FIFY!
it wasn't so much that as his ability to mold boys into men
I think for a lot of professional players--perhaps even a majority--success depends a lot on the system. The greats will likely flourish (though to varying degrees) for whomever they play. The bottom end of most rosters are likely hanging on and won't be factors anywhere. But for guys in the middle, getting to play in a system that suits their particular talents and sometimes next to really good players (Kenny Clark in Campbell's case) can really elevate their game. Without Campbell's contributions throughout the season, the Packers are playing tomorrow instead of having the week off.
I've never been more wrong about a Gopher's pro potential. He looked so lost at times for the Gophers.
I was going to say the same thing, but for fear of retaliation, I let someone else jump on the possible grenade first. I always saw him as an athletic freak for the U, but he wasn't a guy who laid the lumber like Wilson. He struck me a bit as a safety being forced to play linebacker. No question about his size/speed specs and that's what got him drafted. All that said, the pros find ways to take a guy with Campbell's physical gifts and make them successful. This season may be an outlier for his career, but it's not like he's been a bad player in his previous stops in Atlanta and Arizona. He had more than 90 tackles per season in the four seasons after his rookie year for those two franchises and he totaled 129 in his last season for the Falcons.
It is weird sometimes, guys you wouldn't think would do well in the NFL do sometimes. Look at Marcus Sherels, there was nothing during his time at the U that would have led anyone to think he would have a long NFL career as a punt returner/db.
Packers are kind of making a thing of this. They also struck gold with Rasuul Douglass. He was a free agent (4 mediocre years with the Eagles and Panthers prior), spent some time in camp with Las Vegas and Houston before signing with the Packers in early October and shining ever since.
I wish DC all the success in the world! That said, I still hope the Pack gets their asses handed to them!That is awesome.
Of course it had to be with the Packers
Good example. Every year he was a question to make the team. And he had nine years in Minnesota.
Packers have similar cap space issues as the Vikings due to Rodgers (and others) and want to bring back Davante Adams. They likely won't have enough flexibility to bring back Campbell and he picked the right time to have an All-Pro season. Best of luck to him.
Well, of course Leidner would have been in between but the silly Vikings cut him before he had a chance.
Did jer or did sawvell and Claeys
There were those times but man he covered ground when he had things dialed in.
Cardinals didn't want to let him go but they spent some money in FA with JJ Watt and AJ Green, and they spent a first round pick on Zaven Collins who plays the same position as Campbell and the Cards were hell bent on Collins starting Week One. He played pretty well for the Cardinals, they hated to see him go
If this were remotely true, he wouldnt have been a street free agent in June. He was on the proverbial trash heap and busted his ass to become what he has been this year. You dont sign a washed up injury prone JJ Watt if you think Campbell is even half of the player he became in Green Bay.
