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Campbell's return to health

bottom line, if he returns to form, we are near impossible to defend if the o-line provides time. Ginn split left, Campbell split right, CC in the slot, Ronnie and Booker in the backfield.... All can catch.
 
He would have made it last year too. When he was on the field in camp, the offense was different. The guy can flat out go. And he'll probably look good again this year.

If Hagan looks great and somebody like David Sutton continues to light it up (Cameron kept huge 4th-5th WRs like him in SD), they might choose to cut Booker. With the way Cameron utilizes the TEs and RBs in the passing game, I don't see them keeping six WRs. Only four WRs caught passes in SD last year.

Problem is, with Campbell, Ginn and Sutton, you question route-running and perhaps hands (though Sutton has shown nice ones thus far). And Ginn and Campbell are essentially the same guy outside. Can you keep two guys like that? If Campbell shows enough, absolutely IMO. Especially when Campbell's a minimum salary guy. You can never have enough speed. Especially veteran speed.

They'd been trying to trade Booker all offseason. They want speed outside. Who knows. It'll be interesting, that's for sure.

How good would this be?

1. Chambers
2. Hagan
3. Campbell
4. Sutton
5. Ginn

With Chambers slotted on third downs, Ginn and Campbell's speed outside could really stretch a defense thin. On the other slot you have Hagan or the massive Sutton....or even David Martin split wide. Booker or Brown out of the backfield (or split wide). If the OL holds up, Trent will find the right guy.

If this were the lineup, Sutton or Campbell would likely be inactive on gamedays. But you'd have some pretty good depth and flexibility when someone was injured. The worry would be if any of those bottom three guys could actually start a game (i.e. block). In all, you've got two rookies, a second year guy and a vet who hasn't played in two years behind an established starter. Dicey.
 
cnc66 said:
bottom line, if he returns to form, we are near impossible to defend if the o-line provides time. Ginn split left, Campbell split right, CC in the slot, Ronnie and Booker in the backfield.... All can catch.
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What about Ginn and Campbell on the same side. Ginn or Campbell running a deep post and the other running a shallow post. Chambers on the opposite side running a crossing pattern. Booker flaring out, one-on-one with a LB. Providing the OL gives the QB enough time, this could be a formidable formation.
 
Funny thing is with all the speed outside and a faster TE, the premise is to get the LB's and corners to bail deep as early and as often as possible to open up the running game! That's right, the running game is where I anticipate the greatest impact at having the outside speed. Of course you have to hit some of the burners deep to keep the defense honest.
I really have a good feeling about this O. The running game has a short yardage package with Schlessinger rammin' and Booker ramblin' on play-action downs. Plus an everydown back with good versatility in R Brown.
And when we need to pass we can go down field (which Cam's offense is designed to do) or hit Book' or Brown out of the backfield.
 
Never say die said:
Funny thing is with all the speed outside and a faster TE, the premise is to get the LB's and corners to bail deep as early and as often as possible to open up the running game! That's right, the running game is where I anticipate the greatest impact at having the outside speed. Of course you have to hit some of the burners deep to keep the defense honest.
I really have a good feeling about this O. The running game has a short yardage package with Schlessinger rammin' and Booker ramblin' on play-action downs. Plus an everydown back with good versatility in R Brown.
And when we need to pass we can go down field (which Cam's offense is designed to do) or hit Book' or Brown out of the backfield.
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It's not really about the LBs and CBs bailing deep, it's about keeping the SS out of the box as much as possible. The less you have to worry about that 8th defender at or near the line of scrimmage, the better your running game should be.
 
Granted. But with speed on the outside the SS will mostly be of the faster lighter nickle-back variety and be a good match-up for R Brown anyways. Another plus is the corners and outside LB's should be less prone to blitz if when doing so they expose the safeties to one on one matchups with our speed. The key I believe to our success is to establish our deep threat respect early in the season (or preseason) and let the defense gamble with personnel matchups at the SS position that we audibilize around.
 
Seems doubtful to me. The guy is only 5'9. Let him return kicks with Ginn.
 
If he can avoid his annual hamstring pull, I see Campbell making the team over Az-Hakim. Both are fairly one-dimensional players, but Campbell is younger, and a slightly better reciever. They are too similar for both of them to make the team. Assuming Booker stays, the competition will likely be between Campbell and Sutton for the last WR spot.
 
cnc66 said:
bottom line, if he returns to form, we are near impossible to defend if the o-line provides time. Ginn split left, Campbell split right, CC in the slot, Ronnie and Booker in the backfield.... All can catch.
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Great point!!
 
I agree that Booker might be the odd man out, and as well as he has done at times, I think he should be the guy to go. Either get a speed guy or a bigger target. Booker is not speedy and is shorter than Hagen. Sutton is speedy and big, but VERY raw. I would rather see Hakim or PK Sam this year rather than Sutton. Sutton has a lot of potential, but I think a year on the practice squad will do him good. Either Sam or Hakim will give us more experience this year. Sam is 6'3 and 210; Hakim is speedy.
I am also not too stuck on Hagen. He has good size, and hands, but not speed. As long as he is catching every thing thrown his way, great, keep him.
My line up as of the start of training camp would probably be:
Chambers
Campbell (or Az, either one)
Hagen
PK Sam
Ginn

with Sutton stashed on the practice squad for this year, or until an injury.
 
what if we were to trade two wrs instead of cutting them and trade P.K. SAM AND Booker for a good tight end like jeromey shockey ?:wink:


or tight end billy bajema with the 49ers .:unsure:
 
maverick50 said:
what if we were to trade two wrs instead of cutting them and trade P.K. SAM AND Booker for a good tight end like jeromey shockey ?:wink:


or tight end billy bajema with the 49ers .:unsure:
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Have you taken a look at recent WR trades, welker is the only WR this offseason to get any kind of value in a trade. Randy Moss was traded for a 4th rounder, darrell Jackson was traded for a 4th rounder... both these players are legit #1 targets, any1 that we would be willing to trade will most likley net alot less than a starting caliber TE and if we were indending to trade booker we wouldnt get much more than a 5th or 6th, P.K. Sam has some potential, but not much in trade value.
 
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