Campbell's development curve

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Originally Posted by Paintrain

At the risk of this devolving into another 'conservative playcalling' thread, has the way the offense been called and executed accelerated Campbell's development curve or do you think he's been held back too much??

From JLa's blog today, the Skins now rank 28th in total offense. 25th in yards per rush (3.5) and 25th in passing yards per game. They are 28th in first downs and 22nd in points per game (18). The offense has 13 touchdowns through 7 games.

I am going to agree ahead of time that the offensive line issues have an impact on the offense and the rankings.. With the exception of yesterday and the 2nd half of the Packers game however, they have done a very good job of protecting Campbell.. Since pass protection seems to be what they do better than pushing the pile, should we put the ball in Campbell's hands more, open up the offense and let playmakers make plays in the 2nd half of the season and let him put us into the playoffs or keep doing what we've been doing and hope for better results?

It seems like Campbell is so handcuffed (and Moss alluded to that overall in a postgame interview yesterday) that he's trying not to lose games rather than trying to win them.

I think this is a great thread.

I've studied QB progression very extensively, and I can tell you that what goes on in games is such a miniscule factor of a QB's development that it's basically a variable that you can just write off.

A lot more of how a QB develops has to do with how many practice reps he gets, and how often he gets those reps.

Campbell has made significant improvement over last season. You can see it in his completion percentage, even in games when he fails. He's now a consistent 60% passer even when the shit hits the fan around him.

His teammates have major control over his declining yards per attempt, specifically the blocking. I believe that will improve as soon as the blocking does. He can go off any week now.

Campbell has shown signs of inexperience, but most of his failures seem to be ones that are directly tied to the guys around him. When their play improves, you'll see Campbell's TD/INT numbers jump through the roof.

And it's all because of the specific personal improvement he has dedicated to getting his completion % up.