Dr. Cheeks criticizes campbell pick and Gibbs on NFL.com

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SKINNING THE TEAM

The Broncos and Redskins are in trading cahoots again, but there is no argument this year as to which team got the better deal. The Redskins surrendered their third-round pick (76th overall) in this year's draft, along with first- and fourth-round selections in 2006 to acquire the 25th pick overall from the Broncos. The rumor was that they wanted Jason Campbell, Brown and Williams' quarterback at Auburn, with the pick.

Everyone seems to agree that it was a steep price to pay to move up to the 25th pick, and drafting Campbell didn't make it any better. Not since the first year of the common draft in 1967 had two running backs and a quarterback from the same college been selected in the first round of the draft.

I'm no college scout, I'm the first to admit, but I saw plenty of SEC games this year and Campbell didn't impress me any more than what I saw of other quarterbacks like Kyle Orton (fourth round) or 2003 Heisman Trophy winner, Jason White (undrafted).

(By the way, what a strange world it is when the former Heisman winner doesn't get drafted, but a backup QB from USC, Matt Cassel, does after completing 20 passes in his college career, and so does the quarterback from Harvard, Ryan Fitzpatrick.)

Why the big deal about Campbell and the Redskins? Well, because they traded three picks to the Broncos, including next year's first-round pick. They supposedly had turned down top picks in exchange for Ramsey last year but started Mark Brunell when no one else would even sign him. We know how that turned out.

The Washington defense will be excellent once again, but the offense will continue to scare Joe Gibbs and the fans who once thought so highly of him. Hey, they saw the fall of Michael Jordan a few years ago with the Wizards, so it might not be quite as painful with Gibbs the second time around.

To make matters more confusing, Gibbs said after the draft that "it takes a long time to get (a quarterback) ready to play for you, so we felt like it was something value-wise that we had to do."

Well, considering how old you and your coaching staff are, coach, do you really think you have a long time? Considering how impatient the fans and owner seem to be the last five years, is it really worth developing another quarterback after all the trouble you went through last year?