Jason Campbell News

Michael Turner recorded two lengthy touchdown runs, as the Atlanta Falcons defeated the Washington Redskins, 31-17, at the Georgia Dome.

During a week of more off-field chaos, brought to you by the franchise that just keeps on giving, Jason Campbell answered the phone.

It was 8:30 a.m. Thursday morning, and miracle of miracles, he actually spoke about his thoughts regarding an upcoming NFL game.

'I'm not thinking, 'How in the world can I keep my job?' That doesn't even enter my head,' the embattled quarterback of the 2-5 Washington Redskins said. 'It's, 'What do I have to do to beat Atlanta?' Not, 'Where am I going to be next year?' Results, not negative things.'

Devin Thomas sometimes refers to himself as the "golden child," but the receiver has been anything but golden since the Washington Redskins chose him in the second round of last year's draft.

The Washington Redskins will put their new play-calling arrangement into action for the second time tomorrow when they visit the Atlanta Falcons, and they won't change much because they believe it worked well in its debut two weeks ago.

The recent leg injury suffered by Washington's Chris Cooley underscores how important the tight end has become in most NFL offenses.

After signing his $100 million contract in February, Albert Haynesworth readily discussed how his presence might make the Washington Redskins defense better.

Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell is a riddle wrapped in an enigma. There are some things everyone can agree on regarding the former Auburn signal-caller. Campbell is poised in the pocket, has a cannon for a right arm, has good feet, and is one of the classiest players in the NFL.

It's not even quite the halfway point of the 2009 season, but the way we hear it, the odds that the disappointing Redskins can right what appears to be a steadily sinking ship are slimmer than Patriots head coach Bill Belichick suddenly appearing on the cover of Gentlemen's Quarterly .

Mellow to a fault. That's the way to describe Washington Redskins head coach Jim Zorn and quarterback Jason Campbell.

In the year 2009 it seems all things in the nations capital are run with a sense of uncertainty.

The Washington Redskins have been talked about on the national stage for the past couple of weeks.

Vinny Cerrato, the Redskins' Executive Vice President in Charge of Turmoil and Anguish, said that he handed head coach Jim Zorn a playoff-caliber roster to enter the season and that Zorn's job status was up in the air until just a few days before Monday night's loss to Philly.

Via Dan Steinberg at DC SportsBog, Devin Thomas calls the Redskins " Drama City ." ... The locker room opens at 11 a.m.; Jim Zorn speaks at 12:25. We'll see what's happening and get an update on Chris Cooley and the other injuries.

I have thought for a long time now zorn's play calling is to conservative and predictable.

It must have seemed like a great promotional idea last August when ESPN 980 RadioA dreamed it up: gather Washington Redskin quarterbacks Sonny Jurgensen, Joe Theismann, and Jason Campbell on stage for a fan event during the bye week, thisA Tuesday at a Ballston, Virginia, restaurant.

's broken bone in his right ankle - other than that he won't be able to do the Electric Slide for a while - is that it gives the Redskins another excuse.

Jim Zorn was stripped of his play-calling duties after last week's a 14-6 loss to Kansas City.

Linebacker Will Witherspoon heads to the end zone after intercepting a pass by Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell.

A few weeks ago, Sherman Lewis was making the calls. The bingo calls. Lewis, who retired from the NFL coaching ranks after the 2004 season, was volunteering at the Novi Senior Center in Michigan, about 30 miles west of Detroit, and one of his duties was calling out the numbers on bingo night.

The Redskins dispersed for some down time and a bye week. Stop celebrating. They'll be back.