How Will Campbell Be Handled?

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Huddle

It's very rare that the young QBs who are thrown into the arena unprepared are with teams that have any real chance to win a super bowl. No, I really can't see that it's arrogant of me to say that the NFL coaches who do it are making a mistake.

Now you're backtracking. In a previous post you said that you think you know more than these coaches on this point. That's what I'm calling arrogant, not that you think it's a mistake.

Originally Posted by Huddle

Learning the offense will be done in training camp, on the field and in the classroom. They can both participate equally. There's no need for either to be unprepared in learning the offense.

Totally and utterly wrong. You can do all the classroom learning you want, there's nothing like doing it in practice or in games. If you platoon them, they each only get half the time working with the starting receivers as the average NFL starting QB. Being up to speed takes more than understanding the Xs and Os of the offense, it takes familiarity, timing, rhythm, and an ability to react without having to think.

Originally Posted by Huddle

I seriously doubt that Joe would laugh. In fact, as thorough as he and his staff are, I'd be surprised if the idea hasn't at least been discussed.

Maybe he wouldn't laugh, because he's too polite. But I guarantee you that he has absolutely no intention of letting Brunell and Campbell share playing time during the regular season.

[PSUSkinsFan21]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Maybe he wouldn't laugh, because he's too polite. But I guarantee you that he has absolutely no intention of letting Brunell and Campbell share playing time during the regular season.

May I suggest a compromise? I agree he's too nice of a guy to laugh at Huddle if he pitched the platoon idea, but given that Gibbs has just announced that he intends on letting Campbell compete for the #2 backup position, can we all just agree that he would laugh his balls off after Huddle left the room?

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Now you're backtracking. In a previous post you said that you think you know more than these coaches on this point. That's what I'm calling arrogant, not that you think it's a mistake.



Totally and utterly wrong. You can do all the classroom learning you want, there's nothing like doing it in practice or in games. If you platoon them, they each only get half the time working with the starting receivers as the average NFL starting QB. Being up to speed takes more than understanding the Xs and Os of the offense, it takes familiarity, timing, rhythm, and an ability to react without having to think.



Maybe he wouldn't laugh, because he's too polite. But I guarantee you that he has absolutely no intention of letting Brunell and Campbell share playing time during the regular season.

I'd have to agree with scheed, you learn faster on the field, and experience is always better than book learning when its available, and that's in everything (theatre, surgery, electrical work), not just football.

[Huddle]

[quote=Schneed10]

Now you're backtracking. In a previous post you said that you think you know more than these coaches on this point. That's what I'm calling arrogant, not that you think it's a mistake.

Huh? If I think that coaches who throw young QBs to the wolves are making a mistake, doesn't that also imply that I think I know better than they do on this point? You're making a distinction that escapes me.

Totally and utterly wrong.

Oooo! That's bad! That's worse than being just wrong.

You can do all the classroom learning you want, there's nothing like doing it in practice or in games. If you platoon them, they each only get half the time working with the starting receivers as the average NFL starting QB. Being up to speed takes more than understanding the Xs and Os of the offense, it takes familiarity, timing, rhythm, and an ability to react without having to think.

When you were talking about "learning the offense," I read that to mean ...learning the playbook and the scheme. I didn't think you were talking about execution as well, so we were talking about different things.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Huddle

When you were talking about "learning the offense," I read that to mean ...learning the playbook and the scheme. I didn't think you were talking about execution as well, so we were talking about different things.

When I'm talking about learning the offense, I'm talking about the bottom line, how their play will affect the games. You don't just learn an offense just to know the plays, what the heck good does that do anybody?? What coach in their right mind just wants to create a QB who can recite the playbook by heart?? The entire point of learning an offense is to execute it seamlessly, and you can't execute what you've studied in class without countless repetition with the starting WRs. I didn't think I needed to iterate that, but given your propensity to mince words when you feel the need to save face, perhaps I did.