Honestly I feel bad for the kid, I really do, but he can't stay in Washington. Perhaps had he been initiated into the league under a better team with a better line he would have flourished, but now Campbell is broken and confused. He doesn't read defenses well, he doesn't find the open receivers and he fails to capitalize off of key opportunities. He throws very well, sometimes, but this won't cut it if we want to make our team better.
We have played much better since the starters sat out. If the Redskins were a country I would recommend nuking them and starting completely from scratch. Find and sign players who want to play the game not chase fame and prize. Pay them average wages and turn them loose. The Patriots did it, the Saints did it and the Colts did it. The star players, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees were not signed with $100 Million contracts and weren't guaranteed more than an average amount. They came, they gelled with their teams and well you know what happened next. Teams that rely on superstars don't work. The pay disparity alone demotivates their teammates to play alongside them, not to mention, no matter how much overpaid players used to love the game, once they are guaranteed $40 plus million dollars, the fire and spark to play as a unit is lost as psyche shifts to individual superiority. Our team sucks, our ownership sucks, and our next 3 years are gonna suck too. We will suck 3 years hence because we have to rebuild from scratch anyway, whether or not we keep the star, useless players.
Our place for the rest of the season is to be the happy spark for opposing team fans that look forward to their team going head to head against the Redskins on gameday. The Redskins better get used to being disrespected and earning the title of wealthiest, useless athletes in sports. Their only solace will come from opposing team victors who are subtly gloating about their triumph but passing a flippant word or two in sportsmanship as McNabb said to Campbell after yesterday's game, "Don't quit the fight." Best of luck Campbell, gotta love your heart, but I'm afraid you have a lot of work to do before you can be mentioned in the same group as Brady, Manning and Brees.
Best of luck Jason, thank you for trying, wishing you much success on your next team.
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