Campbell: 'It's just totally different than it used to be'

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Originally Posted by DBUCHANON101

Whether or not the Washington Redskins take a QB with their first draft pick, it would appear that Jason Campbell doesn't have much of a future with the team, according to Jason Reid of the Washington Post.

Reid notes that the team will most likely have Campbell under center for the 2010 season, but that the new regime will begin developing their future franchise QB as well. It's not all bad for Jason, though. If he can put up a good performance -- in spite of having to learn yet another offense -- he'll draw quite a bit of attention in free agency next offseason.

Lest we forget how we got Soup, this from the Wapo and Tracee Hamilton who never met an opionion that she didn't like:

Wash Post side-stepping a great story?
Noticed on Redskins Insider today a brief overview of the Skins picks when in the top 10 of the draft.

Why is the Wash Post and most of the DC sports media sidestepping the greatest irony and bust of past Redskins first round picks -- the fiasco of Gibbs and Snyder giving up 3 picks in 2005 for Jason Campbell (2 of 3 eventually in the probowl, Cutler and Brandon Marshall).

And the irony? The downside of course is that Campbell hasn't come close to the Pro Bowl game unless he bought tickets. And these valuable picks were dealt to the same person that is selecting for the Skins this year, Shanahan.

"Why is the Post afraid of this great story of a 1st round deal gone really bad and its underlying irony?

Thanks, love your columns.

– March 31, 2010 9:35 AM Permalink
A.Tracee Hamilton writes:
Well, you make a good point. That was a lot to give up for Jason Campbell, who is a middle-of-the-pack quarterback, no question. But compared to the guys I mentioned about, Patrick Ramsey and Heath Shuler, he's Peyton Manning. It was a bad move, probably, but they've done worse things with their draft picks.

Heath Shuler. I'll never get over that one."