Most football people also agree that the raiders will only be a slightly improved team. The talk about your boys is of good nature, but NOBODY is saying they will be a turnaround team and nobody in their right mind is saying they'll go from 7 straight double-digit losing seasons to a double-digit winning season this year. I know how you like to discredit these "football people," but if you want to use them in your argument for Campbell, you're gonna have to accept their opinions on other things as well. There's a reason they aren't buzzing about the Oakland raiders.
And you're saying Campbell started mediocre and improved to average? They're almost the exact same thing. He started out below average and improved to average, LAST YEAR. Also, he's improved with the WASHINGTON REDSKINS. Redskins >>>>> raiders.
Look what happened when Jeff Garcia left SF for Cleveland and Detroit, where he had little to work with. He sucked ass until he went to Philly, where he had adequate pieces on offense. Campbell may very well be Jeff Garcia in Cleveland.
So, having a shitty pass-protecting O-Line and receivers who can't catch footballs that are thrown into their chest is an upgrade?
I won't bother any further with this one.
LMAO
Yeah, with the Redskins, where he had more to work with. Like it or not.
Of course you do. He plays for your team now. You probably also expected JaMarcus Russell to be a good QB at first, and DHB to be able to catch a pass that hits him in the numbers, but as you found out, your expectations as a raider fan are rarely met.
Weapons? Like who? DHB? Murphy? Let me know when they learn how to catch the football. Who else? Overrated McFadden? Michael Bush is the only real weapon on your entire offense, and he's strictly a runner.
Don't start making up your own definitions for words.
If history repeats itself, your team will lose another 10+ games.
Last time Smith showed promise he regressed, huh? Don't speak on what you don't know. Alex Smith showed progress in 2006, then got hurt in 2007 after putting up a 2-1 record. Nolan threw him back in for 3 games with an injury that they later found out needed surgery to fix, meaning he shouldn't have been playing. The next time he actually came back to play was last year, a season in which he outdid his 2006 performance. Where's the regression?
You're basing your judgment on stats alone. I thought you didn't like to do that?
When Smith shows progress, he makes leaps.There are many, many reasons Smith hasn't lived up to his potential. All you have to do is read up on the guy and you'll figure it out, so I won't bother to get into it. Campbell, on the other hand, has likely hit his peak. He had more than enough in Washington to become a GOOD QB. He failed to do that. Why do you think the Redskins opted for an 87-year-old Donavon McNabb instead of sticking with their guy?