Give Props to Brunell

[Gmanc711]

Welp, this is what Brunell did last year when we played well offensivley. He made some good throws, he still did some stupid stuff, some people dropped some balls.

I know people are saying Portis didnt rush the ball well (which was his fault/lines), but did you see how the play action worked when we give Portis the ball? We need to get him better invovled because as we saw when we put him in good postion, hes the best.

I thought Brunell played well, I dont think he was a pro bolwer or the reason we won the game, but he made some big throws, and I can live with that.

[RedskinRat]

I'm not saying it's one or two snaps.

Rewatch the game and tell me what you think.

Yay, we won! Very happy about that. Not happy about Brunell at all.

[hesscl34]

Poor Brunell. He's the most hated mediocre QB in the NFL, and he's the most hated by the people who should be backing him - HIS FANS!!

I say you stand behind that man and keep you negative thoughts to yourself. He's our ONLY chance to win THIS SEASON!

[Bstanley]

I just got home from where I was mark was awsome! HAIL!

[Stacks42]

Brunell did "manage" the game but he was by no means good. I am still in favor of benching him, Gibbs needs to pull the trigger, Williams pulled the trigger and benched AA for most of the game starting vincent and we won!

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Stacks42

Brunell did "manage" the game but he was by no means good. I am still in favor of benching him, Gibbs needs to pull the trigger, Williams pulled the trigger and benched AA for most of the game starting vincent and we won!

Good point.

So why are you for benching Brunell again?

[Stacks42]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Good point.

So why are you for benching Brunell again?

Because he was almost picked off 4 times, he is a liability. We did win today and I am elated about that, but I still remember how he has played over the past 2-3, Like crap! We are not the ravens of a couple of years ago or even the skins of last year that has a great D,and can rely on them to keep us in games or even win for us.

[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by Stacks42

Because he was almost picked off 4 times, he is a liability. We did win today and I am elated about that, but I still remember how he has played over the past 2-3, Like crap! We are not the ravens of a couple of years ago or even the skins of last year that has a great D,and can rely on them to keep us in games or even win for us.

Not just me and my 'blind hatred' then?

Phew, another Brunell bigot. We need to start a cult, Stacks.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by RedskinRat

Not just me and my 'blind hatred' then?

Phew, another Brunell bigot. We need to start a cult, Stacks.

Good thing "almost interceptions" arent a real stat and have no effect on a game.

And if you want to talk about luck, how about the Redskins' season until now?

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Stacks42

We are not the ravens of a couple of years ago or even the skins of last year that has a great D,and can rely on them to keep us in games or even win for us.

Somebody, somebody please tell me how this is Brunell's fault. Jedi mind trick! Is it really?

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by Stacks42

Because he was almost picked off 4 times, he is a liability. We did win today and I am elated about that, but I still remember how he has played over the past 2-3, Like crap! We are not the ravens of a couple of years ago or even the skins of last year that has a great D,and can rely on them to keep us in games or even win for us.

I don't remember him almost throwing 4 INTs. I also don't remember him throwing ANY actual INTs.

[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

I don't remember him almost throwing 4 INTs. I also don't remember him throwing ANY actual INTs.

Watch the game again. It's pretty plain to see. One throw went through Roy-Roy's hands.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Stacks42

Brunell did "manage" the game but he was by no means good. I am still in favor of benching him, Gibbs needs to pull the trigger, Williams pulled the trigger and benched AA for most of the game starting vincent and we won!

What's interesting though is a lot of people say the answer is just to bench Brunell. But maybe it was to bench Archuleta. Maybe it was to give Sellers some handoffs to mix things up with the running game. Maybe it was having a healthy Griffin.

But I guess there comes a point where the end result is less important than just not having Brunell out there. I'm not at that point, but I suppose others are.

[SmootSmack]

Let me just add. Clearly the answer is to bench Moss

[70Chip]

I didn't read every thread so forgive me if this has been mentioned already. I think that Moss being out forced Saunders and Brunell to get the ball to LLoyd (who became a Redskin today) and also Thrash (who can still play) which made the offense look a lot better. We also now know that Cooley can be a threat over the middle in this offense. I think, especially on third downs, they were leaning too much on Santana.

What was great was the fact that Parcells was telling the NYT that the Redskins were now "horizontal" and they came out and were very "vertical" in their passing game. Thrash caught a couple right over the middle. I think Cooley did too, plus a drop. LLoyd had one. They need to at least try those looks every week. I'm talking about those 18 yard type throws.

Finally I voted great, although I would say he was between "good" and "great" in actuality. I rounded up for two reasons. No picks (although there were a couple close calls) and he had so much zip on his passes today. If you are determined to hate Brunell you can find things to hate about his play today, but an objective analysis has to say he was at least above average.

If I were a hater, I would be focusing on his inabilty to make plays on the move. He's still agile enough to buy time with his feet, but he doesn't do a lot with it. Case in point was the 3rd down where it looked like he could have run for it but threw it incomplete. Somebody should have been open at some point because that play took a while to develop. It surprises me that he is actually better standing in the pocket because I always think of him as a Steve Young type. At any rate he made the needed throws and he keeps his job a while longer, so all the haters may as well pipe down because we've heard all your tired ass arguments and Campbell will stay on the bench another week.

And, it may have appeared that Lloyd was open after his collision with Sellars, but trust me, that's not a pass you want your quarterback to throw. Sellars would have been wide open, but he went ass over elbows and Brunell had to eat it.

The fumble was somebody's fault but it's not clear whose. Could be Brunell, could be Rabach.

Romo is going to be a pain in the ass for years to come. Hopefully he has some massive unexposed weakness because he looked like Staubach today.

Sean Taylor is the best fumble-returner in the history of the league.

Arch is an embarrasment. They may as well start planning a way to dump him, even if it costs money because now he's costing us money and games.

I thought several Redsklins had their best games of the year:

Brandon Lloyd - I'm starting to believe in him. Previuosly I thought him
soft.
Ladell Betts - He had some big 3rd down conversions.

Carlos Rogers - Tackled well today.

Kenny Wright - Broke up some passes.

James Thrash - I would like to see him get some more balls.