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i don't think anyone mentioned this, so i thought i'd bring it up...

ramsey was robbed and brunell sucks.

discuss.

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[QUOTE=Huddle]As it turned out though, Ramsey was lucky. If Gibbs had started him in 2004, he would have looked as bad as Brunell in that inept offense and his career would have been totally in the toilet. At least he got a chance to show something in the final seven games when the offense began to get its act together.[/QUOTE]

Funny you mention that, because it's been brought up here before (before you joined) that if Ramsey had been thrown into the fire like that there is the very real possibility that it would have destroyed him. And yet Gibbs chose not to put him through that...but people still want to believe Gibbs has personal vendetta against Ramsey.

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[QUOTE=TAFKAS]Funny you mention that, because it's been brought up here before (before you joined) that if Ramsey had been thrown into the fire like that there is the very real possibility that it would have destroyed him. And yet Gibbs chose not to put him through that...but people still want to believe Gibbs has personal vendetta against Ramsey.[/QUOTE]

Well, I thought of it when it happened. I was in Ramsey's corner but the handwriting was on the wall in preseason. The offense just wasn't working. Brunell or Ramsey...it wouldn't have made any difference.

I don't know that Joe planned it that way to save Patrick's confidence but it worked in his favor.

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Schneed 10, sorry for the delayed response. I didn't see your post until now.

[b]That statement right there is a contender for the Schneed10 smackdown of the day award.[/b]

Oh no! Not the dreaded smackdown award!

[b]Some dumbass in Green Bay? Um at the time, that would have been Mike Holmgren. And at the time, he let Brunell go because HE HAD BRETT FAVRE. Who only led the team to a Super Bowl victory, of all things.[/b]

Yeah...and if you have two very good quarterbacks on your team the smart thing to do is to trade one?

[b]Jesus H Christ. I can't believe what I'm reading.[/b]

You forgot the three exclamation points.

[b]But let's go with the Green Bay comparison for a minute. [/b]

Let's not since the rest of your post involves hypotheticals based on the unsupported premise that a team with two good quarterbacks should trade one away.

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[QUOTE=Huddle]Schneed 10, sorry for the delayed response. I didn't see your post until now.

[b]That statement right there is a contender for the Schneed10 smackdown of the day award.[/b]

Oh no! Not the dreaded smackdown award!

[b]Some dumbass in Green Bay? Um at the time, that would have been Mike Holmgren. And at the time, he let Brunell go because HE HAD BRETT FAVRE. Who only led the team to a Super Bowl victory, of all things.[/b]

Yeah...and if you have two very good quarterbacks on your team the smart thing to do is to trade one?

[b]Jesus H Christ. I can't believe what I'm reading.[/b]

You forgot the three exclamation points.

[b]But let's go with the Green Bay comparison for a minute. [/b]

Let's not since the rest of your post involves hypotheticals based on the unsupported premise that a team with two good quarterbacks should trade one away.[/QUOTE]

and your posts just assume that for some reason ramsey is great.

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[QUOTE=That Guy]i don't think anyone mentioned this, so i thought i'd bring it up...

ramsey was robbed and brunell sucks.

discuss.[/QUOTE]
Are you trying to be funny!?!? No, seriously I don't get it :benched: :bdh: :bdh: :funnypost :confused:

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[QUOTE=Redskins8588]Are you trying to be funny!?!? No, seriously I don't get it :benched: :bdh: :bdh: :funnypost :confused:[/QUOTE]

ramsey is gone regardless of whatever's happen, so i have no idea why we're still devoting meaningless 200 post threads to him and if he is or isn't great. He played good in some games and average in more and now he may be a career backup who can't even get us a 5th round pick.

there are still people who swear jeff george can play, I know people get attached to certain players, but its over, he's gone, and its time to move on.

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[QUOTE=That Guy]and your posts just assume that for some reason ramsey is great.[/QUOTE]

Nope.

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The Packers got a 3rd and a 5th for Brunell. And I think they used the 3rd on Antonio Freeman. It doesn't hurt to have two good young QBs as the Packers had with Favre and Brunell.

But it also doesn't hurt to be able to use one to make your team better overall as the Packers were able to do by trading Brunell.

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Can someone plllleeeaaaassssseeee tell me whether we would save money if we cut Brunell? ;)

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[QUOTE=Huddle]I can't imagine paying two million a year to hire an OC and then not giving him the final say on who plays QB in his scheme. Joe Gibbs will have input surely but Saunders will make the call.

