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[quote=Beemnseven;245752]Mark isn't flying off to Tokyo or anything. He's not being "sent down" to NFL Europe.

I don't think we've seen the last of #8 this year. Gibbs just won't have it.[/quote]

yeah, and maybe he sticks around next year, it will be a tough call for Gibbs. We need to either draft a qb in late rnd.s or try out an undrafted fa so we can groom a future #2.
I'm ready for JC, but MB gave us some good games & deserves respect. good thread

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[quote=offiss;245921]I would like to thank Mark for being a man about things, he could have easily used a ski mask and a gun to rob 43 mil, and yet he didn't, he was up front about this larceny, and cap destruction, not to mention the amount of time spent waiting for you to actually compete, FOUGHT YOUR GUTS OUT? Maybe trying to cut in line at the bank to cash all those checks which I am sure you will continue to do, but that's where it ended. So long Mark don't let the door hit you in the A**.[/quote]

classy as expected, please read my previous posts on keeping this thread positive.

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Thank you Mark Brunell. Thanks for being a classy guy and for playing with all your heart. I wish we could've signed you when you were still in your prime, but whats done is done.

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I want to say first of all that Mark is one player on our football team. We have 53 players and also coaches that have coached our way, with me being a big part of it, and we are 3-6.

Having said that, I made this move with the hope that we get more production. It is a tough decision to make. I talked to Mark and he was an absolute gentleman about it.

He understands and I am sure he does not agree with it. I talked to all three guys and explained the decision that I wanted to make. I explained it to them and said that we are going to give Jason his opportunity and see if we can be more productive and get some answers.

Mark fought his guts out for this organization and for the fans. I just hope everyone knows and understands this, nobody wanted to win more than this guy. But it's Jason's turn now, and Mark will support him and do everything he can to help Jason be a successful QB. We have a ton of confidence in Jason, and we think he's going to do a great job for this organization and I think the fans are gonna love him.

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[quote=Sheriff Gonna Getcha;245747]Although I have frequently criticized Mark Brunell (in 2004, 2005, and 2006) and certainly agree with Gibbs' decision to bench him, I just want to thank Mark Brunell for his efforts. Mark Brunell helped get this team our first playoff berth and victory since 1999. Although Mark Brunell wasn't the sole reason for our team's victories last season, he certainly contributed.

I also want to thank Brunell for being eternally classy. Brunell did not whine, at least publicly, about his benching in 2004 or 2006. Brunell did not refuse to tutor Jason Campbell when we drafted him. Brunell has never thrown anyone under the bus to justify the team's struggles. Brunell has always shown class, even when fans did not show him similar respect at FedEx Field.

So, in sum, thanks Mark for your efforts and class. Although you're days as the Redskins starting quarterback are likely over, you've had a great career.

(Yes I am pretending that Mark will actually see this).[/quote]

ENOUGH OF MB ALREADY. He played 5 or 6 good games in three years. And it was the defense that carried this team the last two years.

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I"m glad he got us to the playoffs...I'm glad he's kept his mouth shut...I'm not sure he was the right man for the job in the first place, but I agree that he did a man's job in 2006, and he helped us beat dallas 3 times, so overall...thanks MB

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[quote=Mattyk72;245839]I guess you missed my previous post. Here you go in case you missed it:

Honestly, if you don't have anything positive to add to the conversation there are plenty of F you Brunell threads already going on. Let's keep this thread positive since that was the purpose of SGG posting it. Let's at least respect the intent of the thread.[/quote]

Let's all have a MB farewell party. I almost have tears in my eyes. He sure has a lot of character and fight.

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You got a lot of patience Mk72!

After reading the posts, I feel like I am eulogizing Brunell.
Anyway, I've been a Skins fan since 1970. I have seen a bunch skins stuff starting with Sonny, and George Allen. As you older skins fans can attest, there have been many memorable moments (good and bad) along the way. This last non-play off appearance drought has been long and painful. The success we had last season was SWEET and LONG OVERDUE. Brunell is not solely responsible for those victories. His courage, determination, and that of 52 others is. I thank them for that!
However, As long as I live I will NEVER forget the night in Dallas 2005 when lightning struck twice through the arm of MARK BRUNELL. He and Santana Moss did the unthinkable. They drove a stake through the heart of our MOST hated rivel. It righted many wrongs, gave us back some respectabliity.............. thankyou Mark

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[QUOTE=12thMan;245827]I tell you what, our 'character' up until now, has gotten us very little in the win column. And I'm starting to be of the opinion that maybe we have too many 'classy' guys in our locker room.[/QUOTE]

hahahahaha..yes we do. Classy soft guys like Renaldo Wynn, Philip Daniels, Warrick Holdman, Christian Fauria.

