Campbell: More Pluses Than Negatives

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Originally Posted by Pudge

I think the two biggest negatives you can take away from Campbell today are 1) He didn't adjust well to the blitz. But then you gotta ask yourself, how much is that his fault, and how much is that the Blockers and Rabach for not giving him some more help.

2) He didn't seem like he was going thru his progressions fully. It seemed like Moss and Cooley were his primary targets for most of the day, and he really had trouble completing passes to anybody besides Moss. Moss caught 7 of 9 passes thrown his way. The other receivers: Lloyd, Cooley, and Randle-El caught a total of 6 of 20 combined. Not very good.

I think Campbell was acceptable considering it was his 3rd start. It would have been a tall order for him to get them the W late, although he had several chances. But I think you can also say coaching held him back a bit.

Good post. Especially point number 2. I saw him doing some things that young QBs often do - staring down the receiver they intend to throw to. Far too often Campbell just focused in on Moss and failed to hold the safety in the center of the field with his eyes. He has to learn to look off the safety. It's the WR's job to beat the corner, it's the QB's job to beat the safety.

Consequently, because he was staring down receivers, he often didn't move to a 2nd or 3rd read on a play. He'd get fixated on Moss, and wouldn't even realize that Cooley was wide open on the other side of the field.

These are things young QBs often deal with, and are very coachable. That is, of course, if your coaches can focus on what's important and stop bickering back and forth over what the offensive philosophy should be.