However, the Ramsey Bridge was burned before Saunders got here. He doesn't want to play here.[/QUOTE]

Joe Gibbs is a Hall of Fame coach. He may LET Saunders make the call. But Gibbs has the power.

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[QUOTE=joel.bailey]Joe Gibbs is a Hall of Fame coach. He may LET Saunders make the call. But Gibbs has the power.[/QUOTE]

Obviously. But don't you think this was decided when they met for 12 hours at Al Saunders' home before Al took the job?

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[QUOTE=joel.bailey]But Gibbs has the power.[/QUOTE]

No disrepect or anything but I started remembering some of the old 80's cartoons after I read this.

Like He-Man: " I - HAVE - THE - POWER" of greyskull or something like that.
And Thunder Cats: "THunder, THUNder, THUNDER CATS - HOOOOEEE"

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I still think we should pursue the Ramsey for Abraham & the Jets 1st round pick.

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[QUOTE=warriorzpath]No disrepect or anything but I started remembering some of the old 80's cartoons after I read this.

Like He-Man: " I - HAVE - THE - POWER" of greyskull or something like that.
And Thunder Cats: "THunder, THUNder, THUNDER CATS - HOOOOEEE"[/QUOTE]

actually i think cheetarah was the thundercats HO.

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[QUOTE=Paintrain]I still think we should pursue the Ramsey for Abraham & the Jets 1st round pick.[/QUOTE]
Wait, you guys are talkng like this whole "Ramsey's gone" thing is not just a giant hoax. Seriously, you think Patrick is gone? Really? No!?!

Dammit, what are the chances of getting Tim Hasselback back? How 'bout just getting back his hottie of a wife?

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[QUOTE=Huddle]So basically you're saying that the 50-60 snaps in the preseasons of 2004 and 2005 won the job for Brunell and the 16 games of 2004 regular season "fair and open competition" between the two QBs didn't carry much weight. Is that it?[/QUOTE]

I'm saying that from what Joe Gibbs has seen, and there's been plenty of evidence from game tapes of Ramsey since 2002, Brunell was the better option at the time.

Look, I was a fan of Ramsey. I rooted for him. But don't you think if there was truly anything to this guy we would have seen it by now? Or at the very least, that Gibbs would have spotted it?

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[QUOTE=Beemnseven]I'm saying that from what Joe Gibbs has seen, and there's been plenty of evidence from game tapes of Ramsey since 2002, Brunell was the better option at the time.

Look, I was a fan of Ramsey. I rooted for him. But don't you think if there was truly anything to this guy we would have seen it by now? Or at the very least, that Gibbs would have spotted it?[/QUOTE]

He proved he was our best QB for three years running and he was improving with each game. He outplayed Weurful, Matthews and Brunell. He was 10-13 as a starter while we were 8 -17 in games he didn't start over those three years.

Maybe he didn't show you and Joe Gibbs much. Maybe you expected a young QB to do more. With the lack of supporting talent and the unprofessional offensive schemes he worked with in those years, I didn't.

Now, soon, we'll start all over...living with young Jason Campbell's mistakes. We're going into 2006 with a roster that is loaded except at the most important QB position.

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[QUOTE=Beemnseven]But don't you think if there was truly anything to this guy we would have seen it by now? Or at the very least, that Gibbs would have spotted it?[/QUOTE]

No, apparently a handful of armchair coaches can spot Ramsey's genius sitting at home on the couch as opposed to a Hall of Fame coach who has seen him up close and personal for the past 2 years and knows more about him than we ever will.

:yeahright

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72]No, apparently a handful of armchair coaches can spot Ramsey's genius sitting at home on the couch as opposed to a Hall of Fame coach who has seen him up close and personal for the past 2 years and knows more about him than we ever will.

:yeahright[/QUOTE]

Yeah. I have to admit that's the one argument you can make that makes any sense. Joe's a HOF coach. He knows best.

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[QUOTE=Huddle]Yeah. I have to admit that's the one argument you can make that makes any sense. Joe's a HOF coach. He knows best.[/QUOTE]
Yeah - Silly us just looking at Brunnell's 23 TD and 11 Int's last season.

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72]No, apparently a handful of armchair coaches can spot Ramsey's genius sitting at home on the couch as opposed to a Hall of Fame coach who has seen him up close and personal for the past 2 years and knows more about him than we ever will.

