<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Redskins | J. Campbell studying hardTue, 20 Jun 2006 05:48:33 -0700Ryan O'Halloran, of the Washington Times, reports Washington Redskins QB Jason Campbell has been spending between 90 minutes and two hours a night studying his massive playbook, his sixth system since beginning college. When he meets with quarterbacks coach Bill Lazor and/or offensive coordinator Al Saunders, they dissect each of his throws and even his handoffs. Lazor calls the details "mundane, but important." The quarterback meeting after Friday's minicamp practice, June 16, was watching video of only the individual drills. When the Redskins begin training camp July 31, Campbell will be a different quarterback. Last preseason, he was tentative as expected. This preseason, Campbell's expectations of himself will be higher and the coaches expect a more polished player.</div>http://www.kffl.com/hotw/nflThis is good to hear, you never know when he's going to have to step up for our team. All this work and time on the bench will pay off when he takes the feild completely PREPARED. This is the grooming process.
I just have a feeling this guy will lead us to many Super Bowls after Brunell retires. Bringing in Todd Collins helped a lot, and of course watching Mark Brunell (similar type, except right handed) helps a lot too. I can't wait for preseason. That's one of my favorite parts in football; watching potential starters in preseason.
Here's a good read on Campbell's situation:<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Jason Campbell - Waiting In The WingsSecond-year quarterback Jason Campbell is the future of the Redskins. The question is whether he's ready to lead now.Mike DonnellyNFLPLAYERS.COM06/23/2006Over the last six seasons we've witnessed a handful of first round quarterbacks such as Donovan McNabb, Daunte Culpepper, Carson Palmer and Eli Manning step into the limelight and become definitive starters in their second year as pros and do great things for their teams in the years since. Then again, we've also seen a few highly selected quarterbacks turn into complete busts as well.In Washington much of the spotlight in recent weeks has fallen on Redskins sophomore quarterback and former first round draft pick Jason Campbell as onlookers wait to see when he'll get his first legitimate shot at becoming the Redskins' top signal caller."I think ever since he's (Campbell) been here he's done every single thing we've asked of him," said head coach Joe Gibbs. "I think he's been impressive; I thought he was impressive last year as a rookie and I think he's obviously made steady progress.""He's had a lot of individual work with Bill (Lazor, quarterbacks coach), a lot of team work, and he knows this is a big preseason coming up for him. We're all excited about seeing our quarterbacks play, and certainly Jason's going to have a big role in preseason and it's going to be interesting to see how he plays."Last season as a rookie out of Auburn, Campbell served as Washington's third quarterback behind Mark Brunell and Patrick Ramsey. This off-season he was assured by Gibbs that he'll be given an opportunity during training camp and the preseason to secure the number two spot on the depth chart. Brunell, coming off a solid 2005 season is slated to start next season's opener but could find Campbell closing in fast especially if Campbell can beat out veteran Todd Collins in the coming months.Even though Campbell is yet to take a regular season snap, Collins, a 12-year vet, hasn't thrown more than a dozen passes in an NFL season since 1997. Collins does have a slight advantage due to his knowledge of the offense run by Al Saunders (Washington's associate head coach offense) as a result of the two spending the past five seasons together in Kansas City. However, Collins never got much of a chance to show he can thrive in it on game days.Collins will need to shake off all the rust if he wants to compete with Campbell who is just one season removed from leading Auburn to an undefeated season in 2004. Campbell finished his Tiger career with 39 starts in 46 games played, completing 64.6 percent of his passes for 7,299 yards, 45 touchdowns and only 24 interceptions.Campbell is a physically gifted player at 6-4, 230 pounds, has a rocket arm and the intelligence to be the quarterback of the future for the Redskins. It's just a matter of when he'll be ready to take on the responsibility.The common pattern amongst most NFL team's has been to give highly projected second year quarterbacks such as Campbell, a year to learn on the sidelines and then throw them into the fire in hopes they can persevere and prove their big investment worth."This year it's kind of different because the fact you know you're going to be plugged into certain situations," Campbell said. "In preseason you get a lot of opportunities, so right now I would say that getting comfortable is the main thing. Everyday we are running something new. It's never the same thing everyday. It's a continuing process. Once you get everything in before training camp, then you sit down and review stuff.""When it comes to confidence, I feel like I have all the confidence in the world to do what I have to do to help the team.""I feel very confident in what I'm doing and feel comfortable with the guys around me. When it comes to confidence, I feel like I have all the confidence in the world to