The Official Warpath Sign Tim Rattay and Cut Todd Collins Thread

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Plus we need to consider how valuable having Collins around really is. He's been in this offense for what, 7-8 years now? He's basically like having a player/coach out there. That's a great resource for Campbell not only in practice but in games to bounce things off of.

I made this point earlier in the thread, but I got a response that said "coaches coach and players play, Saunders should be teaching the QBs."

Which of course is utterly ridiculous.

Saunders doesn't have time to turn Campbell into the stud we need him to be, coordinate the other 10 players on the field, study film of defenses, call the plays and be the chief game-planner, AND be there for a Tim Rattay every step of the way. And Bill Lazor should be focusing on Campbell's fundamentals, his reads, teaching him to break down film, and staying late after practice working on mechanics, not a Tim Rattay's.

Vet QBs on the sidelines are very helpful. Coaches don't have time for every little thing, especially for the backup QBs. And unlike coaches, vet QBs understand what it's like to have to make the reads under pressure and react quickly. Coaches can instruct you all they want, but they can't relate as well as a veteran player to what it actually feels like to be out there.