Grade Jason Campbell

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

Overall pretty decent. A lot of QBs can look good they're first game though. What I really want to see is how he progresses.

I didn't see him look off receivers too much and his passes seemed a bit high on some of the shorter passes. Which leads me to this somewhat peculiar question. Is it harder for a tall qb to throw short to intermediate passes to short wide receivers?

no, but that's kinda his thing. his deep ball is much better than the shorter stuff, which is only half winds some times. mentioned that a couple weeks ago though it's the same as it was in college... hopefully he can work on it.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by theJBexperience

I'd give him a B. He looked very good finding the open receiver, going downfield, and evading the rush, but he did miss open receivers high and low a number of times. His accuracy could've been better, and we had some three and outs because of that when a drive should've began, but I'm just thrilled that he recognizes receivers are getting open and tries to get the ball to them unlike "Make One Read" Mark.

His biggest weakness right now does seem to be getting the right touch on the shorter passes. A lot of that comes with developing trust with his receivers and knowing each other's tendencies.

I don't want to make this about Brunell, but he consistently spread the ball around this season as much as Campbell did yesterday. That's not what separates the two of them.

[The Zimmermans]

I think the poise he showed was the most positive aspect of his game. With that poise and ability to run the offense on the road everything else should develop over time.

[hail_2_da_skins]

Jason Campbell had a very good game. He showed poise and the ability to throw downfield with accuracy. Too bad the receivers dropped some. He also had good pocket presence, he knew when to take off and run and when to check down. He moved around well in the pocket. He did all this when Tampa Bay was sending the kitchen sink at him. The offensive line play on passing down was good. The blocking on running plays was mediocre. The defense didn't help at all. They were on the field too long and didn't the Skins offense enough opportunities. The two turnovers were touchdown saving turnovers that prevented scores but didn't give the offense an advantage.

[onlydarksets]

B+

He needs to work on his consistency, but he looked good for his first start. Honestly, I'm not sure he did much better than MB would have done, but the big difference is that this is JC's starting point - MB had peaked.

Hopefully there are exciting things to come!

[TheMalcolmConnection]

There's no way in hell Brunell throws those down the field. He also doesn't evade that sack.

[onlydarksets]

I'm not suggesting that MB would have made any particular play - and definitely not the throw to Lloyd that was dropped. I'm just saying that, on whole, I would not have given MB a B+ for that level of play (i.e., in terms of bad throws, bad reads, etc.). JC gets the B+ because he played a helluva game for his first time out there, and he showed a LOT of promise.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Indeed.

He just needs to tighten up that accuracy a bit. But overall, he was right on the money.

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

There's no way in hell Brunell throws those down the field. He also doesn't evade that sack.

I loved him completing the pass with the defender hanging on his jersey!

[RiggoRules]

He gets an A.

Why?

1. His poise.
2. He made plays even when the receivers did not.
3. I get to say FU to those who stayed on the #8 bandwagon.

[Jamaican'Skin]

I say the kid gets an A closer to a B. He did an excellent job of managing the O, without much help from the run game. 197 yds, no INTs, and 2 tds in your first game? That's better than some starting QBs in the league right now. I'm scared for opposing Ds when Santana gets back. Laser arm + blazing speed= TDs all day

[FRPLG]

I said B-/C+ because to me

A = Peyton on a good day
A-/B+ = Brady on a good day
B = Roethlisberger on a good day last year
B-/C+ = Brunell on a good day last year

He certainly didn't make outstanding plays and adjustments and just play a superb game at QB winning the game for his team for an A.

He didn't execute an entire play book and spread the ball around without mistakes and put his team in position to win for an A-/B+

I don't think he quite played mistake free and kept his team chugging along for a B.

I do think he played relatively mistake free and gave his team opportunities to make some plays. I think he was on the line between and this and the higher grade but I gave him this since we lost.

I think his effort gets an A and his peformance gets a slightly above average B-/C+. If he plays every game like that the rest of his career then he'll win games. Hell we would have won yesterday with an average performance from our defense.

[Hog's Breath]

Originally Posted by Hog1

I loved him completing the pass with the defender hanging on his jersey!

That was a sweet play. That's what we've been missing with MB. Someone to make a play when the shit is hitting the fan.

I gave him a B. Although, after reading the posts, maybe he deserved an A.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Hog's Breath

That was a sweet play. That's what we've been missing with MB. Someone to make a play when the shit is hitting the fan.

I gave him a B. Although, after reading the posts, maybe he deserved an A.

He really hangs tough in the pocket and keeps his eyes downfield, very refreshing to see.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

I said B-/C+ because to me

A = Peyton on a good day
A-/B+ = Brady on a good day
B = Roethlisberger on a good day last year
B-/C+ = Brunell on a good day last year.

Fair post, but man, haven't you ever heard of grade inflation?