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Is Jason Campbell being spare criticism because of his race?
10.12.09 | Perdogg

Posted on 10/12/2009 2:24:48 PM PDT by Perdogg

Once again, the medicore Washington Redskin offense fails to perform against the Panthers in a loss after being up 17-2.

There is plenty of criticism of Jim Zorn, but none of Jason Campbell. There has been plenty of criticism of Tony Romo and lack of winning the big game. Nor was there ever any lack of criticism of Eli Manning.

I am tired of hearing that Jason Campbell has had x number of coordinators in x years. So what, you are a big league QB. You have been in the NFL long enough to know what is required, get the ball down field.

I hate to bring up the subject of race, but living in the DC metro area, there has been no honest debate or criticsm of Jason Campbell.

His numbers so far this year are not bad, QB rating of 90.35.

Eli Manning's is 111.71 and Tony Romo's is 86.45. Donovan McNabb numbers are high, but he hasn't played a lot this year.

Just wanted to know what you all thought of this.


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KEYWORDS: nfl; redskins
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To: Perdogg

“I do not believe race has any thing to do with it.

Nothing!”

You’re joking right? And I suppose you don’t think race has anything to do with the fact that white RBs in the NFL are practically an extinct species....LOL


81 posted on 10/12/2009 4:07:59 PM PDT by northwinds
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To: txroadkill

“Ummmm.....Tony Romo is Hispanic.”

You can be “hispanic” and still be considered “white”.


82 posted on 10/12/2009 4:08:13 PM PDT by northwinds
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To: northwinds
white RBs in the NFL are practically an extinct species....


83 posted on 10/12/2009 4:09:37 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: rintense
I dunno. I think he will be a QB, but one who will sit and learn first. He maybe used in wildcat formations, but his true skill is QB. The best scenario is for him to go behind an aging vet QB and learn.

That all depends on how high he gets drafted & how much money he can command. If Tebow goes in the upper half of the first round there will be tremendous pressure to play him right away. If enough teams think highly of Tebow then this is a real possibility.

Perhaps the best thing to happen to Tim Tebow would be for him to go low-first, high-second. He'd have a shot at learning the position in the pro game (though he may re-define the position eventually).

84 posted on 10/12/2009 4:13:04 PM PDT by Tallguy ("The sh- t's chess, it ain't checkers!" -- Alonzo (Denzel Washington) in "Training Day")
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To: Tallguy

I think some team will gamble and trade up to snatch him. Doubt he makes it past 20. But if he falls to the late 1st or early 2nd, you’re right- best thing for him.


85 posted on 10/12/2009 4:15:09 PM PDT by rintense (Senior Marketing / IT / UX architect unemployed and looking for work. Freepmail me if you have leads)
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To: dfwgator

Speaking of Matt Jones...its a little puzzling why a guy who is 6’6, 240, runs a 4.3 forty and led his NFL team in receiving last year is sitting at home waiting for a phone call...makes you go hmmmmmm.


86 posted on 10/12/2009 4:45:34 PM PDT by northwinds
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To: Tallguy
..I watched Peyton Manning on Sunday -- simply amazing

Excellent point.

Jason drops back, sees a receiver open and THEN he throws.

By then it's too late.

Give the Skins Peyton, lose Zorn and I guarantee they would be 4-1...not 2-3.

87 posted on 10/12/2009 4:51:09 PM PDT by evad (It's A Mont Thing)
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To: rintense
Manning could play for another 8 years.

Absolutely...another Brett Favre Jr.

88 posted on 10/12/2009 4:56:13 PM PDT by evad (It's A Mont Thing)
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To: Perdogg

Don’t feel uncomfortable. Washington is a political town, first of all. The Redskins drafted a black QB because it was fashionable to do so. We had Doug Williams because he was an experienced QB. The love-affair with black QBs must end because most of them are mediocre and carry too much baggage to be successful. Jason has mentioned a number of times he wants to be a pocket passer and not a scrambler, i.e., he wants to be seen as cerebral and not another black athlete, who naturally excels at running. McNabb made this same declaration a couple of years ago as well. So, when it makes sense for Campbell to run, he would rather throw an interception, fumble or take a sack, rather than help his team by running for the first down. He is killing the team. He looks shell-shocked before the game starts and he’s just slow to recognize trouble and make adjustments. The biggest problem is the idiots that keeps drafting these sub-par people: Vinnie Cerrato and Dan Snyder.


