28-year old Jason Campbell’s overall numbers don’t look too bad but the bottom line is the Redskins only averaged 16.6 points per game.  Campbell played in 16 games for the Redskins this season and he completed 327 of 507 passes (64.5%) for 3,618 yards with 20 TD passes and 15 INTs (86.4 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 46 times for 236 yards (5.1 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Campbell has now played in 52 games in his NFL career and he has completed 1,002 of 1,637 passes (61.2%) for 10,860 yards with 55 TD passes and 38 INTs (82.3 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 153 times for 786 yards (5.1 ypc) wiht 3 TD runs in his career.  The Redskins will likely try to trade Campbell in the off-season unless the new head coach likes him.

38-year old Todd Collins is likely nearing the end of the line in the NFL.  He played in 3 games for the Redskins this season and he completed 12 of 23 passes (52.2%) for 144 yards with 0 TDs and 0 INTs (71.6 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 1 time for 0 yards (0.0 ypc).  Collins has now played in 47 games in his NFL career and he has completed 381 of 674 passes (56.5%) for 4,479 yards with 22 TD passes and 19 INTs (76.0 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 83 times for 152 yards (1.8 ypc) in his NFL career.  Look for the Redskins to let Collins walk away in the off-season.

25-year old saftey Kareem Moore will take over for Reed Doughty at strong safety this weekend and they need him to play well.  Moore has played in 15 games for the Redskins this season and he has made 26 tackles, forced 2 fumbles, defensed 2 passes and he has 1 interception this season.  The Redskins hope that Moore is ready for the challenge because he will likely be dealing with Antonio Gates quite a bit in the game on Sunday.

The Redskins have promoted Quinton Ganther to the starting line-up and his first start will come against the Raiders in Oakland on Sunday.  He is now set up for success as the Raiders are allowing 158.7 yards rushing per game and 4.6 yards per carry.  Ganthers has played in 4 games for the Redskins this season and he has carried the ball 19 times for 88 yards (4.6 ypc).  He has also caught 2 passes for 14 yards (7.0 avg) this year.  Look for Ganther to make the most of his big chance with the Redskins this weekend.

27-year old Jason Campbell will likely be traded in the off season because he has not improved much to this point in his career.  He has played in all 10 games for the Redskins this season and he has completed 192 of 291 passes (66%) for 2,126 yards with 10 TD passes and 9 INTs (86.1 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 31 times for 158 yards (5.1 ypc) this year.  Campbell is saved by the fact that the Redskins won’t be likely yanking him for Todd Collins who is ancient for a QB.  Campbell has now played in 46 games for the Redskins in his career and he has completed 867 of 1,421 passes (61%) for 9,368 yards with 45 TD passes and 32 INTs (81.6 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 138 times for 708 yards (5.1 ypc) with 2 TD runs in his career.  The Redskins really need to go in a different direction at QB starting in 2010.

29-year old RB Rock Cartwright did not want to get his big chance this way as Clinton Portis (concussion) and Ladell Betts (torn ACL+MCL) are both injured.  He is now the featured running back for the Redskins until Portis is ready to return to action.  He has played in 10 games this season for the Redskins and he has carried the ball 30 times for 135 yards (4.5 ypc).  Cartwright has also caught 13 passes for 93 yards (7.2 avg) with 1 TD grab.  The big question with Cartwright is whether or not he will still return kickoffs.  My guess is that he won’t due to his importance on offense.  He has returned 28 kickoffs for 644 yards (23.0 avg) so far this season.  Cartwright has waited a long time for his chance to show what he can really do at RB in the NFL.  He has played in 117 games in 8 years for the Redskins and he has carried the ball 181 times for 796 yards (4.4 ypc) with 6 TD runs.  He has also caught 45 passes for 406 yards (9.0 avg) with 2 TD grabs in his career.  Cartwright has earned his paychecks from the Redskins on special teams as he has returned 211 kickoffs for 5,108 yards (24.2 avg) with 1 TD return.  Quinton Ganther will move up the depth chart to the #2 job behind Cartwright.  He has played in 2 games for the Redskins this season and he has carried the ball 6 times for 10 yards (1.7 ypc) and he has also caught 1 pass for 18 yards.

