After the Skins lost to the Giants with a terrible performance in week one I heard calls for Todd Collins. I was one of the few people I know to say that Campbell would be ok. That it was just one bad game and that he was going to come on strong. One person in particular said to talk to him again once the Skins were 0-3 and Campbell was on his way out. I responded that I would talk to them when the Skins were 2-1 and Campbell had stepped it up. I also said something about meeting them with bells on but that is another story.
So lets see who was right...Big surprise it's me! Through 3 games Campbell has a 95+ rating with about 600 yards and 4 tds with no picks. Not only that but he has been stepping it up in the the second half of games and coming through in the clutch. Of course Campbell has a few things to work out such as he seems to have been starting slowly in games, but I have faith that in a few more weeks he will be playing well throughout games and keep the Sk...
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