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Redskins savor rare win Date published: 12/15/2009
BY RICH CAMPBELL ASHBURN-- If the last two games are any indication, Jason Campbell is going to complicate things for the Washington Redskins' front office this offseason.It seemed a foregone conclusion two months ago that the Redskins would be justified in jettisoning Campbell after the season. He was benched during a galling Week 6 loss against Kansas City and generally languished at the helm of a lifeless offense. But Campbell's two touchdown passes in Sunday's 34-13 win over the Oakland Raiders marked the latest evidence that the Redskins might be better off bringing him back for a sixth season to see if he could build on his recent personal progress and sustain the positive momentum the offense has generated in recent weeks. At the very least, the Redskins' brass has an increasingly difficult decision to make. "We're right in the middle of this football season, and as a head coach, I'm not going to try to speculate on where he is in the league as far as a franchise quarterback," head coach Jim Zorn said yesterday. "I know for this football team he is playing very well. This is his second year in this offense, and you can see glimpses of what this offense can do. And he's a big part of that." It's a sticky subject for Zorn, of course, because his future with the Redskins (4-9) is murkier than Campbell's. Zorn has been evasive--defiant, even--in the last two weeks when faced with questions about his and the team's futures. He's not eager to relive the scrutiny and speculation he confronted daily during the first seven weeks of the season. But such questions are natural with the Redskins out of postseason contention. And judging from the team's recent ascent to competitive respectability, the future actually is worth talking about. Campbell is central to the conversation. As he plays out the final three games of his rookie contract, he's poised to finish with career bests in almost every meaningful statistical category. He's on pace for career highs in yardage (currently at 2,946), completion percentage (65.3) and passer rating (89.0). He already has thrown for a career-high 17 touchdowns to go along with his 12 interceptions.
Date published: 12/15/2009
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