Sexy Rexy comes to Washington

Well that's awesome. I know that the 'Skins need a backup but usually what you look for as your #2 is someone reliable who can manage a game and not lose it by themselves.

The numbers on Grossman are:

7 Seasons, 37 Games, 524/971 Comp% 54, 6197 Yards, TD/INT 33/36, QB Rating 69.5

The numbers on Campbell are:

4 Seasons, 52 Games, 1002/1637 Comp% 61, 10860 Yards, TD/INT 55/38, QB Rating 82.3

These guys are almost the opposite of each other. Grossman is an absolute loose cannon slinging the football around with all of Favre's enthusiasm but with none of the accuracy. Campbell is all about safe passes and taking few risks.

The only bright side of the signing is that maybe it's an indication that the Redskins have no intention of drafting a quarterback with the 4th pick of the draft. Maybe, just maybe, they will do something smart and start working on rebuilding that offensive line that is crumbling apart before Campbell's very eyes. I'm not overly enthusiastic that this is the case considering that over at ESPN there's a question of if the 'skins should draft QB Jimmy Clausen in the first round. If that happens I will most likely throw up. I don't know how it isn't apparent to the guys in control but it should be obvious that, no matter who the QB is, no one will succeed if they have defensive linemen breathing down their neck every single down.

I probably shouldn't be getting worked up about this as it makes no sense to get upset about something that hasn't even come to pass, but I've just seen how the Redskins operate for a decade now to understand what they will do. We're talking about a team where that just signed Rex Grossman and Larry Johnson; two guys who have little to offer at this point. The best take on the Johnson signing is the fantasy article titled "Larry Johnson to make Portis look spry". Ain't it the truth.

So I suppose that I should simply be happy at this point that the Redskins haven't gone ahead and ran up a bill on free agents that will haunt them for years. You can bet, however, that I will be watching the draft to decide whether or not the new coaching staff will bring in a new era (hope and change if you will) or just more of the same.