do what I have to do to help the team."During the Redskins final mini-camp held last weekend, Campbell was fortunate to get a lot of reps with the first team while Brunell failed to participate after fracturing the index finger on his throwing hand during a previously held organized team activity. Although Brunell is expected to be cleared for training camp, it gave Campbell a chance to build his case for the number two and possibly the starting job by showing the coaching staff how far he's come since Washington traded three draft picks, including their 2006 first round selection, to make him the 25th selection overall in the 2005 NFL draft."Unfortunately Mark (Brunell) is out," said Campbell after Friday's mini-camp session. "While he's out, that gives me more reps to try to get better and get into a comfort zone with the players around me. Right now I'm going to take advantage of all the reps I am getting to help prepare myself."Despite seeing action with both the first and second offensive units, Campbell views any time on the practice field with his teammates as beneficial. "I'm out here working," Campbell said. "It doesn't matter which group I go with. I'm going to try and give it my best and learn what I can learn and take it home and try and prepare next time for it."Coach Gibbs has been known to take a more conservative approach with his players often choosing to milk every last drop of his veteran quarterbacks instead of going with youth at the position. Last year however, a young Ramsey was actually slotted ahead of Brunell, a 14-year veteran, as the Redskins number one quarterback going into the 2005 season. But an injury to Ramsey barely halfway into game one, allowed for Brunell to seize control of the helm. Despite a quick recovery, Ramsey was never given a chance to recapture the top spot as Gibbs chose to stick with Brunell for the remainder of the year.With Brunell being the wise and reliable field general that Gibbs covets, Campbell's chances of unseating Brunell become a difficult task. But with Brunell turning 36 years old this September and having been slowed by his recent finger injury and hamstring and knee injuries in the two previous seasons in Washington, the possibility of Campbell launching into the starter's position is certainly feasible.Asked during the mini-camp about getting the job done if called upon at this moment to start, Campbell said: "Everyone does something different. Not one quarterback does the same thing as another quarterback. Everyone has to consider their game different from other quarterbacks. If my opportunity comes, Coach Saunders will have to do some things differently then he did with Mark (Brunell). It's hard to say because you change the offense just a little bit."The most pressing issue hindering Campbell's progression is having to learn his sixth offense under his sixth offensive coordinator. He's spent countless hours this off-season studying his playbook and breaking down film with Saunders and Lazor."The main thing is that I am always in my playbook," said Campbell. "I take at least an hour and 30 minutes to two hours at night to take time to make sure I go through everything I need to go through for the next day. We learn new plays everyday, so that is the main thing to set aside time to go through your playbook."In addition to mastering a massive playbook, Campbell's coaches want him to improve his techniques and show on the field that he can quickly make the correct reads and execute precise timing with his receivers."The main thing different about it is that the quarterback has to get the ball out of his hands," said Campbell regarding the new offense. "The way the receivers run their routes, it's all about timing. If you are off one step it could be a bad play or an interception. You have to make sure everything is on time."Now that all the OTA's and mini-camps have wrapped up, Campbell can continue to build on what he's learned and strive to come into training camp as a more polished quarterback ready to compete even harder."I feel like wherever I am training at in the off-season I'm still going to work hard and do my drops every day and open my playbook up and continue to study," said Campbell. "The main thing you want to do as quarterback is to know everything you need to know by the time training camp comes."</div>http://www.nflplayers.com/news/news_release.aspx?id=5266
I love knowing that he is our franchise QB and that we have GIBBS taking care of him, making sure he is entirely ready to go when it's his time to shine. Gibbs has won 3 different Super Bowls with 3 different QBs and that is no coincidence--he knows how to scout em, train em, and use em perfectly. I can't wait 'til he's ready to take the feild. We're really going to dominate the NFL.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Redskins | Gibbs pleased with CampbellTue, 27 Jun 2006 13:59:14 -0700Casey Husband, of WashingtonRedskins.com, reports Washington Redskins head coach Joe Gibbs has been pleased with the offseason performance of QB Jason Campbell. "Ever since Jason's been here he's done every single thing we've asked of him," said Gibbs. "He's worked extremely hard. He'll play a lot in the preseason games and we'll see how he does."</div>http://www.kffl.com/hotw/nflPretty crazy, sounds like he's kind of leaning towards the possibility of making him the starter this year at the beginning of the season.
