Campbell's numbers dont lie

[warriorzpath]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I kinda like the fact JC struggled but still found a way to make enough plays to help win the game. Stuff like that helps build character and it also helps build trust from his teammates. I know to a lot of fans it was simply a bad day for him, but I think in the locker room he won some new fans yesterday.

Exactly, he led by example. He came back even though the game (and the whole season) was going down the drains. Talk about handling pressure. NOW you know that you can trust that he has the ability to lead you out of darkness.

As much as the redskins were down last week, the lowest point in the last few years definitely must have been halftime with this last game with tampa bay. After being beaten by the worst team (lions) in history (in terms of losses), the team is being beaten by another winless team with a new coach and new qb at the half. And there seemed no hope at that point for the game and the season. Then campbell LEADS them back.

Stats and X's and O's are cool to analyze and all that, but this is where the game is at - the heart of the game is the emotions, leaders, and all of that - that some of you seem to disregard as cliche. This is what I was referring to, back in preseason about pressure. You either let it crush you or you use it to motivate yourself and focus at what's important. To me, this is the best game that Campbell's played all season, maybe his whole nfl career up to this point because of the situation and everyone's hopes and emotions that were riding on this one game alone.

I think if the redskins would have lost this game, they would have dug themselves a hole with their emotions and confidence that probably would be have been too deep to come back from.

[scowan]

During the broadcast yesterday they spotlighted the Redskins receivers and I noticed that other than the big play to Moss, the Skins receivers could not get open to save their lives. Malcom Kelly is the worst. He is a big body, but Man, he can not separate from anyone. The INT that Campbell threw to him, was because he could not beat his man. I have not seen him beat anyone on a fly or post route yet. Crossing routes OK maybe, but I think his lack of catches are because he can't separate himself from the defender.

[dmvskinzfan08]

Originally Posted by scowan

During the broadcast yesterday they spotlighted the Redskins receivers and I noticed that other than the big play to Moss, the Skins receivers could not get open to save their lives. Malcom Kelly is the worst. He is a big body, but Man, he can not separate from anyone. The INT that Campbell threw to him, was because he could not beat his man. I have not seen him beat anyone on a fly or post route yet. Crossing routes OK maybe, but I think his lack of catches are because he can't separate himself from the defender.

Are you serious? I swear that on every play that the WRs are open and JC is not finding them and decides to just dumb down to the nearest receiver/rb without even noticing the open WRs. Are you sure? [end sarcasm]

Let other people tell it JC never sees the open receivers. They are seeing things the way the Qb sees it behind lineman and having to scramble for his life. Malcom has good hands but it slow. That was the rap on him in college. He should be used more as a 3rd down redzone threat. On one of those picks JC threw when he was trying to go to Malcom on the sidelines. Kelly let a smaller and shorter receiver forcing him to the sideline and out position him for a catch. He stopped his stride and reached forward in a strange way. Not saying the Int was his fault. But he read the ball wrong. He should have kept his stride and timed his jump better. If not he should have knocked the ball away. he is 6-3 with good hands but slow and has bad instincts IMO. Mitchell is around the same height but quicker and positions himself better to jump for the ball. Just my thoughts. If you can look at that play and see how he jumps for the ball. He is not extending and is reaching because he doesn't have that much speed. But like I said its not his fault. But he should have made a better play on the ball or prevented the int.

[Monkeydad]

UPDATED stats/assessment:

Cutler:
WK 5 - *BYE*
TOTAL: 83/129 (64.3%), 901 yds, 8 TD, 5 INT, 89.3 rating, 22 rush yds

Sanchez:
WK 5 - 12/24 (50.0%), 172 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT, 87.5 rating, 6 rush yds
TOTAL: 75/134 (56.0%), 916 yds, 5 TD, 5 INT, 74.1 rating, 44 rush yds

Campbell:
WK 5 - 17/23 (73.9%), 145 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT, 104.4 rating, 4 rush yds
TOTAL: 98/147 (66.7%), 1,108 yds, 6 TD, 5 INT, 88.5 rating, 89 rush yds


Ranks:
Comp. % = Campell, Cutler, Sanchez
Yds = Campell (1,108), Sanchez (916), Cutler (901)
TDs = Cutler (8), Campbell (6), Sanchez (5)
INTs = Campbell/Cutler/Sanchez (5 ea)
QB rating = Cutler (89.3), Campbell (88.5), Sanchez (74.1)
Rush yds = Campbell (89), Sanchez(44), Cutler (22)

[Monkeydad]

UPDATED stats/assessment...yep, I said I'd keep doing it!

Cutler:
WK 6 - 24/43 (62.8%), 300 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT, 79.6 rating, 34 rush yds
TOTAL: 110/172 (64.0%), 1,201 yds, 10 TD, 7 INT, 86.9 rating, 56 rush yds

Sanchez:
WK 6 - 10/29 (34.5%), 119 yds, 0 TD, 5 INT, 8.3 rating, 6 rush yds
TOTAL: 85/163 (52.1%), 1,035 yds, 5 TD, 10 INT, 56.7 rating, 50 rush yds

Campbell:
WK 6 (half) - 9/16 (56.3%), 89 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT, 46.1 rating, 6 rush yds
TOTAL: 107/163 (65.6%), 1,197 yds, 6 TD, 6 INT, 84.3 rating, 95 rush yds


Ranks:
Comp. % = Campbell, Cutler, Sanchez
Yds = Cutler (1,201) Campbell (1,197), Sanchez (1,035)
TDs = Cutler (10), Campbell (6), Sanchez (5)
INTs (fewest) = Campbell (6), Cutler (7), Sanchez (10)
QB rating = Cutler (86.9), Campbell (84.3), Sanchez (56.7)
Rush yds = Campbell (95), Cutler (56), Sanchez(50)






Anyone still want Sanchez?

