Redskins vs Steelers Review: QB Jason Campbell

[-Om-]

Redskins vs Steelers Review - QB Jason Campbell
August 24, 2009


Coming off a solid-but-forgettable debut against the Baltimore Ravens last week, Redskins starting QB Jason Campbell had an opportunity against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night to take the proverbial bull by the horns.

A good performance against the defending champions would have gone a long way toward quieting the growing undercurrent of concern among Redskins fans that Jason Campbell may not be The Man for The Job in 2009.

Going 1-for-7 for 10 yards, and engineering just three points, was probably not what he had in mind.

Since numbers alone rarely tell the whole story, however … I reviewed his plays again and tried to look a little deeper.

On the first play of the game, Campbell got good protection from his offensive line and went deep to a streaking Malcolm Kelly, who had gotten behind Steelers super-safety Troy Polamalu, on a deep post. Campbell’s pass was under thrown (as much as a tight spiral that travels 60 yards in the air can be) and off line, however, forcing Kelly to slow and adjust his route back toward the center of the field and allowing Polamalu to catch up and knock the pass away.

After the game, Campbell admitted being surprised by Kelly’s speed, a statement that initially raised my eyebrows. Given time to reflect, perhaps it should better serve as a reminder as to how little actual game time the two have working together.

"It was close,” said Kelly. “The crazy thing, though, is that me and Jason never practiced that route all week long. The first time we ran it was in the game. We'll get it done, though—we'll complete it next time."

Time will tell ...


CLICK HERE to read more

[MTK]

I saw the replay of the game last night and was even less worried about JC than I was after seeing the game live. After the game on Sat. night I recall being kinda surprised that he was 1/7, it just didn't feel like a bad performance and it wasn't when you see it again. Personally I liked his pocket presence and his decision making seemed quicker than in the past. And finally as many of us have said, 13 pass attempts is simply too small of a sample to draw any hard conclusions from.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I saw the replay of the game last night and was even less worried about JC than I was after seeing the game live. After the game on Sat. night I recall being kinda surprised that he was 1/7, it just didn't feel like a bad performance and it wasn't when you see it again. Personally I liked his pocket presence and his decision making seemed quicker than in the past. And finally as many of us have said, 13 pass attempts is simply too small of a sample to draw any hard conclusions from.

Anyone who says otherwise is not watching closely IMHO.

[53Fan]

Good article Om. I'm looking forward to the game with the Pats. I'm thirsty for more football, but part of me wishes the game was already over so we'd have more of JC to look at. I'm pretty tired of all the bashing with the small amount of actual playing time we've been able to see. I find it hard to believe that JC will not improve upon last year. Really hard.