The Redskins have given 27-year old Jason Campbell five years to prove himself and he seems to be the same QB he was when he first started.  He has started all six games for the Redskins this season and he has completed 107 of 163 passes (65.6%) for 1,197 yards with 6 TD passes and 6 INTs (84.3 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 20 times for 95 yards (4.8 ypc) this year.  But Campbell was benched last Sunday against the Chiefs and he will likely be on a very short leash going forward.  37-year old Todd Collins replaced Campbell last week and he didn’t look too good completing 6 of 14 passes (42.9%) for 75 yards with 0 TDs and 0 INTs (60.1 QB Rating).  Collins would just be a stopgap if he were inserted in the starting lineup for the Redskins who will likely be looking for a new QB next season.  Collins has played in 45 games in his NFL career and he has completed 375 of 665 passes (56.4%) for 4,410 yards with 22 TD passes and 19 INTs (75.6 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 83 times for 152 yards (1.8 ypc) in his career. 

The Washington Redskins (2-4) looked awful on Sunday, losing to a win-less Kansas City Chiefs (1-5) squad.  The Redskins failed to score a touchdown and only got two field goals from Shaun Suisham in the third quarter.  Jason Campbell looked bad again and after only getting 89 yards on 9/16 and an interception in the first half, he was benched in the second half.  Todd Collins came in and wasn’t much better.  Collins went 6/14 for 75 yards and failed to reach the end-zone.  Head coach Jim Zorn has to take a lot of the blame and it looks like he is probably on his way out as it was announced today that Zorn has lost his play-calling authority.  Sherman Lewis is taking over the play-calling duties and is apparently a west-coast offensive guru.

The Redskins defense did a pretty solid job in this game, keeping the Chiefs out of the end-zone and limiting them to four field goals.  They got nothing out of their offense though, so there was not much they could do other than try and force some turnovers, which they failed to do.  They held Matt Cassel to 186 passing yards on 17/32 attempts.  They also limited running back Larry Johnson to only 83 yards on 23 carries.  Chiefs’ receiver Dwayne Bowe did too much damage though, going for 109 yards on only six catches (18.2 avg).  Clinton Portis was the only bright spot for the Redskins offense, rushing for 109 yards on 15 carries (7.2 avg) including a 78 yard run.  The Redskins look like they get worse week by week, and hopefully Sherman Lewis can revamp their offense.  Zorn still gets to decide who his starting quarterback will be though, and will decide sometime this week.  They will look to turn things around against the Philadelphia Eagles next week.

Jason Campbell looks like two different quarterbacks at times this year, and the Redskins need their quarterback to play more consistent.  Campbell was horrible in the first half against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last week but ended up leading them to victory in the second half.  So far this season the Redskins are 2-2 and have not been playing great football.  Campbell has five touchdowns and five interceptions and has thrown for 963 yards on 81/124 attempts (65%).  Campbell has a pretty easy opponent in the win-less Carolina Panthers this week, but a solid game from Campbell against the win-less Detroit Lions in week three didn’t prevent the Redskins from losing.  Still, Campbell needs to step up if the Redskins want to be successful this season.

In April of 2008 the Redskins selected WRs Devin Thomas, Malcolm Kelly and TE Fred Davis in the second round of the NFL Draft.  It’s too early yet to call them busts but none of them have played well in the NFL yet.  Malcolm Kelly earned a starting job opposite of Santana Moss this season but he quickly gave it back to Antwaan Randle El after dropping quite a few easy passes.  He has caught 6 passes for 65 yards (10.8 avg) this year.  Those are great stats compared to the numbers Devin Thomas is putting up.  He has caught only 1 pass for 7 whole yards this season.  He might have to go to another team to jumpstart his NFL career.  TE Fred Davis is backing up Chris Cooley so he doesn’t get to play too much.  Still, he has only caught 2 passes for 11 yards this season.  The Redskins need to start drafting better because none of these three guys look like NFL players.