Can We Bench Brunell Now

[irish]

Did anyone just hear on Sports Talk 980 where Andy Pollen said that reports said a chant "thank you Mark Brunell" could be heard coming through the closed doors of theTitans locker room after the game.

[724Skinsfan]

Originally Posted by irish

Did anyone just hear on Sports Talk 980 where Andy Pollen said that reports said a chant "thank you Mark Brunell" could be heard coming through the closed doors of theTitans locker room after the game.

I'm sure that report is total BS.

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by 724Skinsfan

I'm sure that report is total BS.

It was in the WP, reported by someone who heard it from the visiting teams' locker room.

The question I have for you is, why is that so far-fetched that something like that could be said?

[MTK]

Originally Posted by irish

Did anyone just hear on Sports Talk 980 where Andy Pollen said that reports said a chant "thank you Mark Brunell" could be heard coming through the closed doors of theTitans locker room after the game.

It should have been thank you Al Saunders for not pounding the rock all day long. 14 carries for Portis... that's not Redskins football.

[T.A.P.O.A.F.O.R.]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

It should have been thank you Al Saunders for not pounding the rock all day long. 14 carries for Portis... that's not Redskins football.

yeah, this one still mystifies me. completely.

[illdefined]

Originally Posted by T.A.P.O.A.F.O.R.

yeah, this one still mystifies me. completely.

i have an idea why. Portis is easy to commit to and stop if your team poses no vertical air threat. Saunders ran the ball alot using Moss and Randle El, so that Portis wasn't the only ground threat to key on. clever attempt to hide your offense's vulnerabilty (Brunell and his middle of the field phobia), but alas keeping everyone within 10yds of the line of schrimmage stopped our screens too. sigh

[railcon56]

Originally Posted by illdefined

i have an idea why. Portis is easy to commit to and stop if your team poses no vertical air threat. Saunders ran the ball alot using Moss and Randle El, so that Portis wasn't the only ground threat to key on. clever attempt to hide your offense's vulnerabilty (Brunell and his middle of the field phobia), but alas keeping everyone within 10yds of the line of schrimmage stopped our screens too. sigh

BINGO!!!!!!

[T.A.P.O.A.F.O.R.]

Originally Posted by illdefined

i have an idea why. Portis is easy to commit to and stop if your team poses no vertical air threat. Saunders ran the ball alot using Moss and Randle El, so that Portis wasn't the only ground threat to key on. clever attempt to hide your offense's vulnerabilty (Brunell and his middle of the field phobia), but alas keeping everyone within 10yds of the line of schrimmage stopped our screens too. sigh

but portis was still getting good runs. you'd think they'd wait until he actually got stuffed repeatedly instead of saying, "he's gonna get stuffed. let's pass."

[JGisLordOfTheRings]

Originally Posted by T.A.P.O.A.F.O.R.

but portis was still getting good runs. you'd think they'd wait until he actually got stuffed repeatedly instead of saying, "he's gonna get stuffed. let's pass."

true...they seemed to give up on one of the best things that our team has going for it to early on......

maybe to try to please the fans???

[illdefined]

Originally Posted by T.A.P.O.A.F.O.R.

but portis was still getting good runs. you'd think they'd wait until he actually got stuffed repeatedly instead of saying, "he's gonna get stuffed. let's pass."

hey i hear you, but we got all these playmakers besides Portis we should get the ball to. that would require Brunell to test the secondary and pass though, which we know ain't happening, so Saunders' solution was to dink it to them or worse yet, just hand it to them in the backfield.

[JGisLordOfTheRings]

Originally Posted by illdefined

hey i hear you, but we got all these playmakers besides Portis we should get the ball to. that would require Brunell to test the secondary and pass though, which we know ain't happening, so Saunders' solution was to dink it to them or worse yet, just hand it to them in the backfield.

agreed

running the reverse to Moss' was ok, when it worked but, you have to use your talent in the way that gets the best results...look what happened when Randle-El carried the ball...he fumbled like a freshman RB str8 outta highschool.....

[JET]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

It should have been thank you Al Saunders for not pounding the rock all day long. 14 carries for Portis... that's not Redskins football.

I don't know, that runs kind of long for a locker room post game chant.