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Oakland Red · 11-08-2006, 11:00 PM

I'm confident that Jason Campbell was a great draft choice and will be an excellent starter for the Redskins at some point. That point should start when he is the player who gives the Redskins the best chance to win at the qb position. Players should advance in rank according to that reality and not an arbitrary decision to want to play a younger guy, or out of fear that he will leave once his contract is up, or to appease fans, etc.

If players know that the coaches will support them as long as they are being evaluated on their actual ability to perform and their overall effect on the team's performance, then players are motivated to perform better. If players know that they are going to be pulled because there is an agenda to play someone who you have a lot invested in, then that is anti-motivational.

Case in point - TJ Duckett. Gibbs answer to why he isn't playing? "Clinton Portis and Ladell Betts." Thank you! Whatever the investment in Duckett, if he is the third most ready to contribute running back, then he will be in the third string role.

11-08-2006, 11:00 PM	#5
Oakland Red Special Teams Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oakland, Calif. Posts: 268	Re: Did anyone See! I'm confident that Jason Campbell was a great draft choice and will be an excellent starter for the Redskins at some point. That point should start when he is the player who gives the Redskins the best chance to win at the qb position. Players should advance in rank according to that reality and not an arbitrary decision to want to play a younger guy, or out of fear that he will leave once his contract is up, or to appease fans, etc. If players know that the coaches will support them as long as they are being evaluated on their actual ability to perform and their overall effect on the team's performance, then players are motivated to perform better. If players know that they are going to be pulled because there is an agenda to play someone who you have a lot invested in, then that is anti-motivational. Case in point - TJ Duckett. Gibbs answer to why he isn't playing? "Clinton Portis and Ladell Betts." Thank you! Whatever the investment in Duckett, if he is the third most ready to contribute running back, then he will be in the third string role.