:yeahright[/QUOTE]

Well we all know there's at least one person here who has insisted time and again that nearly all the GMs around the league see something in Ramsey that Gibbs doesn't and Ramsey needs to be saved before Gibbs does any more damage to him than he already has...and yet teams don't seem to be banging down our door clamoring for Ramsey.

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[QUOTE=JoeRedskin]Yeah - Silly us just looking at Brunnell's 23 TD and 11 Int's last season.[/QUOTE]

If you are impressed by that stat and can ignore that we were forced to rely almost completely on the running game late in the season because Mark's very limited game was easily defensed by our opponent's over the second half of the season, then I certainly wouldn't deny you your bliss.

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[QUOTE=TAFKAS]Well we all know there's at least one person here who has insisted time and again that nearly all the GMs around the league see something in Ramsey that Gibbs doesn't and Ramsey needs to be saved before Gibbs does any more damage to him than he already has...and yet teams don't seem to be banging down our door clamoring for Ramsey.[/QUOTE]

This is a circular argument.

Joe Gibbs drove down Ramsey's value, not by word but by deed.

Now, you argue that Joe Gibbs is proven right because he apparently doesn't have much value.

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[QUOTE=Huddle]If you are impressed by that stat and can ignore that we were forced to rely almost completely on the running game late in the season because Mark's very limited game was easily defensed by our opponent's over the second half of the season, then I certainly wouldn't deny you your bliss.[/QUOTE]

I think the slump we all saw during the last few games of '06 were a combination of things. I believe first and foremost that it was due to the injury of Randy Thomas. Clinton Portis was nicked up too. Then, you had a gameplan that basically had two receiving options -- Moss and Cooley. At some point, you had to figure that tougher, playoff bound defenses were bound to exploit those weaknesses. And yes, Mark Brunell on the whole seemed to slightly burn out.

Ideally, Jason Campbell has to really light it up for the upcoming preseason. He'll make it a whole lot easier on all of us if he simply takes charge, and shows the coaching staff that there's no reason [I]not[/I] to start him.

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[QUOTE=Beemnseven]I think the slump we all saw during the last few games of '06 were a combination of things. I believe first and foremost that it was due to the injury of Randy Thomas. Clinton Portis was nicked up too. Then, you had a gameplan that basically had two receiving options -- Moss and Cooley. At some point, you had to figure that tougher, playoff bound defenses were bound to exploit those weaknesses. And yes, Mark Brunell on the whole seemed to slightly burn out.

Ideally, Jason Campbell has to really light it up for the upcoming preseason. He'll make it a whole lot easier on all of us if he simply takes charge, and shows the coaching staff that there's no reason [i]not[/i] to start him.[/QUOTE]

Except for the Tampa Bay game, the slump in the passing game began after the San Francisco game and it was certainly not all Mark Brunell's fault. However, his penchant for flushing quickly from the pocket to roll left and throw short made it easy on the defenders. Mark did that in Jacksonville for years but back then he was a real threat to run the football.

I agree that Jason Campbell is the key to our fortunes next season. He's going to have a better system and more weapons to work with than Big Ben has at Pittsburgh. If he's the real deal, he has to start.

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[QUOTE=Huddle]If you are impressed by that stat and can ignore that we were forced to rely almost completely on the running game late in the season because Mark's very limited game was easily defensed by our opponent's over the second half of the season, then I certainly wouldn't deny you your bliss.[/QUOTE]

First - That's a damn good stat no matter how you cut it. Ramsey in 3 years never approached those ratios. Would he have in last year's offense? We'll never know but my bet is no. I loved the guy and was pulling for him hard. But the light just never seemed to go on and stay on. For every beautiful throw and good decision there was always one or two that just made you say - "WTF were you thinking??"

Second - I don't disagree that Brunnell had his issues and that it appeared he was pretty easily defensed later in the year. How much of that was Mark, how much was it that his first deep option was constantly doubled and tripled and his second deep option consisted of Taylor "What do you want me to do, Fight to get open??" Jacobs and Jimmy "Arena League, Here I come!" Farris?

Ramsey's a good kid and truthfully I would love to have him as our back-up this year. But for all concerned that is just not likely. I wish him well, we should get what we can and send him someplace where he has a chance to start. Personally, I would love to see him go to and succeed in Oakland.

