Will Jason Campbell return?

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I think it says that the gap between SB Winning QB Roethlisberger and 8-8 QB Jason Campbell is much smaller than some think.

And the gap might very well be confidence. Ben shoots the ball into tight situations, while JC opts to go to the checkdown man in similar situations. JC needs to get over his fear of INTs because he's got a nasty arm, strong and accurate.

Remember last year when JC hadn't thrown an INT through the first 8 games? That's not necessarily a good stat, especially when your team in near the bottom of the league in 3rd down conversions. Optimistically, if our defense starts causing turnovers, that could be the prompting JC needs to begin taking more risks. Who knows.

[Paintrain]

Originally Posted by Coff

And the gap might very well be confidence. Ben shoots the ball into tight situations, while JC opts to go to the checkdown man in similar situations. JC needs to get over his fear of INTs because he's got a nasty arm, strong and accurate.

Remember last year when JC hadn't thrown an INT through the first 8 games? That's not necessarily a good stat, especially when your team in near the bottom of the league in 3rd down conversions. Optimistically, if our defense starts causing turnovers, that could be the prompting JC needs to begin taking more risks. Who knows.

While I agree that JC has been conditioned by Gibbs to be ultra conservative in his decision making and as a fan it's frustrating to see him check down so frequently, I don't know any football mind that will agree that 0 INT is 'non necessarily a good stat.' A punt is always better than a pick, 100 times out of 100.

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Originally Posted by Paintrain

While I agree that JC has been conditioned by Gibbs to be ultra conservative in his decision making and as a fan it's frustrating to see him check down so frequently, I don't know any football mind that will agree that 0 INT is 'non necessarily a good stat.' A punt is always better than a pick, 100 times out of 100.

You're absolutely right, 0 INTs in 8 games is incredible, but my point was that a deeper look may indicate that the stat isn't as illustrious as it initially appears. A first down is better than both a punt and a pick.