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[quote=skinsfan69;246051]Let's all have a MB farewell party. I almost have tears in my eyes. He sure has a lot of character and fight.[/quote]

Is it really necessary to piss on the guy in a thread that's meant to appreciate him?

Seriously, why do you feel the need to be disrespectful? I'm not talking about disrespecting MB, I'm talking about disrespecting the people in this thread that would like to discuss the guy in a positive light.

Is is really so hard to just ignore a Brunell thread and keep your thoughts to yourself? Especially when someone has requested this?

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[QUOTE=Hog1;246053] I will NEVER forget the night in Dallas 2005 when lightning struck twice through the arm of MARK BRUNELL. He and Santana Moss did the unthinkable. They drove a stake through the heart of our MOST hated rivel. It righted many wrongs, gave us back some respectabliity.............. thankyou Mark[/QUOTE]

Well, anyone could've done that. Besides, it was just Santana running under a couple of overthrown balls. <sigh>

To all the haters: Please just stop. MB gave us all some pretty good memories as Skin's fans and contributed to our late season playoff run.

Good on 'ya mate!

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[quote=Mattyk72;246060]Is it really necessary to piss on the guy in a thread that's meant to appreciate him?

Seriously, why do you feel the need to be disrespectful? I'm not talking about disrespecting MB, I'm talking about disrespecting the people in this thread that would like to discuss the guy in a positive light.

Is is really so hard to just ignore a Brunell thread and keep your thoughts to yourself? Especially when someone has requested this?[/quote]

Sorry. I didn't mean to be disrespectful.

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72;245787]He's a classy guy who gave it his best, but in the end he just didn't have enough left in the tank. At least he helped give us some exciting wins over Dallas, and the Jacksonville win this year was great too.[/QUOTE]



Matty, despite the fact Gibbs has made the change to Campbell, do you have any second thoughts about speaking of Brunell in the past tense? I say that because we all know how enamoured Gibbs is with Brunell, and we still have fond memories of the last QB change. Trust me, I hope the change is permanent, but at the same time it seems as though a complementory salute to Brunell (at this time) is a bit premature, not that he should not be complemented for his efforts here, even though he fell short of expectations.

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I'll remember him for beating the Cow-Whores in the most gratifying way.

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Whenever I think of Mark Brunell it will always be the awesome games he has last year.

His two TD passes to Moss against Dallas.

His Scramble and then his pass down the middle to Moss against Seattle.

His 300 yard passing Game in Denver.

His 70 screen pass against Kansas City.

His near perfect passing game against the 49ers.

A convincing win over the Eagles.

Great play in the shootout with the Buccaneers.

Brunell and Cooley hooking up to smash the Cowboys 35-7.

Smacking the Giants after an embarassing 36-0 loss.

And the image of Brunell with his arm in the air walking into the locker room after a huge win against the Eagles will forever be burned in my mind.

He did magical things for this team last year, almost like the Brett Favre of old. But time moves on and Brunell can not physically keep up with the game any more, lets hope he remains as classy as he has always been.

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It's good to see that we're ready to move forward and give Campbell a chance. It's even better to see Brunell (at least in public) take it like a man and be willing to step down to help the team. And for those of you who think (a) that class and dignity mean nothing or (b) such qualities can be bought I've got two words for you from recent Redskin history...







Jeff George


'nuff said

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I said this before we even learned Brunell was going on the bench, looking at things as a whole, I'm a Mark Brunell guy. I have both his home/away jersey from when he was with Jax, I truly loved to watch the guy play, he's a complete class act, and just a good guy. He did not have a good run here, I'm glad he's on the bench, but I really like all the guy did in his career. If we had Mark Brunell from 1998, we probaboly would have won the super bowl last season.

