Thoughts on Ramsey and Brunell...

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Hey guys... I started this thread not to rehash the old who would be better in leading the redskins Brunell or Ramsey...

That topic i believe has been discussed ad nauseum and there really is no way to come to a conclusion...since we have only seen brunell play and not ramsey...so noone can truely know how ramsey would have done...that is ultimately an opinion...and everyone is entitled to his own opinion.

The purpose though...was to allude to the dillema that the skins now face. Brunell certainly has performed relatively well this year... But he is getting older!

It is a generally established principle that QB's do not hit their primes in their late 30's... So while i am going to root for Brunell to play like peyton manning as long as he is starting for this team...i think it is realistic to ask ourselves what other options we have.

In my mind, whether or not people think Ramsey is better than Brunell is not really the point. The point is...whether he gives us a much better chance to win than Cambell at this point. If Cambell is not going to be ready to be a starting NFL QB next year than even the people who dont particulary like Ramsey might admit that he could have great value to this team next year.

If he fulfills his potential and has a great end of this season, offseason, or preseason, and becomes a viable starting QB and wins the job for next year great!... It will mean he gives us a better chance to win than brunell and brunell can be a wonderful backup.

If Brunell wins the job and gets injured in the season...then we have at least a proven backup QB...(Ramsey went 3-4 last season as a starter...and so far Brunell has gone 5-6)

If Brunell goes the whole season without getting injured...and remains the starter..than hey...at least we had a good insurance policy for the whole year...and Ramsey becomes a free agent...we lose a 3rd/or 4th rounder we could have gotten for Ramsey in a trade this year...but we bought an extra year for Cambell to develop...and hopefully he is ready to take over for Brunell starting in his 3rd year.

In my book those different scenarios point to us needing to retain Ramsey for next year.