BENCH Brunell/Theisman? MORE HISTORY!!

[MTK]

Gibbs won't bench his QB if he believes he's not the source of the problems. And at this point I can't honestly say Brunell is the main source of our offensive struggles and I think Gibbs is probably thinking along the same lines.

Like I said in another thread, my take is Brunell will start again in Chicago. If the offense is just as inept as it's been, Gibbs might not have a choice but to look to shake things up a bit and make a switch at QB.

I don't think this is a case of Gibbs being stubborn, if Ramsey was the clear cut better player he'd be in there already.

[Hogskin]

Thanks, offiss.

Matty, I tend to agree with you. And I really doubt he will make a halftime switch. He also does not seem to like to make mid-game changes. But would be more likely to at the BYE break, if he wants to change.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Hogskin

Thanks, offiss.

Matty, I tend to agree with you. And I really doubt he will make a halftime switch. He also does not seem to like to make mid-game changes. But would be more likely to at the BYE break, if he wants to change.

That's what I meant, the switch after the bye.

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[BIGREDSKINFAN63]

only non injury time i remember gibbs taking a qb out of a game was in 1987 against the lions,when he benched jay schroder and put williams in.then he switched back after a mnf loss to the rams,and made the switch permanent in the last game of the year,which happened to be an overtime victory against the vikings.the rest is skins history.

[SmootSmack]

I'm not saying this would happen, but it can always be spun as an injury induced benching

"Mark just isn't fully healed from his hamstring injury, we think a couple of weeks off (including the bye week) might give him the rest he needs"

Then you just go from there

[SkinsRock]

On the subject of QB switches.....I need a refresher:
In '87 I know that Schroeder was the QB for most of the season, but Williams obviously led the Skins to the SB victory. Was Schroeder hurt or did Gibbs just make the switch?
Any info on this would help....my memory sucks....

[offiss]

Originally Posted by SkinsRock

On the subject of QB switches.....I need a refresher:
In '87 I know that Schroeder was the QB for most of the season, but Williams obviously led the Skins to the SB victory. Was Schroeder hurt or did Gibbs just make the switch?
Any info on this would help....my memory sucks....

I know at one point Schroeder had been hurt, but I don't remember if it was directly linked to him being pulled, Gibb's has the ability to make QB's look more talented than they really are, and other than Theisman he really didn't have a real instinctive QB, he took guy's with strong arm's and made them QB's, well Ramsey is an instinctive QB with all the intangables, he's more talented than any QB Gibb's has had.

Now that I think of it, I think he was pulled, I remember William's coming in the second half of a game and doing pretty well and that's when the controversy started.

[offiss]

I don't think this is a case of Gibbs being stubborn, if Ramsey was the clear cut better player he'd be in there already.

That might not be the case HG, obviously as we stated with the Theisman, Schroeder, scenerio, but I do think he expected Brunell to much better than he is, is he happy where Brunell is at this point? No, but he may have over estimated the gap between the 2 player's, assuming the veteran would be much better off than a young Ramsey.