ESPN asks how QB Jason Campbell will adjust to yet another new offensive system being installed with him at quarterback. Then, ESPN answers its own question:
Campbell has grown as a QB and improved every season, but with first-year head coach Jim Zorn now running the show, Campbell is on his third offense in four years with the Redskins. Of course, this is nothing new for Campbell as he had four different coordinators in his four years at Auburn. Campbell is a tall, strong-armed QB who throws the deep ball well. The Skins’ new version of the West Coast offense is going to be a great fit for him because he flourished in a similar system in his senior year at Auburn. Some things will be different, obviously, but he has plenty of practice at learning new systems, and has show he is a quick study and a hard worker in the film room. This new offense shouldn’t slow him down and he could be poised for a big season.
That sounds right to me. Campbell needs help so he won’t put up big numbers this year if his offensive line doesn’t give him time. What’s more, considering how injury-prone WR Santana Moss is, Washington will need at least one of its rookie pass-catchers — Devin Thomas, Malcolm Kelly, Fred Davis — to catch on quickly and have a pretty good season. That’s partially because Antwaan Randle-El is such a weak #2 wideout [he belongs in the slot as a #3 WR], but also because Moss typically misses a lot of the season with bum wheels.
However, the system Jim Zorn is installing is very similar to the system Campbell used when he was quarterback on an undefeated Auburn football team. If the offensive line has more luck with injuries this season and at least one of those rookie receivers is a quick learner, Campbell could put up big numbers in a potent Redskins offense. But those are 2 big IFs and only a fool would bet the house on it.
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