Samskeee
September-14th-2008, 04:01 PM
This is my perspective on a hot debate within Redskins Nation. It is my response to a comment made on HomerMcFanboy’s article “The Harsh Truth”. This is my first post ever on Extremeskins after playing the sidelines so don’t be too brutal.
The notion of skin color bias being a factor in why Jason Campbell gets a supposed pass is a sad one. “I can’t wait until skin color is truly irrelevant in America“. This was stated by username, DukeDuekDuke. You are in fact making race relevant suggesting that there is an attachment to Campbell through race. The majority of Redskins fans only care about two colors, the Burgundy and Gold. With that stated, the fact that some fans are calling for Campbell’s head on plate after one game is ridiculous and somewhat disappointing. This cult of Colt fans is very interesting. Redskins fans are amongst the top fan base’s with the most knowledgeable fans, but with that said there is a portion of fans that are pessimist in which the Redskins can do no right. With a win against the Saints this Sunday the pessimist will be quieted for at least a week but a loss the following week will only cause the door knock to get louder. Good thing JC doesnt have the phsyce of Vince Young or he might be too distraught to play Sunday (just trying to inject some sort of humor into this post but this maybe true). One thing missing from the agrument against Campbell is the word, “Stability“. There has been none since owner Dan Snyder took over. Mr. Snyder appears to have seen the light or something resembling it. Since being drafted, Campbell’s toughest opponent has been stability. There has been many things working against JC being successful as the Washington Redskins quarterback. System changes, offensive line trouble, injuries to recievers, etc etc. The list goes on. The West Coast offense puts emphasis on accuracy, timing, anticipation, quick release, and mobility. This is 180 degree turn from the power offense full of max protects, runs up the gut, and throws predominantly downfield off play-action that was a staple of the Joe Gibbs offense. Jason Campbell has yet to play a whole season in the NFL, but yet there is a faction ready to pull the rug out from under his development. It is time to end the carousel of quarterbacks behind the center in Washington. Not since Mark Rypien has there been consistency at the most important position in sports. Give number Seventeen the stability and time usually given to former young quarterbacks turned all-pro elite quarterbacks. If Campbell gets a whole season under his belt in the current west coast scheme implemented by Zorn and has shown little or no progress then a move back onto what is the QB carousel plaguing this historic franchise is within logic. I for one have optimism. Not because I feel Campbell is the savior but rather optimism in maybe this year is the year the Skins get it together. I understand this is probably too positive an outlook but I thought that was all a part of being a fan; Supporting the team during times of glory and times of adversity. I love this team too much to have a glib outlook. The memories of gleam moments in histories past will not allow me and many other Die-hards to turn to the side of pessimism.
http://www.homermcfanboy.com/2008/09/10/the-harsh-truth/
The notion of skin color bias being a factor in why Jason Campbell gets a supposed pass is a sad one. “I can’t wait until skin color is truly irrelevant in America“. This was stated by username, DukeDuekDuke. You are in fact making race relevant suggesting that there is an attachment to Campbell through race. The majority of Redskins fans only care about two colors, the Burgundy and Gold. With that stated, the fact that some fans are calling for Campbell’s head on plate after one game is ridiculous and somewhat disappointing. This cult of Colt fans is very interesting. Redskins fans are amongst the top fan base’s with the most knowledgeable fans, but with that said there is a portion of fans that are pessimist in which the Redskins can do no right. With a win against the Saints this Sunday the pessimist will be quieted for at least a week but a loss the following week will only cause the door knock to get louder. Good thing JC doesnt have the phsyce of Vince Young or he might be too distraught to play Sunday (just trying to inject some sort of humor into this post but this maybe true). One thing missing from the agrument against Campbell is the word, “Stability“. There has been none since owner Dan Snyder took over. Mr. Snyder appears to have seen the light or something resembling it. Since being drafted, Campbell’s toughest opponent has been stability. There has been many things working against JC being successful as the Washington Redskins quarterback. System changes, offensive line trouble, injuries to recievers, etc etc. The list goes on. The West Coast offense puts emphasis on accuracy, timing, anticipation, quick release, and mobility. This is 180 degree turn from the power offense full of max protects, runs up the gut, and throws predominantly downfield off play-action that was a staple of the Joe Gibbs offense. Jason Campbell has yet to play a whole season in the NFL, but yet there is a faction ready to pull the rug out from under his development. It is time to end the carousel of quarterbacks behind the center in Washington. Not since Mark Rypien has there been consistency at the most important position in sports. Give number Seventeen the stability and time usually given to former young quarterbacks turned all-pro elite quarterbacks. If Campbell gets a whole season under his belt in the current west coast scheme implemented by Zorn and has shown little or no progress then a move back onto what is the QB carousel plaguing this historic franchise is within logic. I for one have optimism. Not because I feel Campbell is the savior but rather optimism in maybe this year is the year the Skins get it together. I understand this is probably too positive an outlook but I thought that was all a part of being a fan; Supporting the team during times of glory and times of adversity. I love this team too much to have a glib outlook. The memories of gleam moments in histories past will not allow me and many other Die-hards to turn to the side of pessimism.
http://www.homermcfanboy.com/2008/09/10/the-harsh-truth/