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The man is hurt and he never made any excuses. Very admirable.

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Atomicnixon,

Nice summary of Brunell's highlights as a Redskin.

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I have the utmost respect for the man. He performed some absolute miracles for our team over the last few years. Sweeping the cowboys? playoffs?? Those two ideas were just dreams to redskins fans everywhere of late. Though I have been pretty rough on him this season, I truely will miss him and loved all the effort he put into our team. I hate to see anyone struggle near the end of their career and I hope he still plays a solid role in education JC on the mental aspects of the game.

I'll miss you, Mark.

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[quote=Sheriff Gonna Getcha;245747]Although I have frequently criticized Mark Brunell (in 2004, 2005, and 2006) and certainly agree with Gibbs' decision to bench him, I just want to thank Mark Brunell for his efforts. Mark Brunell helped get this team our first playoff berth and victory since 1999. Although Mark Brunell wasn't the sole reason for our team's victories last season, he certainly contributed.

I also want to thank Brunell for being eternally classy. Brunell did not whine, at least publicly, about his benching in 2004 or 2006. Brunell did not refuse to tutor Jason Campbell when we drafted him. Brunell has never thrown anyone under the bus to justify the team's struggles. Brunell has always shown class, even when fans did not show him similar respect at FedEx Field.

So, in sum, thanks Mark for your efforts and class. Although you're days as the Redskins starting quarterback are likely over, you've had a great career.

(Yes I am pretending that Mark will actually see this).[/quote]

I think his 40 Mill pay day and 7 year contract- when nobody wanted him at all- is ENOUGH of a thank you. that said, class move, for a class guy.

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the horrible contract wasn't brunell's fault, that's on the skins.

he gave us almost a full good year, and he never hid or shied away from taking the blame when he played poorly, even if it wasn't totally his fault. I don't think he'll be back next year without cutting a lot of money out of his contract, but we'll always have 14-13 @dallas and a string of really great games last year (SF, KC, DEN, SD, DAL, DAL, NYG, etc).

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i'm not saying the contract was his fault, i'm saying its a sufficient "thank you"...

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[quote=That Guy;246197]the horrible contract wasn't brunell's fault, that's on the skins.

he gave us almost a full good year, and he never hid or shied away from taking the blame when he played poorly, even if it wasn't totally his fault. I don't think he'll be back next year without cutting a lot of money out of his contract, but we'll always have 14-13 @dallas and a string of really great games last year (SF, KC, DEN, SD, DAL, DAL, NYG, etc).[/quote]
He didn't play well against San Diego last year. But anyway, he did well last year most of the time, and he is a classy guy, but I am glad he isn't starting anymore. I don't think we've seen the last of him though.:mad:

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hog1, those 2 t.d's against Dallas were almost as good as Kilmer to Taylor, against Dallas in the 1972 NFC championship game. Brunell was a class act. like said before, too old, and too beat up to give us consistent GOOD quarterbacking. but in todays NFL, not a peep out of him , as far as excuses. thanks for being a good redskin, and better yet, a good teammate

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[quote=BrunellMVP?;246199]i'm not saying the contract was his fault, i'm saying its a sufficient "thank you"...[/quote]

fair enough.

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Mark, Thanks for throwing that pick in the Cincinnati preseason game.

I will never forgive you.

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[QUOTE=drew54;246329]Mark, Thanks for throwing that pick in the Cincinnati preseason game.

I will never forgive you.[/QUOTE]

What was the point of that?

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When Portis tackled the DB. Pretty much sealed our fate.

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Mark Brunell was not the cause of all our problems. Brenching him will not autmatically get us to the Super Bowl. There are [U]a lot[/U] of issues. Swapping quarterbacks will just throw more attention on the next one.

Thank you, Mark Brunell, for your efforts. The situation changed. Going into the season, we asked you to deliver the ball and avoid turnovers. We looked to others to be playmakers. With everything that's happened, we need more from the offense. Maybe someone else's talent and athleticism can be the spark. On the field and off, you still have a contribution to make.

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[QUOTE=drew54;246334]When Portis tackled the DB. Pretty much sealed our fate.[/QUOTE]

I figured that's what you meant. I just wondered what was the point of posting that, and on this thread.

