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Originally Posted by mooby
I was about 11 years old in '99, and I remember 2000 as being the year my dad had season tickets and I got into football, but the Redskins went 8-8 that year and then Johnson left and went on to win a SB with the Bucs. But my point is, according to the stats BJ had a great season in '99 and then a subpar year in 2000 which is why we released him. So in hindsight, yeah he could have been a great qb? Someone more knowledgeable about this can answer this better than me, but I guess my main point is, we let him go because he was coming off a bad year. Kirk's year, last game included, is far from a bad year. A bad year is RG3 2013/14, Beck/Grossman/McNabb 2010-2011, Jason Campbell multiple years, Patrick Ramsey/Mark Brunell every year not including 2005, any of the 2000-2005 years with what seems like 12 different qb's, any of the 92-98 years (admittedly before my time so feel free to correct me if I am wrong), etc.
That's a super fucking real alternative based off factual history. Much like a certain presidential candidate this "why not let him go" thing seems to be gaining traction despite an overwhelming mound of evidence as to why it shouldn't happen, least of all being the NFL typically has at least half the teams with uncertain qb solutions every single year. We give up Kirk, we go from the haves to have nots. We go from square 3, on a scale of 5, back to square 1.
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Brad Johnson was a solid, decent quarterback. Never was going to be great IMO. He always seemed to put up good numbers though, but when you start thinking about Super Bowl winning quarterbacks, he's kind of like Trent Dilfer, he's not going to be a quarterback you think of initially.
Snyder was very, very dumb in getting rid of Brad Johnson. But then again, the way that front office was in those early years under this ownership, nothing surprised me. I thought he was also very dumb in getting rid of Charley Casserly. I thought Casserly had put together a decent team for Turner and it darn near got to the NFC Championship game in the '99 playoffs. But anyway, back to Brad Johnson. I always felt Johnson was a solid quarterback who was never going to be elite. He's an example of being good enough that if he's placed on a team with a solid group built around him, he's going to produce for you. Just like Kirk Cousins. I think Kirk Cousins has the potential of being much better than Brad Johnson ever was, but I think to produce Super Bowls, he can't put a team on his back like a Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers, or a Tom Brady. He needs that good supporting cast around him.