Redskins 2007 Preview: The Jason Campbell Era Begins

Published: August 20, 2007, 6:00 am

Tags: chris cooley, chriscooley, clinton portis, clintonportis, jason campbell, jasoncampbell, ladell betts, ladellbetts, santana moss, santanamoss

Filed under: Redskins, NFC East, Washington, DC To get you ready for the season, FanHouse is previewing all 32 NFL teams. Here's Washington's outlook.2006 record: 5-112006 Offense: The main parts of the offense were fragmented last year. For the first half of the season, it was creaky Mark Brunell throwing outs and Clinton Portis struggling through injuries to run the ball. The second half of the season saw Jason Campbell take the QB reigns and Ladell Betts rushing for over 1,000 yards when Portis was out for the rest of the season. 2006 Defense: Horrid. The defensive line couldn't get into the backfield, leaving the secondary vunerable to big plays. The Skins set a franchise low of 19 sacks and an NFL-low 12 takeaways last year. All that snowballed with the defense spending too much time on the field and the unit getting confused and allowing way to many big plays. Injuries to the D-line and secondary killed them.Special Teams: Antwan Randle El was a nice addition but didn't do

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