I’m just saying.
Seeking his first win as an NFL starting quarterback, Jason Campbell faced a vital third down with his team trailing late in the fourth quarter.
Through his helmet transmitter, he heard his position coach call the formation.
Then silence. The transmitter went dead. Campbell had to call the play himself, based on the players sent onto the field.
“We could tell that there was something wrong,” right tackle Jon Jansen said. “But he picked up and just took us out there and we ran the play, and it was big.”
The play went for 66 yards and a touchdown. Tight end Chris Cooley caught the pass over the middle near midfield, escaped two tacklers and ran down the sideline for the winning score in the Washington Redskins’ 17-13 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
The kid is good, but I love the return to smash mouth football
He’s no Tony Romo.
It looks like Mike Vick might be available soon…
We already have a running back.
Looked to me like Al Saunders was calling the offense for both teams.
Helmet transmitter? Since when do they use radios in professional sports? That’s the most pathetic thing I’ve ever heard.
Matt–It may be pathetic, but it’s been that way for years. Who was the last bigshot QB to call his own plays–Jim Kelley of the Bills? Every team has scads of specialist coaches, guys with binoculars watching everything, guys with computers charting everything, and playbooks the size of the Yellow Pages.