Optimistic View

[Tahoe Skin]

You have to admire Gibbs' stubborn dedication towards Brunell. I do, even though I would prefer he yank Brunell and give Ramsey a shot while we're still not mathematically elimated from the playoffs. But, it appears that everyone (but Gibbs) sees Brunell as mostly ineffective. Yes, it's not all his fault, but there's just been too many overthrown/underthrown passes. In any case, I do think Gibbs will turn it around. Here's how I see the rest of our season:

Nov. 7 @Detroit - Skins lose (2-6)(Detroit's angry about loss to Dallas)
Nov. 14 Cincinnati - Skins win (3-6)(even we can beat the Bungals. Hmmm, didn't I say the same about Cleveland)
Nov. 21 @Philadelphia - Skins lose (3-7)(probably out of playoffs)
Nov. 28 @Pittsburgh - skins lose (3-8)(Ramsey's first start, but Steeler's defense too tough for QB with few prior snaps this year)
Dec. 5 NY Giants - skins win (4-8)(Ramsey goes vertical!)
Dec. 12 Philadelphia - skins lose (4-9)(Phily too much)
Dec. 18 @San Francisco - Skins win (5-8)(Ramsey shines)
Dec. 26 @Dallas - Skins win (6-9)(Ramsey beat them before)
Jan. 2 Minnesota - skins win (7-9)(3 game win streak: Hmmm, why didn't we make the switch earlier?)

"Knock him down. He doesn't want to get hit. The plan -- and you can see other teams doing the same thing on film -- is to not let him set his feet. Make him roll out. Hit him enough, and sooner or later it'll mess up his accuracy. He's not the same quarterback he used to be. Look, I played against him in Jacksonville, and he was a very, very accurate passer. But in the pocket now, his passes sail. He has to roll out now; maybe he sees his receivers better. I don't know if he's as comfortable in this offense or what. But he's not the same quarterback."

Packers safety Darren Sharper.