Per Vinny Cerrato, JC is our QB this season!

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by The Goat

JC is more valuable to the Washington Redskins than he is to any other franchise in football. He's the only starting caliber QB to have played under Zorn's system... ever. He also is becoming the leader of this offense and personally I think by opening day his status will be solidified. But most importantly as we speak JC and Zorn are scheming, strategizing and tweaking the playbook and Jason's game to maximize potential. Jason was solid when the o-line protected him, and that was w/ minimal experience in the new offense. This year, if we continue to upgrade the line and get better performance from the WR corp, Jason Campbell will be the out and out shit.

... it almost baffles me anyone thinks a brand new QB would automatically outperform JC under the reality of our circumstances. A crumbled, old, slow, small offensive line and WRs who somehow manage to drop EVERY OTHER FRIGGIN PASS THAT TOUCHES THEIR HANDS... i think most NFL QBs, including Cutler, would have long ago thrown everyone else under the bus in frustration. Some would likely have asked for a trade. Jason is a character guy... he's stuck it out under grueling circumstances, taking heavyweight shots through the entire 2nd half of last season, and yet he always stays in there and carries himself like a professional.

... honest to God if the FO traded him right now I'd have to believe Vinny is an insane person.

I guess everyone has different opinions. Personally, im 99% sure that Zorn and Campbell are not scheming anything on a Sunday evening in March... As to Jasons value to this organizations, as of right now, he IS the quarterback and the QB is the single most important position on the team, so youre right, hes valuable. His success or failure in Zorns system this year is the most significant factor in whether this team has short and long-term success.

You criticize our offensive line, but you evidently are unaware that it was one of the better offensive lines in football last year (By better I mean top 16). I dont know why some people find this hard to understand, so let me break it down to you -

Quarterbacks like Campbell are only successful in offenses with strong running games and extremely good pass-protecting offensive lineman. Why? Because Jason Campbell has (and has always had) a problem holding on to the ball too long. It was one of his biggest problems coming out of college and its his biggest problem now. Campbell will never ever be successful behind an o-line that is anything less than top5. Campbell has an incredible arm and deadly accuracy with his longball - but if an offensive line cannot consistently give him inordinate amounts of time, its of no use.

Quarterbacks like Cutler (and other prototypical WCO QBs) dont have strong arms like Campbell. They dont always have the deadly accurate deepball. What they do have, on the other hand, is the ability to get the ball out of their hands quickly. What they do have is the ability to make quick decisions. Campbell has struggled with these things his entire career, at the college and professional level. Gibbs and Saunders systems were well suited for someone like Campbell. Zorns is not. Pairing Zorn and Campbell together was an incredibly foolish decision on Cerratos part. I can understand why he did it (Campbell is everything you want your franchise QB to be in terms of his leadership, attitude, desire to learn, willingness to do whatever is asked of him without complaining, etc), but it was a huge gamble and one that has little chance of working out. We all know Zorn can teach, but Campbell is what he is. He has strengths and he has limitations, like all QBs, but the WCO is a horrible fit for him.

Given our offensive line is just average, and the fact it will take years for it to become elite, and given the fact we are running a WCO that doesnt require a powerful line, the most important thing for this offense to step forward is to have a QB who can make quick decisions, anticipate the receiver making his break, and get rid of the ball quickly - Jay Cutler can do that - look what he did in Denver behind that line (which is far worse than ours).

And please, please please, dont use receiver drops as an excuse. Our WR situation isnt great, but its not utterly horrible either. Every teams receivers drop passes in every game. Its not something thats unique to our team. Its just the lamest of all excuses people make for quarterbacks. People made the same excuses for Ramsey, so its not surprising they are making it now for Campbell. Either way, their careers may very well take very similar paths.

Whether people agree that the skins should pursue Cutler or not (if Brennan has legitimate potential, then theres no reason to rush after Cutler), Campbell is not going anywhere in this offense. He wont singlehandedly lose games for us, but he wont be winning any for us either... not unless Zorn changes his entire offense around to take advantage of Campbells skillset.