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Jason Campbell Was Hoping for a Little More From Rookies Devin Thomas, Malcolm Kelly

9/02/2008 10:24 PM ET By Ryan Wilson

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Four months ago, the Redskins used their three second-round picks on skill-position players. Specifically pass catchers, presumably in an effort to bolster a pretty pedestrian offense. Makes sense and unlike previous Danny-tastic personnel moves, selecting Devin Thomas, Malcolm Kelly and Fred Davis was understandable (if excessive).

Well, Washington's season begins Thursday night against the Giants, and both Thomas and Kelly have been supremely ineffective. This makes Jason Campbell very, very sad.
"I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed about that," he said about Thomas and Kelly. "We had so much expectation for those guys contributing to our offense. I thought we'd grow together quickly. I went over to their place and visited with them about everything. I told them this was the real deal. They needed to show up on time for meetings and to study. We need them out there."
I guess Campbell's already given up on Davis.

To Thomas' credit, he admits to having trouble adjusting to life in the NFL.
"I always talk to Jason and try to have him build confidence in knowing where I'm supposed to be," Thomas said. "And I told him, 'My bad' about certain things. It's something I have to keep working on in practice to try to get better.

"I have to get my timing down. I missed some time and my timing is not as efficient as Santana's [top receiver Santana Moss] and everybody else's. So I'm trying to get my timing down with the quarterbacks."
Kelly just blamed his coaches at Oklahoma.*

I suppose it would be nice if either player won a job coming out of training camp, but it's hardly atypical for a rookie wideout to struggle. Unfortunately, the 'Skins' offense is as hapless as ever, and they don't have the luxury of waiting around for guys to mature into roles. Which is why Snyder is working feverishly to put the finishing touches on that time machine.

* joke

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