), which has us finishing in the bottom half of the league, is a worst-case scenario. Not so sure about JC, even though I haven't lost hope.
cleg wrote:I worry about CP though. He has a lot of mileage and could break down any moment but I think he propbably has another year in him.
I think he's got another great year or two in him, and a few OK years after that. We can extend his playing life by giving him a spell more often.
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:53 pm
by Irn-Bru
Chris Luva Luva wrote:If we score a min of 21 points a game, we'll win a majority of them. Guaranteed.
If we score a minimum of 78 points a game, we'll win them all. Guaranteed.
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:54 pm
by Kilmer72
I don't know about Pro Bowl but I expect his best yet this year. I can't wait for people to eat crow. Some people are thinking 8 and 8 or 7 and 9 or worse. Ha ha... 10 and 6 is more like it. At least Joe T isn't doom and gloom.
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:55 pm
by VetSkinsFan
Irn-Bru wrote:Chris Luva Luva wrote:If we score a min of 21 points a game, we'll win a majority of them. Guaranteed.
If we score a minimum of 78 points a game, we'll win them all. Guaranteed.
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:58 pm
by PulpExposure
Not to rain on anyone's parade, but remember that when asked if Joe Gibbs was a genius, Joey T said:
Nobody in the game of football should be called a genius. A genius is somebody like Norman Einstein.
And certainly not Joey Theismann...
Re: Theismann: Jason Campbell poised to earn first Pro Bowl
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:56 pm
by Tuss76
SkinsFreak wrote:Joe Theismann: Jason Campbell poised to earn first Pro Bowl bid
We can only hope.
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:56 pm
by HEROHAMO
Mighty optimistic comments coming from Joe T. Anyhow I sure hope he is right. We all want a solid season out of Jason Campbell. Get us to the playoffs and I will be a happy camper. Pro Bowl will be difficult considering the Qbs in the NFC.
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:08 pm
by Cappster
HEROHAMO wrote:Mighty optimistic comments coming from Joe T. Anyhow I sure hope he is right. We all want a solid season out of Jason Campbell. Get us to the playoffs and I will be a happy camper. Pro Bowl will be difficult considering the Qbs in the NFC.
+1 Lets worry about winning games before we start hoping JC can make the probowl
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:33 pm
by Tuss76
Amen Cap!
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:43 pm
by burgngold4life
JC will have a pro bowl year.... IF
He plays this entire season like he did the first 8 games of the 09' season.
He will only be better this year people.. if he is consistent the full season he will make it to hawaii.
JT even said it, he is 'much more comfortable, and much more confident.'
PRO BOWL!
GO JC!
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:44 pm
by riggofan
I don't know about the Pro Bowl. But you don't have to be a crazed homer to think Campbell might improve from playing in the same system two years in a row. His numbers weren't that bad last year.
I really hope JC blows us all away this fall. Not just because I'm a skins fan, but he seems like a decent guy. I like the way he handled himself this offseason with all of the Cutler/Sanchez stuff going on.
Guess we'll see...
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:23 pm
by SkinsFreak
Irn-Bru wrote:cleg wrote:I worry about CP though. He has a lot of mileage and could break down any moment but I think he propbably has another year in him.
I think he's got another great year or two in him, and a few OK years after that.
We can extend his playing life by giving him a spell more often.
That's actually what makes me nervous about Portis. I agree he has a bit left in the tank and I agree his playability can be extended by giving him a spell more often. But... when Portis gets pissed and subsequently goes off on a tangent in the past, it's when he's been... spelled.
It seems like if Portis pulls himself out of the game for a breather, he's okay with that. But when a coach, and that includes
both Gibbs and Zorn, spells him, whether it's because he hasn't practiced due to injuries or the coaches feel he just needs a breather, Portis gets pissed about it and starts mouthing off in the media.
I don't care for that aspect of his game. This is a team sport and if the coaches feel he needs to be spelled, for whatever reason, Portis should simply recognize it's a team sport. Don't get me wrong, I love Portis, think the world of him and recognize his major contributions, but I just don't like the airing of laundry in public like he's done in the past.