It's just weird to hear it as a possibility because Gibbs made it seem Brunell was the designated starter and there wasn't going to be competition for the #1 spot.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Campbell Waiting In the Wings June 27, 2006Joe Gibbs has won with quarterbacks of all shapes and sizes over the course of his Hall of Fame career. In all likelihood, one day he'll win with Jason Campbell leading the Redskins' offense.But for every Donovan McNabb, Carson Palmer or Eli Manning who enters the league, there have been parallel stories of much-heralded young quarterbacks who just don't pan out.As far as the Redskins are concerned, they have their man for the future in Campbell, the 6-4, 230-pound second-year quarterback out of Auburn. Just when the future is, though, is an open question."Ever since Jason's been here he's done every single thing we've asked of him," said head coach Joe Gibbs. "He's worked extremely hard. He'll play a lot in the pre-season games and we'll see how he does."In the June 16-18 mini-camp at Redskin Park, Campbell and veteran Todd Collins saw most of the significant action at the position. Last year's starter, Mark Brunell, sat out with a finger injury. Also competing at quarterback this offseason is Casey Bramlet, a second-year player out of the University of Wyoming.Much of the focus went the direction of Campbell, the Redskins' first-round selection and the 25th overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft."Jason looks pretty good," said Pro Bowl wide receiver Santana Moss. "Remember, it's not easy being a first-year quarterback in the NFL. Last year he had to learn a new offense, and this year it's the same thing for him."Moss continued: "It's not easy being Jason right now. But he has the arm and once he gets the grasp of this offense, he'll be OK."At Auburn, Campbell showed the ability to adapt to new coaches and new schemes. He'll have to do much the same in his second NFL season, now that the Redskins have added Al Saunders to run their offense and have promoted Bill Lazor to quarterbacks coach.Considering all of those factors, Campbell knows it's a big preseason that's just ahead, beginning Aug. 13 in Cincinnati.Looking ahead to the 2006 season, the soft-spoken 25-year-old out of Taylorsville, Mississippi said: "The main thing is, learning a new offense. It's been the same situation for me for the past six years. Right now, I feel good about our offense and I feel I'm learning something new every day."Brunell, the 14-year veteran, is projected as the starter once again. What Collins brings to the table is the fact that he's been in Saunders' schemes since 2001 at Kansas City.In a sense, though, Jason Campbell is competing against just one quarterback: Jason Campbell. We're talking here about a player who was highly successful at the college level. He led Auburn to an undefeated season in 2004 and threw 45 touchdowns overall in 39 games.At the conclusion of the recent mini-camp, Campbell sure sounded like a young player who would not be outworked."I'm always in my playbook," he said. "I take upwards of two hours a night to make sure I go over everything for the next day. We learn new plays every day. You have to set aside time for your playbook."Asked to assess his own progress, Campbell added: "I feel very confident in what I'm doing and I feel comfortable with the players around me."There's every reason to expect that one day, perhaps soon, the Redskins will have a corresponding level of confidence over the fact that their new No. 17 is heading up their offense.</div>http://www.redskins.com/news/newsDetail.jsp?id=17927Here's the whole article from the small quote I posted yesterday.
I don't think you pull Brunnell until at least week 5. The man came off one of, if not his best, season in the NFL. Give the man his spot let him prove he still has it. If he doesn't that's Campbell's chance.
I say let them compete for the starting job, even if Brunell is the supposed starter, Campbell can give him a run for his money.
