Marcus Spears Comments on Jason Campbell

[BrunellMVP?]

All true... we shouldn't be offended at all.

[LaRon + Sean = Hell 4 U]

I hope Gibbs gets offended and start throw the ball against them.

[SkinDogg]

What's Dallas week without a little trash talking? Goes back to the Landry and Allen era.

[sandtrapjack]

Originally Posted by SkinDogg

What's Dallas week without a little trash talking? Goes back to the Landry and Allen era.

Hell yeah! Where's the smack? Damn it is Redskins/Cowboys week! No one gets more fired up about a rivalry game! You can't tell me that you do not circle this date on your football calender as soon as the schedule is released!

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by sandtrapjack

Hell yeah! Where's the smack? Damn it is Redskins/Cowboys week! No one gets more fired up about a rivalry game! You can't tell me that you do not circle this date on your football calender as soon as the schedule is released!

yeah but were are missing 4 of our key players for this game 5 if Moss doesnt go. So it is not as intense as it would be if we had our starters or if we were 7-2 or 8-1 like we should be.

[firstdown]

Wow a Dallas player makes thes types of comments about the skins and people just agree with them. What happened to I hope the team see's this and stuff like that. This rivalry has really died. I hope our players are not thinking like people on this site.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Wow a Dallas player makes thes types of comments about the skins and people just agree with them. What happened to I hope the team see's this and stuff like that. This rivalry has really died. I hope our players are not thinking like people on this site.

Sadly our fan base appears to not have much fight in them. Hopefully the players still do.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Sadly our fan base appears to not have much fight in them. Hopefully the players still do.

I think alot of fans are just tired of the BS. Tired of losing games that should not be lost. We have made the playoffs twice in 14 years. None the less I'll be watching on Sun.

But I didn't have a problem with what Spears said. Outside of last week I think his comments were pretty accurate. And when it mattered most they took the ball out of JC's hands last week. If we need these types of comments to get fired up then god help us.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

I think alot of fans are just tired of the BS. Tired of losing games that should not be lost. We have made the playoffs twice in 14 years. None the less I'll be watching on Sun.

But I didn't have a problem with what Spears said. Outside of last week I think his comments were pretty accurate. And when it mattered most they took the ball out of JC's hands last week. If we need these types of comments to get fired up then god help us.

Well if its that bad find a new team.

[hooskins]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Well if its that bad find a new team.

Lol ok.

Why has been blindly supporting your team, overriding being logical and rational? Yea great a Dallas play said that. Did he really ever attack JC? I dont even see where he attacked Gibbs. And honestly speaking JC isn't Brady or Manning, it's a simple fact. I think people who can't see the truth about their players are pretty bad/not too bright fans. This doesn't mean I think Campbell is bad, or won't be better than Brady, but I am not going to lie to myself.

Perhaps JC will get a bit fired up, but he is a pretty calm and collected guy. I think he realizes he isn't Manning either.

And please don't give me the whole, "back in the day we always hated Dallas no matter what...." kinda answers. I suppose you all walked 10 miles back and forth from school, uphill both ways as well. If fans truly were like that, than thank God for progression, because I do not want to be a part of a stupid fanbase. I am not saying you are stupid first, I think it's silly to get all riled up for facts being stated.

[chrisl4064]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Well if its that bad find a new team.

the classic reply to a critical fan....

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Sadly our fan base appears to not have much fight in them. Hopefully the players still do.

Given the state of things, it's hard to get really fired up, especially with 4 of our next 6 on the road. I think for me, the injuries are particularly deflating. It makes you feel so helpless. If you're full tilt and still losing games, that's one thing. But to lose these close games in the 2nd half and then mix that with all the guys getting hurt, it's a real downer. It's rearing it's ugly head on this site this week obviously.

[SKINSnCANES]

Originally Posted by GMScud

Here's some bulletin board material. Cowboys DE Marcus Spears apparently isn't sold on JC. From John Clayton's Blog:

Spears rips Campbell: Cowboys defensive end Marcus Spears made an interesting comment about Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell. He talked to reporters about the Redskins running philosophy, and he said the reason Washington runs the ball so much is because the team doesn't have enough confidence in Campbell to let him win the game. That probably won't go over well in the Redskins' locker room but it's probably true. Campbell has done well as a starter. He's put the team into playoff contention with consistently good play. But he's not like Tom Brady or Peyton Manning where he can carry the team on his shoulders. In his first full season as a starter, it's probably too much to ask of him.

Link: ESPN.com - Blogs - John Clayton Blog

Tony Romo is also in his first full season as a starter, but they let him throw the ball around and try to win games for his team...the worst part about it is everyone respect Campbells long ball and says its his best attribute. So if the QB isnt doing what he does best...how do you not blame the coaching...

[sportscurmudgeon]

Jason Campbell has a mediocre set of WRs to throw at. That's part of the reason he hasn't had the opportunity to put the team on his back and try to engineer a huge comeback by throwing on every down. That's also the reason the play calling does not go downfield more than once or twice a half.

It takes a special caliber of QB to put up huge numbers and lots of TDs with mediocre receivers. Campbell may be that caliber of QB one of these days but in 2007 he is not.

Before anyone tells me about how great these WRs were or have the potential to be, allow me to remind everyone that the number of TD catches by S. Moss PLUS A. Randle El PLUS B. Lloyd for 2007 equals ZERO. Even the no-account Jets and Dolphins have WRs who have caught TDs this year.

Jason Campbell is evolving as an NFL QB; he's better now than he was last year and better than he was in the early games this year. He'll be just fine. He'll be even better even sooner if he gets to play with a better corps of WRs, but that's not under his control...

[offiss]

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

Jason Campbell has a mediocre set of WRs to throw at. That's part of the reason he hasn't had the opportunity to put the team on his back and try to engineer a huge comeback by throwing on every down. That's also the reason the play calling does not go downfield more than once or twice a half.

It takes a special caliber of QB to put up huge numbers and lots of TDs with mediocre receivers. Campbell may be that caliber of QB one of these days but in 2007 he is not.

Before anyone tells me about how great these WRs were or have the potential to be, allow me to remind everyone that the number of TD catches by S. Moss PLUS A. Randle El PLUS B. Lloyd for 2007 equals ZERO. Even the no-account Jets and Dolphins have WRs who have caught TDs this year.

Jason Campbell is evolving as an NFL QB; he's better now than he was last year and better than he was in the early games this year. He'll be just fine. He'll be even better even sooner if he gets to play with a better corps of WRs, but that's not under his control...

Mediocre? Come on SC, the receivers are tired of running routes knowing the ball ain't coming their way, why should Moss fight through injuries to get on the field when he's lucky to see 3 passes coming his way, how many balls do we throw deep? Not many, yet every time we do I see one of our WR's open only to be over thrown by Campbell. 0 TD catches doesn't ring a bell that it's the coaching? The worst WR's in the league still get the occasional TD. we have proven game breakers and they can't sniff the end zone. Sorry but trying to blame the WR's on this is just another attempt to deflect blame away from Gibbs, I will even cut Campbell some slack on this one because I think he's just as much affected by Gibbs holding him back as anyone, he needs freedom to get comfortable, he needs to be allowed to consistently throw deep, it's tough to be good at something and get your timing down in game situations if you are never allowed to actually do it, and Gibbs thinks the world is going to end if Campbell throws deep more than twice a game! The way Campbell is progressing under Gibbs he will be ready to win a SB at the age of 50, Campbells progression is going to parallel the teams which is he will stay where he's at until Gibbs either changes or leaves, this team is no better than when he took over 4 years ago, and Campbell wont be either if Gibbs doesn't cut loose the reigns.