89 posted on 10/12/2009 4:57:57 PM PDT by rabidralph (http://www.thealaskafundtrust.com/ http://www.sarahpac.com)
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To: rabidralph
..We had Doug Williams because he was an experienced QB.

And...he introduced us to "Didney-world"

oops, was that racist??

90 posted on 10/12/2009 5:02:43 PM PDT by evad (It's A Mont Thing)
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To: rabidralph

Yeah, we sufferred through the Next Great Athletic Black QuotaBack Hope experiment here in Atlanta for about five years....tore the city and Falcon franchise apart. Now we have Matt Ryan and life is good.


91 posted on 10/12/2009 5:15:11 PM PDT by northwinds
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To: Tallguy

Bingo.


92 posted on 10/12/2009 5:33:33 PM PDT by Terpfen (FR is being Alinskied. Remember, you only take flak when you're over the target.)
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To: Perdogg
It has nothing to do whether one is a good QB. The question is how much blame should be laid on Campbell and why isn't being laid?

Being good and being part of the problem are generally mutually exclusive. There are a few exceptions--Terrell Owens--but Jason Campbell isn't one of them.

Again, Washington has much bigger problems than Jason Campbell. Could they upgrade at QB? Sure. Should they upgrade at QB over every other position on that team? No.
93 posted on 10/12/2009 5:35:52 PM PDT by Terpfen (FR is being Alinskied. Remember, you only take flak when you're over the target.)
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To: evad

Just getting ready to watch football when Berman announces a special word from President Obama about national Hispanic month. UGH. Turned the channel. If the NFLPA is so worried about politics in football, keep Obama out of it as well.


94 posted on 10/12/2009 5:39:28 PM PDT by rintense (Senior Marketing / IT / UX architect unemployed and looking for work. Freepmail me if you have leads)
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To: rintense
As a former dedicated Eagles fan, I agree McNabb is a big game and clutch moment choker, but IMHO its mainly due to his neglect of cardio conditioning. Come crunch time in big games McNabb is usually physically spent. I've seen the Eagles waste so many timeouts for him to catch his wind and I can recall several occasions where he's actually vomited at the line of scrimmage in the clutch moment in big games. In the offseason I think it would be to his benefit to lay off the weights a little bit and spend more time on the cardio.
95 posted on 10/12/2009 8:04:37 PM PDT by 07Jack
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To: 07Jack

That’s an interesting observation. McNabb has become bigger over the years too. Too much chunky Campbell’s soup perhaps?


96 posted on 10/12/2009 8:07:05 PM PDT by rintense (Senior Marketing / IT / UX architect unemployed and looking for work. Freepmail me if you have leads)
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To: SirJohnBarleycorn
plus up and comers like Mark Sanchez.

You can add Chad Henne to that list.

97 posted on 10/12/2009 8:39:57 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Pharmboy

I think the bigger story is Jamarcus Russell. That guy belongs nowhere near an NFL field and absolutely no one is saying it. One local NYC espn radio host said it today and was wondering why no one is calling Russell out. Hmmmmmm...


98 posted on 10/12/2009 8:58:30 PM PDT by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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To: thefactor

Well one thing is they could use the excuse that JaMarcus doesn’t have much of a supporting cast around him. For one thing, I thought McFadden was going to be as good as Adrian Peterson, and that hasn’t panned out.


99 posted on 10/12/2009 9:05:34 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Perdogg
Jim Zorn is a qualified man of character....if he thinks Campbell is his qb, then I trust him....

sometimes we don't have to make an issue out of everything...

100 posted on 10/12/2009 10:23:40 PM PDT by cherry
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