Who wants to be the #2 QB?
Based on their perfomance in the pre-season, it looks like Jason Campbell and Todd Collins wouldn’t mind be the #3 QB. When the Skins elevated Campbell to #2, he looked lost. Campbell may be the QB of the future, but I’m starting to wonder about him. That Auburn team he was on had Cadillac Williams and Ronnie Brown in the backfield, thus teams were loading up to stop them and the coverage loosened up for Campbell to look better than he was. Campbell has completed 15 of 28 passes (53.6%) for 182 yards and 2 pick-offs. Campbell’s QB rating is 44.0.
Todd Collins hasn’t looked that much better than Campbell, but he has game experience and is well-versed in Coach Saunders offense. He hasn’t had a good pre-season either. Collins has completed 18 of 31 passes (58.1%) for 182 yards with 1 TD and 2 interceptions. Collins QB rating in 58.8.
The Redskins better hope that Mark Brunell has a healthy, productive season or they could be drafting high (if they have any picks left) next April.
Not sure if you actually watch the Redskins games or not, but let me clarify a little for you.
First, Campbell was not “elevated” to the 2 spot at QB. Gibbs said before the preseason started that he would rotate the second QB in each game. First game Collins came in second (and was HORRIBLE) and in the second game Campbell came in second. This week, it’s Collins’ turn to play after Brunell. So don’t read anything into who is second right now.
QB rating aside, Campbell has look pretty good, and I’m not a Campbell fan. But, I give credit where it’s due. Not great, but not “lost” by any stretch of the imagination.
Stats don’t always tell the story, sometimes you have to watch the games to know the real story. If you actually have seen both Redskins games this preseason, then I really don’t get where you say Campbell has looked lost.
I do agree however, that it’s best for Brunell to stay healthy this year.
Hail,
Go50Gut
We agree to disagree about Campbell. I just don’t think he’s that good. I could be proven wrong, but there’s nothing he’s done in the pre-season that would suggest he’s ready to take over if Brunell went down. I think he was an ok college QB that had one great year because he had elite players around him.
We actully probably agree more than we disagree regarding Campbell (if you recall, I blogged earlier saying I wasn’t sure Campbell had what it takes to be an NFL QB). However, he hasn’t looked “lost” this preseason. He’s actually given many Redskins fans reason for hope down the road. The problem this preseason has been the entire team has looked horrible.
Hail,
Go50Gut