Hostile;2887305 said:
I dunno, I think the idiot micromanaging owner was more right than the football professional on that point. I like Jason Campbell way more than most Cowboys fans but I think you paid too much for him and he isn't nealry good enough to let you compete in this division.
Let's look at last year:
Romo 91.4 rating 3448 yards 61.3% 26 TD 14 Int
McNabb 86.4 rating 3916 yards 60.4% 23 TD 11 Int
Eli 86.4 rating 3238 yards 60.3% 21 TD 10 Int
Campbell 84.3 rating 3245 yards 62.3% 13 TD 6 Int
Roethlisberger 80.1 rating 3301 yards 59.9% 17 TD 15 Int
Now let's consider that JC, the youngest of these QB's, was playing in a new system. The other QB's have been in the same systems for several years. McNabb has been in the same system for about a decade. It took Favre and Hasselbeck a few years to master the WCO but Campbell has had only one year.
Let's also consider that Romo clearly had a better year than Campbell, so I will discuss Eli, McNabb, and Roethlisberger.
What we then see is that Campbell actually compared favorably with Eli, McNabb, and Big Ben, the two qb's in the division who were in the playoffs plus the Super Bowl winner. He had the highest completion percentage of any QB in the division. He threw for more yards than Eli, a Super Bowl winner. Except for yards, where they were close, Campbell had better numbers than Big Ben. Campbell was more turnover-stingy than any of the other qb's on the list. Even when Campbell's numbers were worse than the other qb's on the list, for the most part (excepting yardage vis-a-vis McNabb) JC's numbers were pretty close.
Now let's consider that JC has more room to grow than the other qb's on this list because of his relative youth as well as his presumed comfort from being in the same system again. Given all this, it is obvious Campbell can be quite competitive in the NFC East.
