I'm gonna c/p what I said over in S&T....I think it would be a moronic move by the Skins. Where were all of these Campbell "haters" when theteam was 6-2 and people in the media (Jaws) were calling him the 1st half MVP? He's not the sole reason for the teams collapse. If you want to pointfingers as to where it all fell apart, look no further than Pete Kendall trying to run the rock vs. the Rams
Campbell is being made (unfairly) into ascapegoat. I thought he made some nice progress in his past 2 years. Give the man a chance to actually get some stability from playing in the same offense andunder the same coordinator for consecutive seasons before drawing conclusions. People get so infatuated w. stats and yet they are:
1. Failing to see that Cutler had 18 ints while playing behind one of the best o-lines in the NFL
2. His decision making is questionable at best
3. He's s-e-n-s-i-t-i-v-e
4. Comparisons to Jeff George are NOT what's up
honestly, for everything that Tony Romo gets criticized for in Dallas and elsewhere, you can say the same for Cutler. How Cutler is above scrutiny/criticism isbeyond me....Like I said before...if he's brought on (hopefully without giving up picks), I'll support the guy.....however, I'm not some jaded fanwho thinks that Cutler is a "franchise" QB who can take the Skins to the SB and beyond.
The people wanting Cutler here are the same ones who will be tearing up message boards, calling radio stations, etc the day after he has a 3 int game. Thescrutiny in being the QB here in DC is gonna be intense more-so than what he experienced in Denver. With our offense, he's NOT going to have a 4000 yardseason...there will be a drop-off in production. I just hope that people are as unreasonable and unrealistic when viewing Cutler as they are/were forCampbell.....
this is what I said in S&T:
I just have a feeling that Campbell isn't in the Skins long-term plans anyways....he's in the last year of his contract, but no extension has beenoffered. That says a lot in the grand scheme of things as far as what many in the Skins FO think of Jason Campbell. I think Campbell should get this last yearto show what he can do with NO EXCUSES. I'm just not a believer in Jay Cutler succeeding in the Skins system, especially behind the current O-line (whichmay be hurt even more if we give up a pick to get Cutler). He (Cutler) had the luxury of playing behind one of the best O-lines in the NFL, but it's like a180 when you compare the Broncos line to the Skins. He's not going to have that time to get rid of the ball like he did with the Broncos. Also, the 18INT's is real high considering how good the people were in front of him. His #'s would take a huge hit assuming he was traded to Washington.
Maybe the Broncos view Cutler as a "system" guy, and I hate that term. Yeah, he's talented...but I guess he's easily replacable in the systemthat they run and also the the O-line that they have. If Campbell is traded for him, they must not feel like there is going to be a huge drop-off in productionif #17 is under center in Denver. They've traded Portis becuase they can get production from other RB's in their system, and I guess they feel the sameway when viewing Cutler....
If Cutler is brought into DC...great. I wish him the best of luck. However, I wouldn't get my hopes up too high as far as what he's going to do withour current O-line and contrasting passing system (compared to Denver) that is run here in DC....
oo Poo..
