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Originally Posted by Huddle
In 2004 it was the hammy. In 2005, it was the knee and calf. Are we hoping that 36 is a lucky number and Mark goes through the season and playoffs healhy?
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I agree with you here. An injured Brunell is no good. If he's banged up, we're better off letting him rest all week, letting the backup (whether that be Collins or Campbell) take all the practice reps for the week and start. But if Brunell is healthy he's quite effective.
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Originally Posted by Huddle
Yes. It was obvious that only Moss and Cooley had good production numbers. The reasons might be debated.
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In my opinion the reasons are clear. Thrash and Jacobs suck, plain and simple. Neither have great straight line top-speed, and neither are particularly agile coming in and out of cuts. Thrash was fast once upon a time but his speed has faded. Without either speed or sudden quickness, it makes it nearly impossible to get open.
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Originally Posted by Huddle
Despite the disadvantages you mention, which I'll grant, we have to weigh benefits. Campbell will be better prepared if he is brought along gradually.
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My whole point is there will be very limited benefit. The receivers will be used to Brunell, and when Campbell comes into the game the receivers can't just flip a switch and adjust to Campbell. Campbell will only get frustrated by the poor timing and he won't have a chance to develop any cohesion with the receivers. The only benefit Campbell could gain from this is learning the Saunders offense by doing; and if you want Campbell to really learn the Saunders offense he's going to need to take lots of practice snaps.
And since we're weighing costs and benefits, what is the cost of giving practice snaps to Campbell? It costs Brunell valuable practice reps with an offensive coordinator he's never worked with before.
The end result would be one young QB who isn't fully prepared to handle the new offense, and another old QB who isn't fully prepared to handle the new offense. The ultimate cost of that is a lot of losses. It's just a horrible idea all around, and no NFL coach would consider it.