Thoughts on Ramsey and Brunell...

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Originally Posted by mooby

i don't see how we can blame Brunell for our record. True, he has lost fumbles and gotten sacks, but he's won us games (see Dallas), he's vastly improved over last year, he throws the ball away instead of just taking the sack, he's proven he can still run when he needs to, and he's been an efficient qb. Ramsey has shown a penchant for taking sacks, making bad decisions, and in his third season, didn't show he was capable. The better qb has the job, and i believe we still have this year and at least next year before we start Campbell. it takes time for rookie qbs to become starting caliber. Just look at Carson Palmer. Look at the monster season he's having. Jason Campbell has the tools to be a great qb, he just needs time. Brunell will give us enough time for that to happen. There are a number of things that have contributed to our losses this year, and Brunell isn't the biggest factor.

The nature of his position dictates that Brunell will always get more blame than deserved and more credit than deserved during a win. It's just the way it is. If Mike Alstott had been correctly ruled down before he crossed the goal-line, if Portis hadn't fumbled deep in our own territory against the Raiders, and if Rabach hadn't committed a crucial holding penalty in field goal range against the Raiders we could very well be 8-3. And Brunell wouldn't be any more responsible for those wins than he is for the three losses. But I'm sure that if we did win, then he would get that extra credit for those wins.