The More Things Don't Change for Redskins

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HAS IT sunk in yet? The Redskins just aren't that good.

At least not yet anyway.

No one disputes how meaningless the preseason is.

But when the starting quarterback completes only one pass in a game and neither of Washington's pivotal second-year receivers has stepped up in a meaningful fashion, it appears as nothing has changed from last year.

Perhaps that's because the offensive roster basically didn't vary in the offseason even though the team's lack of points did it in during the second half of the year.

Quarterback Jason Campbell has a terrific arm and the personality to lead, yet he's struggled with consistency. Everyone — coaches, his teammates, the hungry fan base — wants him to succeed so much that patience has grown thin. If nothing else, coach Jim Zorn can take solace in the fact his starter hasn't peaked too soon.

Campbell needs to stay calm and run the offense. Of course, the bigger question is if the Redskins have the right players to execute Zorn's schemes.

Will the new year be a continuation of last season? All it takes is for a few successful plays to change that mindset and begin to achieve.

Something has to change. At least there's plenty of time to change that fact.

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