How Will Campbell Be Handled?

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Originally Posted by PSUSkinsFan21

The Browns weren't a playoff caliber team with aspirations of a Super Bowl appearance. If I were the Browns, I probably would have done the same thing. What did they have to lose? They didn't have a supporting cast that would have taken either of their QBs to the playoffs. We have a QB that has taken us to the playoffs. We've given that same QB better WRs and a better offensive coordinator. I could go on and on, but suffice it to say, for so many reasons, the Skins are not the Browns.

You are correct that the Browns decision to platoon was more obvious than ours.

In the foregoing quote, you conclude that "We have a QB that has taken us to the playoffs."

Many of us didn't see that. With the exception of the Tampa Bay game, I saw a passing game that tanked after the San Francisco blowout, one that couldn't move the chains even against defenses like the Rams and Cards.

Of the several reasons to account for the dropoff in production, one was that defenses caught up with Mark Brunell's game which is very limited at this point in his career. As an earlier poster noted, there is doubt whether Brunell will be helped by additional receivers.

I thought a surging defense creating turnovers, heavy reliance on an improved running game, and a very good special teams performance down the stretch got us to the playoffs.