With regard to Campbell, I don't really care if he specifically makes the Pro Bowl or not. But the reasons behind Joey T's predictions are absolutely accurate. JC finally has everything going in his favor, to which those aspects have all been identified and discussed here recently, and it doesn't take a genius... Pulp...
... to recognize that system stability for the first time in the guys football playing career can go a long way towards success. Several experts pinned him as the mid-season MVP last year, and that was done with little system knowledge, due to a new coach and system, and without a solid group of receivers on the field. This year he'll have those things.
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:40 pm
by Tuss76
He plays this entire season like he did the first 8 games of the 09' season.
08' Season, but your right he was flawless the first half last year and we were all impressed. After he threw that first interception he fell apart the rest of the season. Seems like the o-line stopped protecting him. Were there that many injuries to our line?
Yes, I pray that he plays the whole season this year like those first 8 last year. As a person I like JC alot, he handles himself very well imo.
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:48 pm
by Chris Luva Luva
He needs to play far better than he did the 1st half of the season. People like to mention that Saints game as some sort of achievement for him. Go back and watch that game, I have it on my iPhone and watched it recently. That game was not pretty offensively.
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 5:35 pm
by SkinsFreak
Chris Luva Luva wrote:He needs to play far better than he did the 1st half of the season. People like to mention that Saints game as some sort of achievement for him. Go back and watch that game, I have it on my iPhone and watched it recently. That game was not pretty offensively.
I think most would agree with that. But it was such a limited offense the first half of last season. As JC recently mentioned, at the start of last year, they only had 50 pass plays to work with verses the 130-135 they have now. In my opinion, it's hard to look at last year as a gauge going forward for anything offensively. Like Zorn and Buges have said here recently, it's like night and day difference now from what they saw last year. As we've all agreed, this year will tell the tale.
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:49 pm
by Kilmer72
SkinsFreak wrote:Chris Luva Luva wrote:He needs to play far better than he did the 1st half of the season. People like to mention that Saints game as some sort of achievement for him. Go back and watch that game, I have it on my iPhone and watched it recently. That game was not pretty offensively.
I think most would agree with that. But it was such a limited offense the first half of last season. As JC recently mentioned, at the start of last year, they only had 50 pass plays to work with verses the 130-135 they have now. In my opinion, it's hard to look at last year as a gauge going forward for anything offensively. Like Zorn and Buges have said here recently, it's like night and day difference now from what they saw last year. As we've all agreed, this year will tell the tale.
Shhh, don't say SKinsFreak. People will say you are making excuses for him.
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:42 pm
by yupchagee
Tuss76 wrote:He plays this entire season like he did the first 8 games of the 09' season.
08' Season, but your right he was flawless the first half last year and we were all impressed. After he threw that first interception he fell apart the rest of the season. Seems like the o-line stopped protecting him. Were there that many injuries to our line?
Yes, I pray that he plays the whole season this year like those first 8 last year. As a person I like JC alot, he handles himself very well imo.
I think the INT shook his confidence. I'm waiting to see how he responds to his 1st INT this year.
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:36 am
by PulpExposure
yupchagee wrote:Tuss76 wrote:He plays this entire season like he did the first 8 games of the 09' season.
08' Season, but your right he was flawless the first half last year and we were all impressed. After he threw that first interception he fell apart the rest of the season. Seems like the o-line stopped protecting him. Were there that many injuries to our line?
Yes, I pray that he plays the whole season this year like those first 8 last year. As a person I like JC alot, he handles himself very well imo.
I think the INT shook his confidence. I'm waiting to see how he responds to his 1st INT this year.
Honestly, I think the pummelling he received in the Steelers game really killed off whatever confidence he had. He seems to be the kind of guy who needs to trust the players around him...and he at that point couldn't trust the o-line. And then...because Devin Thomas at the beginning of the year was the offensive pass interference machine (wiping out a TD, if I remember right) and ran the wrong routes a few time, Campbell stopped throwing to him, because he just didn't trust him. That's just what I interpret, however...