Cutler is beginning to look slightly better than Campbell in yards and TDs, but really, statistically there is not much of a difference and Jason still leads in a few categories. Of course, Cutler has played 2 more quarters than Campbell, but the separation is not drastic in those few categories. Also, Campbell still proves to be the most efficient (completion %), least turnover-prone and still the best runner when in trouble by far.

[Monkeydad]

UPDATED stats/assessment...yep, another week!

Cutler:
WK 7 - 26/37 (70.3%), 251 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT, 70.3 rating, 4 rush yds, 0 hot dogs eaten
TOTAL: 136/209 (65.1%), 1,452 yds, 11 TD, 10 INT, 82.9 rating, 60 rush yds, 0 hot dogs eaten

Sanchez:
WK 7 - 9/15 (60.0%), 143 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT, 114.0 rating, 4 rush yds, 1 hot dog eaten
TOTAL: 91/178 (52.8%), 1,178 yds, 6 TD, 10 INT, 61.5 rating, 54 rush yds, 1 hot dog eaten

Campbell:
WK 7 - 29/43 (67.4%), 284 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT, 91.6 rating, 8 rush yds, 0 hot dogs eaten
TOTAL: 136/206 (66.0%), 1,481 yds, 8 TD, 7 INT, 85.8 rating, 103 rush yds, 0 hot dogs eaten


Ranks:
Comp. % = Campbell, Cutler, Sanchez
Yds = Campbell (1,481) Cutler (1,452) Campbell (1,197), Sanchez (1,178)
TDs = Cutler (11), Campbell (8), Sanchez (6)
INTs (fewest) = Campbell (7), Sanchez (10) Cutler (11)
QB rating = Campbell (85.8), Cutler (82.9), Sanchez (61.5)
Rush yds = Campbell (103), Cutler (60), Sanchez(54)


Week 7 Campbell overview:
He literally had no time to throw, was getting pounded all night. Yes he made some mistakes, forced by the pressure but let's examine those mistakes. There were 3 turnovers:

*The INT returned for a TD: On this play, Campbell took a 3-step drop and had defenders and their hands in his face...it was a designed quick slant play with no time to change his mind. 3 steps back and fire. This is a pass that should have been possible with such a quick drop, but the pushback of the line, along with the inability of our offensive line to keep the defenders hands down on such a basic play, doomed the pass. It was batted and picked due to the lack of any blocking by the line. Yes, Campbell threw the pass, no he did not throw a bad pass.

*The fumble on a scramble: Campbell gets the blame for not securing the ball or sliding. He's made some huge runs when plays break down over his career, but with this O-line, he's running for his life on every play. With a competent line, he wouldn't have to scramble and try to avoid sacks all night. He was sacked 6 times, but stepped out of and avoided many more. If Collins or a less mobile QB were in, the Eagles would have reached double-digit sacks. The one play that really impressed me was in the second half when Campbell ducked under a defender that was dropping back literally in step with him...immediately after the snap. Campbell avoided and escaped the defender and found a wide open Devin Thomas, who also made a nice run after the catch to pick up a long first down.

*The fumble on a snap: Rabach is a horrible center, it is as simple as that. He cost us TDs in the past with stupid penalties and mistakes and he hasn't stopped. I noticed all night when we were in the shotgun, which was refreshing to see after watching Zorn under-utilize this formation, Rabach's snaps were usually off. This snap was particularly bad and wide. It's tough to blame Campbell too much as we watched Rabach's play all night. Later in the game, we had the ball on 4th and goal. Shotgun formation was called, but Rabach snapped the ball as if Campbell was under center. Since it was 4th down, even if we fell on the ball, it's a turnover on downs. The worst part about that play, Devin Thomas was wide open, uncovered in the corner of the endzone. All Rabach had to do was get the ball in JC's hands and it was a TD. We would have been able to cut the score to 3 POINTS!

For the night, Campbell finished with 284 yards and 2 TDs, which should have easily been 3 as I just explained. He finished with nearly double the yards as McNabb despite the lack of ANY protection all night and losing his favorite target in Chris Cooley to a broken ankle/foot. You may call the very successful 4th-quarter drives "garbage time", but I disagree. He showed leadership and if not for Rabach, would have brought the Skins back to within 3 points. That's not called "garbage time", that's called a comeback. Philly was still playing their starters, even McNabb despite the pressure and hits our defense was getting on him, this was still a competitive game.

I was very impressed by Sherman Lewis and his playcalling. The Redskins moved the ball very well with him calling the shots. Of course we won't be racking up rushing yards with this O-line, but we moved the ball better than any game so far this season and nearly scored 3 offensive TDs, plus a short FG that could have been a 4th TD if we were not playing semi-conservatively under Lewis' first game called. This gives me evidence that Campbell can excel for this team with some protection and a playcaller not named Jim Zorn. Campbell had some mistakes. Any QB would be forced into mistakes with zero protection against an aggressive blitzing defense all night. He turned many broken plays into positive plays however and showed he can take even this broken offense down the field. I am pleased to say that for the first time this season, I was not embarrassed by the team's performance overall. Sure, a few boneheaded plays by Rabach and Randel El made me wonder what was happening, but the offense was dramatically improved under Lewis' leadership and the defense played incredibly except for 2 long plays by DeSean Jackson, but let's face it, that kid is a player you just hope to contain....he can't be shut down with his blazing speed.

Cutler racked up some nice yardage but threw 3 INTs. Sanchez was not used (or trusted?) against the Raiders, as the Jets racked up 300 rushing yards. He does lead the league in hot dogs eaten on the sideline though.

Campbell now leads the 3 QBs in EVERY category except for TDs thrown, but he also has the fewest INTs.