But actually, I really don't care. So you don't need to respond

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[quote=dmek25;246225]hog1, those 2 t.d's against Dallas were almost as good as Kilmer to Taylor, against Dallas in the 1972 NFC championship game. Brunell was a class act. like said before, too old, and too beat up to give us consistent GOOD quarterbacking. but in todays NFL, not a peep out of him , as far as excuses. thanks for being a good redskin, and better yet, a good teammate[/quote]thats exactly who brunell reminds me of is kilmer ,who was a winner .kilmer won ugly but he won alot of games.i always was a sonny man :point: .thanks mark for those dallas wins and the play-off victory.:biggthump

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Upon further reflection....

I have to agree Brunell did have some magic up his sleeve. He always gave his all and I do tend to think that he may have been handcuffed with the playcalling this season.

He was always positive, I never saw him yelling at the coaches or any of the players. It isn't fair to blame him for all of the bad that has happened lately.

I will never forget the come from behind win in week two against Dallas. That has to be one of the greatest feelings I have ever had after watching a game.

My bitterness towards this season's struggles got the best of me.

Thanks Mark for being a class act, and I wish you nothing but the best.

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Thanks Mark for the incredible ending to the game in Dallas last year. It had been so long since things have gone the skins way down in Dallas. Those two throws to Moss to end the game and to see the look on Dallas fans' faces afterwards was priceless.

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Thank you Brunell.........for helping to win a playoff game and beating Dallas twice in one season.

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Im sorry...but, When you change the offensive system like that I guess mark Brunell is gonna struggle against the what the experts say toughest division in football right now! I mean he struggled in his first year under gibbs and then had a great second year, then all of a sudden Snyder wants to go out and fix something that isnt really broke by bringing in Al Saunders!?!? Diss Brunell all you want but when Quick slick draw Snyder decides to bring in another offensive coordinator or whatever, were gonna be criticising campbell like we were eating ramsey up! If it isnt broke...DONT TRY AND FIX IT! In my opinion Al Saunders should still be in K.C. This team would be 14-2 if we would of kept Joe Gibbs system and stop trying to teach a new offense every year to the quarterbacks! Switching the Offensive system every year didn't work in High School, Definatly does not work in College And I highly doubt it will work in the NFL!

Im not Outraged at the decision to start Campbell, But I think its too late we barley gave him any p.t. in the preseason, and Al "conservative Im just here for the fat ass check" Saunders Has a Air Arsenal (my cowboy fan friend agrees) and HE WONT USE IT Throw down the damn Field!, And Hell no Collins won't be the Number 2 QB are you crazy Mark Brunell is as capable of winning games as Farve is. Now I got a question CAN OUR LINE BLOCK FOR Campbell!?!?!? If they Protect him like they were protectin Hasselbeck when we lost ramsey under spurrier then we should be fine because they made Hasselbeck look like a damn star lol.

3-6 guys 3 of those games won by the quarterback were kicking to the Curve, 1 of those games where he threw one to Moss and we won the game! Sorry Im not as in love with J.C. as you all are, Im just weighing the facts, hes no Doug Williams, Doug williams had played in the nfl before when we started him.......Honestly We don't get off on pure talent like our rivals the cowboys. I do however see J.C. Being great next year and I know this is gonna get me grilled but....I don't see portis as the future for the ground game on this team...Betts has been stepping up! Ugh.. I hope Campbell lives up to the love your giving him...Im sick of being let down by these overhyped players like Farceletta! lol

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One more thing....What happen to the last half decent Veteran Quarterback we released that got us to the playoffs the year before!?!? His name was #14 Brad Johnson and a few years down the road...what did he get??? A FRIGGIN SUPERBOWL RING...and people wrote him off after we released him!.............I dunno dude I don't like the way it looks, For some reason I can see Brunell Going to someone like the 49ers or the packers or someone that we don't forsee winning the superbowl any time in the present and totally pwning in the post season as there starter like Trent Dilfer did, and Brad Johnson!

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i doubt we'll see brunell leading a team to the superbowl any time soon, but who knows.

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The Pats just signed Vinny and he's 43. Brunell still have seven good years in him at least!

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I'd like to say thank you to Mark Brutal.

Thank you for doing everything in your power to see the Skins get a very high draft pick for 2007.