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Originally Posted by Redskin
And yet heres the kicker the Key players started to make plays and the O-Line seemed to show up, these are luxuries that Campbell did not have. When the O-Line played like trash so did Collins. A great deal of Collins success can be owed to Clinton Portis showing up to run the ball. When Collins got what Campbell was getting all season during the seahawks game I think it was evident that Jason Campbell poses more of a threat to other teams with his harder passes better deep balls and ability to scramble. One last thing that should be noted I dont want to ever see a two-minute drill quarterbacked by Collins again that was just terrible. So I say let them ave a competition, but Jason is young and tender and this is no way to show that the organization has faith in him as a starting QB.
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While I think that Campbell should be the starter, I disagree that he threw better deep balls than Collins. Campbell consistently overthrew receivers in the clear, including a potential game winner to B. Lloyd at Green Bay and a game clincher to Moss at Philly. Perhaps Campbell is a victim of his own arm strength and just needs to learn to put more air under the ball. Collins threw beautiful deep balls to Moss against Dallas and Seattle, and great ones to Cooley and Moss at Minnesota. He even hit Moss deep twice in the howling wind in NY. On all of those, the receiver was hit in stride, whereas the flatter trajectory of Campbell's throws earlier in the season forced receivers to lay out for the ball, removing any chance of yards after catch. Let's hope that Campbell studies what Collins did well running this offense: getting rid of the ball on time (before the receiver's cut) and putting touch on his passes.