Thursday, September 25, 2008


First year head coach Jim Zorn seems to have righted the ship that is the Washington Redskins offense. After an abysmal performance in week one against the New York Giants and a less than stellar first half against the Saints in week two, Zorn has the offense clicking on all cylinders heading into an NFC East showdown with Dallas this upcoming weekend. Jason Campbell is coming into his own as he is only one of three quarterbacks to not throw an interception this season. Clinton Portis and Santana Moss are both in the top ten in the NFL is rushing and receiving yardage respectively. And most importantly, the Redskins have shown that big play ability that they lacked under the Joe Gibbs regime. Zorn has shown a knack for keeping the opposing defenses off guard with timely and unpredictable play calling and it seems the Redskins are finally beginning to grasp his West Coast schemes. While it is still early and with a couple monster games looming on the horizon against the Cowboys and Eagles, things are looking up for these ‘Skins.


Let me throw some stats at you. Jason Campbell is completing 65.6% of his passes for 647 yards, 4 tds, and ZERO interceptions for a 100.1 QB rating. But in the 4th quarter, in crunch time, Campbell is 23 for 32, for 331 yards,which for those at home without a calculator is 71.9% completion percentage, 2 tds, and a spectacular 125.9 QB rating. That right there, folks, is what you call clutch. It really seems like the young quarterback is starting to figure this league out. Lets hope Coach Zorn continues to trust Campbell and allow him to take his shots down field, because so far, it has worked out.


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