It was a mixed bag for Raiders quarterback Jason Campbell, getting accustomed to his yearly task of learning a new offense. "I've been through about 10 of them, so somewhere along the like I've run a lot of these plays, trying to find the rhythm, get used to the guys around me and get back into the groove,'' Campbell said. Campbell, under the watchful eye of Willie Brown during his press session much the way Eddie Anderson monitored JaMarcus Russell, backed well off his NFL Network declaration that he considered himself the starting quarterback. "I'm just here to work. Just here to work, get better every day,'' Campbell said. " I'll let coach Cable make that decision and Mr. Al Davis. My job is to come out here every day and compete, keep working on things and try to improve the offense.'' Source: Oakland Tribune
why would the raiders want him to back off that statement? i would think teams would want players who intend to start otherwise the player isn't very driven