Jeff Garcia—Canadian League, made the Pro Bowl in San Francisco, bounced to the Lions and Browns, both of whom had major QB issues, to the Eagles, where he took over for an injured McNabb and led them to the playoffs, to Tampa Bay.
I defy you to find a pattern there and tell me where Campbell “should” be at this stage of his career. No, he hasn’t shown a steady progression from game one as a starter through yesterday, his 32nd game behind center.
But neither did most of the guys listed above, or many other solid starters around the league.
Take the quarterbacks of the last two teams the Redskins have faced. Matt Hasselbeck, under the coaching of Jim Zorn in Seattle, had many fits and starts with the Seahawks. Then, in 2005, he got it. A year later the Seahawks were in the Super Bowl and may well have won it if not for some strange officiating calls.
And Eli Manning seemed to be completely lost as late December of last year. Nobody in NFL history has thrown more incompletions in a game than he did against the Redskins in the Meadowlands in Week 15 of 2007.
A few weeks before that, he’d thrown four interceptions in an ugly loss to the Vikings. His demeanor was way too laid back. He’s now wearing a Super Bowl ring.
Not that all of this means that it’s a slam dunk that Campbell will be leading a parade down Constitution Avenue holding a Lombardi Trophy this year or any time soon.
It does mean that there is a potential payoff in being patient, letting Campbell stay in there until he and the other 10 guys on offense are executing the offense the way it’s supposed to be executed.
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