Brunell is a Different Quarterback

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Raise your hand if you thought Gibbs had lost his marbles when he said at the end of last season that the final chapter on Brunell hadn't been written.

I've been a staunch supporter of Brunell, as has TAFKAS, but even I have to admit I had my doubts.

I think it's pretty clear now that Brunell was banged up more than the team let on last year, and that his hamstring injury severly messed up his mechanics which in turn took away his accuracy.

Even though he's been going up against backups this preseason, the thing to look at here is his accuracy. All preseason he's been very accurate. He should have been 7/7 last night but Brown couldn't haul in a pass that hit him right in the kisser.

We should feel very confident in our QB situation with Brunell looking so sharp.

We should definitely be feeling pretty good about our QB situation. I'm sure Brunell would have more supporters if not for that big contract. But I always found it kind of remarkable that so often we'd hear the phrase "Hey it's Joe Gibbs, 3 time Super Bowl champion. The man knows what he's talking about." Yet no matter how many times he insisted last year was not all Brunell's fault, and the last chapter wasn't written on his career no one seemed to want to listen to JG in this case. Nobody, it seems, wanted to step back and look at the whole situation-new offense, slow, hurt receivers, injured Brunell. But what's done is done, onward and upward to 2005

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Originally Posted by TAFKAS

We should definitely be feeling pretty good about our QB situation. I'm sure Brunell would have more supporters if not for that big contract. But I always found it kind of remarkable that so often we'd hear the phrase "Hey it's Joe Gibbs, 3 time Super Bowl champion. The man knows what he's talking about." Yet no matter how many times he insisted last year was not all Brunell's fault, and the last chapter wasn't written on his career no one seemed to want to listen to JG in this case. Nobody, it seems, wanted to step back and look at the whole situation-new offense, slow, hurt receivers, injured Brunell. But what's done is done, onward and upward to 2005.

I did and do think that Joe Gibbs knows what he is doing and that he will lead us to the playoffs. However, I cannot say that he can do no wrong. Brunell looked awful and, based on the little information we have about Brunell's injury, I'm not prepared to say it wasn't largely Brunell's fault. I don't doubt that the new system, coaches, and players made Brunell look worse than he really was, but I don't buy into this preseason hype about Brunell. Collectively we're doing a total 180 on Brunell based on little more than three preseason performances against backups. Moreover, those performances were merely good, not spectacular.

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RF, it's true that Gibbs isn't infallible. However, what the preseason has shown me at least is that Brunell still has some gas left in the tank. He's a serviceable backup who can step into the starting role in a pinch without the offense really missing a beat. And that's just fine with me. It's a lot more than most even thought Brunell could offer.

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By just watching Brunell move and pass, I just think Brunell would be the better starter. Almsot all of his passes have perfect spiral, his footwork is neat.

But it's Gibbs' decision and I'll support whoever he chooses.

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Originally Posted by TAFKAS

RF, it's true that Gibbs isn't infallible. However, what the preseason has shown me at least is that Brunell still has some gas left in the tank. He's a serviceable backup who can step into the starting role in a pinch without the offense really missing a beat. And that's just fine with me. It's a lot more than most even thought Brunell could offer.

TAFKAS,

I wholeheartedly agree with your above post. I just don't want to see Brunell come into the starting lineup until at least week 6 (and preferably never).