Jason Campbell: when will the switch be made?

[Monkeydad]

I don't blame Brunell as much as some of you. He's looking good with the plays being called for him. He completes most of his passes and I saw him scramble out of trouble a LOT of times yesterday. His downfield passes to Cooley looked great too.

He's performing well for the plays being called. I have no clue why the coaching staff is sticking with the dumpoff passes and screens. I have no idea why we kicked a FG when down by 3 scores. It's not Brunell's fault though. He has proven that when he has to do deep for Moss or Lloyd, he can do it sucessfully...but those plays AREN'T being called! More evidence of bad playcalling...we faced the WORST run defense in the NFL and didn't run. That was our key to winning this game. Portis and Betts looked great when they ran the ball...but they didn't run enough! C'mon...12 rushes from CP, 10 from Betts...2 nice ones from Randel El (one would've been a great play if not for Jansen jumping offsides). I guess Gibbs never saw the stat about how unbeatable we are when we run 30+ times in a game.

Also, it was the defense's 3rd-quarter nap that lost the game for us. Maybe Indy was fired up about Manning almost being taken out of the game...but Peyton embarrassed us. But, with our patched-together emergency secondary...that was bound to happen.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Buster

I don't blame Brunell as much as some of you. He's looking good with the plays being called for him. He completes most of his passes and I saw him scramble out of trouble a LOT of times yesterday. His downfield passes to Cooley looked great too.

He's performing well for the plays being called. I have no clue why the coaching staff is sticking with the dumpoff passes and screens. I have no idea why we kicked a FG when down by 3 scores. It's not Brunell's fault though. He has proven that when he has to do deep for Moss or Lloyd, he can do it sucessfully...but those plays AREN'T being called! More evidence of bad playcalling...we faced the WORST run defense in the NFL and didn't run. That was our key to winning this game. Portis and Betts looked great when they ran the ball...but they didn't run enough! C'mon...12 rushes from CP, 10 from Betts...2 nice ones from Randel El (one would've been a great play if not for Jansen jumping offsides). I guess Gibbs never saw the stat about how unbeatable we are when we run 30+ times in a game.

Also, it was the defense's 3rd-quarter nap that lost the game for us. Maybe Indy was fired up about Manning almost being taken out of the game...but Peyton embarrassed us. But, with our patched-together emergency secondary...that was bound to happen.

I tend to agree with you here. When we win, we win as a team. When we lose, we lose as Brunell. That seems to be the thinking here. However, deserved or not, it's probably best that a change is made. Sometimes change just for the sake of change helps

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

I tend to agree with you here. When we win, we win as a team. When we lose, we lose as Brunell. That seems to be the thinking here. However, deserved or not, it's probably best that a change is made. Sometimes change just for the sake of change helps

Yeah, honestly, I would really like to see Campbell get experience and get ready for a full season next year. He NEEDS experience. I wouldn't complain if JC starts in Week 9, but if he's asked to throw nothing but screen-passes...we won't be any better than with Brunell.

I'm just saying, Brunell is not the problem...he's doing what's asked of him by SAUNDERS.

Our defense (due to injuries and whatever else happened to them...lack of motivation?) and our offensive playcalling by Saunders are our main problems.

[RobH4413]

Originally Posted by Buster

Yeah, honestly, I would really like to see Campbell get experience and get ready for a full season next year. He NEEDS experience. I wouldn't complain if JC starts in Week 9, but if he's asked to throw nothing but screen-passes...we won't be any better than with Brunell.

I'm just saying, Brunell is not the problem...he's doing what's asked of him by SAUNDERS.

Our defense (due to injuries and whatever else happened to them...lack of motivation?) and our offensive playcalling by Saunders are our main problems.

Totally agree...

Wish there was more of posts like this and less posts like:

"Oh COMON! you can't say brunell is doing NE thing! I mean WTF!???!?@?!?!? HE's SOOO OLD, gibbs won 3 sUPerboWls!!?!?!? WTF??? lol!!!!"

[illdefined]

Originally Posted by Buster

I don't blame Brunell as much as some of you. He's looking good with the plays being called for him. He completes most of his passes and I saw him scramble out of trouble a LOT of times yesterday. His downfield passes to Cooley looked great too.

He's performing well for the plays being called. I have no clue why the coaching staff is sticking with the dumpoff passes and screens. I have no idea why we kicked a FG when down by 3 scores. It's not Brunell's fault though. He has proven that when he has to do deep for Moss or Lloyd, he can do it sucessfully...but those plays AREN'T being called! More evidence of bad playcalling...we faced the WORST run defense in the NFL and didn't run. That was our key to winning this game. Portis and Betts looked great when they ran the ball...but they didn't run enough! C'mon...12 rushes from CP, 10 from Betts...2 nice ones from Randel El (one would've been a great play if not for Jansen jumping offsides). I guess Gibbs never saw the stat about how unbeatable we are when we run 30+ times in a game.

those passes aren't all designed as dump offs Buster, there are reciever options all over the field, but Brunell checks down to the easy safe pass way too often. instead of looking at who the blitz left open, Brunell reflex throws to his dump off.

Brunell isn't confident enough to throw quick precise passes with defenders nearby. much less on the run, which he USED to be able to do.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by illdefined

those passes aren't all designed as dump offs Buster, there are reciever options all over the field, but Brunell checks down to the easy safe pass way too often. instead of looking at who the blitz left open, Brunell reflex throws to his dump off.

Brunell isn't confident enough to throw quick precise passes with defenders nearby. much less on the run, which he USED to be able to do.

You're right that he's not the athlete he used to be...

A lot of the plays are quick dumpoffs though, like they're designed to be quick dumpoffs. That's why they're being buried by even bad defenses, they're too predictable. Brunell has shown us he CAN throw deep...but it's never being called.