Grade Jason Campbell

[dgack]

Originally Posted by dgack

Also, just for the sake of grading his progression, here is his QB rating each week (number in parentheses is ranking of that team's pass defense)

Wk 11 vs Tampa: 92.3 (19)
Wk 12 vs Carolina: 74.2 (5)
Wk 13 vs Atlanta: 52.2 (26)
Wk 14 vs Philly: 57.9 (10)
Wk 15 vs New Orleans: 83.0 (3)
Wk 16 vs St. Louis: 82.2 (8)
Wk 17 vs Giants: 96.2 (28)

Here's more comparisons of current NFL QB's in their first 7 games as the starter:

Chad Pennington ('02) First 7 Games as starter
Wk 5 vs KC: 108.3
Wk 6 vs Minnesota: 124.7
Wk 7 vs Cleveland: 101.9
Wk 8 vs San Diego: 102.6
Wk 9 vs Miami: 80.3
Wk 10 vs Detroit: 126.9
Wk 11 vs Buffalo: 99.0

Season Stats: 275/399 (68.9%) - 3120yd - 22TD - 6 INT - 104.2 rating

Carson Palmer ('04) First 7 Games as starter
Wk 1 vs Jets: 105.2
Wk 2 vs Miami: 53.5
Wk 3 vs Ravens: 43.4
Wk 4 vs Steelers: 52.1
Wk 5 vs Browns: 63.2
Wk 6 vs Denver: 85.0
Wk 7 vs Titans: 65.4

Season Stats: 263/432 (60.9%) - 2897yd - 18TD - 18 INT - 77.3 rating

Matt Leinart ('06) First 7 Games as starter
Wk 5 vs KC: 91.7
Wk 6 vs Chicago: 88.6
Wk 7 vs Oakland: 36.3
Wk 8 vs Green Bay: 51.7
Wk 9 vs Dallas: 47.7
Wk 10 vs Detroit: 101.7
Wk 11 vs Minnesota: 76.0

Season Stats: 214/377 (56.8%) - 2547yd - 11TD - 12 INT - 74.0 rating

There are plenty of other young QB's you can dig up who had pretty bad first years (I posted a comparison of Jason's first season to Peyton's first season a while back), and went on to become really outstanding. Jason's QB rating through his first 7 games is pretty good, IMO -- smack in the middle of Leinart/Palmer territory, and for my money, I'm extremely happy with that.

I know a lot of guys here are saying they have astronomical expectations for the kid next year, and I think we all want to have those, but I don't think it's that uncommon for a good QB to take an extra year to develop fully. I just hope when that happens, Jason is still wearing burgundy and gold.