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[QUOTE=Huddle]This is a circular argument.

Joe Gibbs drove down Ramsey's value, not by word but by deed.

Now, you argue that Joe Gibbs is proven right because he apparently doesn't have much value.[/QUOTE]

Perhaps. But let's say he started Ramsey from day one in 2004. And Ramsey tanked with the rest of the offense while they all got their act together (players and coaches). That wouldn't do much for his value. At least to some extent Ramsey still has the allure of "untapped potential" because he hasn't played all that much, compared to say Joey Harrington.

Anyhow, all I was getting at is that some people on this site (before you joined) have been adamant that Gibbs has something personal against Ramsey and that Gibbs is ignorant to the vast talent Ramsey has. That all around the league GMs see it, and even former GMs who are now analysts see it. But Gibbs doesn't.

That's all I was saying

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[QUOTE=JoeRedskin]First - That's a damn good stat no matter how you cut it. Ramsey in 3 years never approached those ratios. Would he have in last year's offense? We'll never know but my bet is no. I loved the guy and was pulling for him hard. But the light just never seemed to go on and stay on. For every beautiful throw and good decision there was always one or two that just made you say - "WTF were you thinking??"

Second - I don't disagree that Brunnell had his issues and that it appeared he was pretty easily defensed later in the year. How much of that was Mark, how much was it that his first deep option was constantly doubled and tripled and his second deep option consisted of Taylor "What do you want me to do, Fight to get open??" Jacobs and Jimmy "Arena League, Here I come!" Farris?

Ramsey's a good kid and truthfully I would love to have him as our back-up this year. But for all concerned that is just not likely. I wish him well, we should get what we can and send him someplace where he has a chance to start. Personally, I would love to see him go to and succeed in Oakland.[/QUOTE]

Except that I think he'd give us the best combination of talent and experience to run this year's offense, I agree completely with your post.

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[QUOTE=TAFKAS]Perhaps. But let's say he started Ramsey from day one in 2004. And Ramsey tanked with the rest of the offense while they all got their act together (players and coaches). That wouldn't do much for his value. At least to some extent Ramsey still has the allure of "untapped potential" because he hasn't played all that much, compared to say Joey Harrington.

Anyhow, all I was getting at is that some people on this site (before you joined) have been adamant that Gibbs has something personal against Ramsey and that Gibbs is ignorant to the vast talent Ramsey has. That all around the league GMs see it, and even former GMs who are now analysts see it. But Gibbs doesn't.

That's all I was saying[/QUOTE]

I understand and agree for the most part.

I don't think we really have any idea at this point what GMs around the league think of Patrick.

They know he wants to start and won't resign himself at this point in his career to backing up their high-priced number one.

They know he won't sign an extension unless it's someplace he wants to be. So, a trade with the Redskins buys them a QB playing out his 1.7 mil contract for one year. That's not worth much.

The interesting thing is that, after Culpepper and Brees, he's drawn more interest than any of the other 30 or so QBs who are UFAs and available without costing a pick.

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[QUOTE=Huddle]I understand and agree for the most part.

I don't think we really have any idea at this point what GMs around the league think of Patrick.

They know he wants to start and won't resign himself at this point in his career to backing up their high-priced number one.

They know he won't sign an extension unless it's someplace he wants to be. So, a trade with the Redskins buys them a QB playing out his 1.7 mil contract for one year. That's not worth much.

The interesting thing is that, after Culpepper and Brees, he's drawn more interest than any of the other 30 or so QBs who are UFAs and available without costing a pick.[/QUOTE]

he drew less interest than mccown, an gus/brooks/griese (maybe harrington) are in the same boat as him right now only without costing a pick.

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[QUOTE=dcweldon]As we all saw in the playoffs, when Mark Brunell is not 100% he struggles. His injury lingered from the final game against the Giants at home, where Ramsey came in and did well. This team is Jason Campell's team (unless we drafted him for no reason), with the signing of Randle El, and bringing in the second tier to the Joe Gibbs brain (Al Saunders), is this Campell's year to take the reigns at the helm or is Mark still the starter?

Don't get me wrong, if Mark is healthy he as well as the team will do great, but is there any talk of Jason getting the call?[/QUOTE]

u know what. me personally im not a mark brunell fan at all, he seems 2 struggle alot in bigg games. i would like 2 see jason campbell take a shot at the starting QB.