Bears Sign QB Jason Campbell to 1 year deal

SportsWorld · Post #1 » by **SportsWorld** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:07 am

RT @AdamSchefter: QB Jason Campbell reached agreement with the Bears on a one-year deal.

Like it.

Midway Bully · Post #2 » by **Midway Bully** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:09 am

Good deal. I'm guessing it's the 3 mil figure that was being thrown around, earlier.

Chewie · Post #3 » by **Chewie** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:18 am

I voted for Neckbeard.

Now we need to draft a QB late for competition for the #3 spot.

WEFFPIM · Post #4 » by **WEFFPIM** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:27 am

Sure, why not.

BIGGIEsmalls 23 · Post #5 » by **BIGGIEsmalls 23** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:27 am

There's already a thread for this:

viewtopic.php?f=156&t=1168004

PJ Brown · Post #6 » by **PJ Brown** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:02 am

This is fantastic. The Bears have needed a real back up for a long time, and Campbell didn't totally stink as a starter for the Raiders. I live in the Bay Area and saw him play several times last year. He's a rock solid NFL back up.

Susan · Post #7 » by **Susan** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:11 am

He's not even a terrible starter. I think him and Orton are the two top backups in the NFL after Flynn gets his gig.

Friend_Of_Haley · Post #8 » by **Friend_Of_Haley** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:13 am

Nice. Now give an unguaranteed deal to McCown and see if he's worthy of a #3 spot.

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Post #9 » by **fleet** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 2:52 am

this is a very disorienting day. Its like your wife telling you she is a lesbian. This is not mine or my dad or my grand dads Bears. Spending money on a backup QB? Holy popping and locking Jesus!

SportsWorld · Post #10 » by **SportsWorld** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 5:02 am

fleet wrote:this is a very disorienting day. Its like your wife telling you she is a lesbian. This is not mine or my dad or my grand dads Bears. Spending money on a backup QB? Holy popping and locking Jesus!

Eh we said the same things two years ago when they signed Julius Peppers and the next offseason they did nothing to improve after making the NFC Championship Game. The Bears only seem to spend now when their backs are against the wall like it is now. I'm happy that they've been spending but we need to keep improving.

Post #11 » by **TNBT** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 4:11 pm

SportsWorld wrote:
RT @AdamSchefter: QB Jason Campbell reached agreement with the Bears on a one-year deal.

Like it.

As do I. I like it a lot.

Post #12 » by **TNBT** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 4:11 pm

SportsWorld wrote:
RT @AdamSchefter: QB Jason Campbell reached agreement with the Bears on a one-year deal.

Like it.

As do I. I like it a lot.

BIGGIEsmalls 23 · Post #13 » by **BIGGIEsmalls 23** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 8:47 pm

LM: QB Jason Campbell will wear No. 2 with #Bears.

http://twitter.com/#!/ChicagoBearscom

Post #14 » by **Nolan** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 3:25 am

Well after the way we colapsed with Haine running the show last year this was something that we really needed to address. But I didn't think we'd go out and get someone as good as Campbell, he was at the worst average in Oakland last year.

BIGGIEsmalls 23 · Post #15 » by **BIGGIEsmalls 23** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:44 pm

Nice analysis of our current QB situation. I will post parts of the article, along with the link for those that want to read it in full.

The Chicago Bears entered the 2011 season with two backups quarterbacks with zero NFL starts on their resumes and paid the price for it. A year later they have gone from the greenest corps of backup quarterbacks to one of the NFL's most experienced.

Jason Campbell has 70 career NFL starts and an 82.8 passer rating in six seasons.
After the signings of Jason Campbell as the primary backup and Josh McCown as the third QB, the Bears have 103 career NFL starts behind starter Jay Cutler, a drastic improvement over Caleb Hanie and then-rookie Nathan Enderle a year ago.

"It's nice that [Campbell] has started 70 contests," Bears general manager Phil Emery said Thursday. "And it's nice that he's gotten six seasons under his belt and thrown for over 60 percent, he has 74 touchdowns and he has an 82.8 passer rating. Those are all extreme positives. It's also very positive that he has the size that he has. ... Arm strength is very important because of our weather and the division that we play in. You'll notice that Jay and Jason have big arms. That to me was a prerequisite moving forward."

"We did a lot of work on Jason Campbell when he came out of Auburn years back," Smith said Thursday. "Really liked him. I like the guy, the person, him being in the locker room. His size, his poise. His grandmother lives here in Chicago. He's got a lot of relatives here. We thought that he would be the perfect backup for Jay."

McCown, 32, has started 33 of his 50 NFL games played in nine seasons with the Arizona Cardinals (2002-05), Detroit Lions (2006), Raiders (2007), Carolina Panthers (2008-09) and Bears (2011) after entering the league as a third-round selection by Arizona in the 2002 NFL draft.

"There's a reason we brought back Josh McCown," Smith said. "He did a super job in a tough situation last year. And our fourth quarterback, Nathan Enderle, gets a chance to learn from not only one good quarterback with a lot of experience but three. We feel real good about our quarterback position now.

Post #16 » by **DJhitek** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:43 pm

I'll be honest, I'm not a huge fan of this move. Not because it's Jason Campbell because I'm actually a huge fan of his, I just never feel that backup QB is 3 million dollars important. Unless you draft em, losing your starting QB, a good one at that, will always put you in a bind.

heir_jordan22 · Post #17 » by **heir_jordan22** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:44 pm

fleet wrote:this is a very disorienting day. Its like your wife telling you she is a lesbian. This is not mine or my dad or my grand dads Bears. Spending money on a backup QB? Holy popping and locking Jesus!

HAHAHAHAHAHHA this may be the quote of the year! :lol: