Found October 21, 2009 on Redskins Insider:
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Washington Redskins quarterback Todd Collins said Wednesday his preparation for Monday night's game against the Philadelphia Eagles would not change despite Coach Jim Zorn's decision to stick with quarterback Jason Campbell as the starter. Collins, who replaced Campbell at halftime of the Redskins 14-6 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, also acknowledged the awkwardness surrounding the change in play-callers just a week ahead of a critical game against a division opponent. Sherman Lewis, who has been with the team just over two weeks, began installing the game plan Wednesday, the first time many players - including Collins - had ever spoken to their new play-caller. "It is unsettling. I've never gone through this before, I've never had a play-caller changed in the middle of the season," Collins said. "So it's a little bit unsettling and it's kind of uncharted territory for me just because I've never experienced it,
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