The Redskins Are Close

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Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Probably. It's hard to say anymore. Clearly though, it was worth the shot. The only risk was that it bounces off of his body and gets intercepted...which actually almost happened. But that's exactly the kind of risk that you have to be willing to take.

Fans who suggest he should throw into tight coverage are just being naive. But it'd be a different issue if he refused to throw those low (or mid)-risk, high-reward passes because things might go wrong.

I think all drops are catchable passes, but I guess my bigger point is that perhaps just because a pass is "catchable" doesn't mean it necessarily going to be caught. If that was true, you could say that any WR who ever dropped a pass lacks focus and shouldn't play in this league. But then we'd have to break out the 3 TE offense.

Braylon Edwards led the NFL in drops last year by a hefty margin, but now with Derek Anderson temporarily out of the picture, he's actually having a really good start for an offense that is otherwise terrible. Brady Quinn hasn't had any success throwing to anyone else though, but I think that's because of the Robert Royal curse

Guilty as charged, because I think Campbell should be willing to throw into tight SINGLE coverage more often. If Kelly or Moss is streaking down the sideline stride for stride with a lone defender, that ball has to be thrown. Happens several times in just about every other game across the NFL (and college for that matter). Hell, where are the passes purposely thrown behind the Receiver? The rules overwhelmingly favor the Offense, so it's ridiculous not to take advantage of them. The Skins were dead last in pass interference calls last year and Campbell having only 6 INTs (against only 13 TDs) is indicative of a QB unwilling to take shots. If he can throw 20 plus TDs and keep his INT total that low, then he's a pro-bowler who should get a fat contract from the Skins.

BTW, Braylon Edwards had his best season by far with Derek Anderson throwing him the ball. And TO drops balls like it's his job. Drops happen.