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Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

I definately don't expect to see Campbell light up opposing defenses. My guess is that he struggles for the first 5 games or so and starts to "come on" at the very end of the season.

I didn't mean to question GTripp's fandom. I know that GTripp loves the team and always wants to see them win. I just think there will be a certain part of him that will enjoy seeing Campbell struggle.

As a recovering Ramseyfan, I know all about trying to see the good in a particular player, even when they are playing poorly. That said, when Brunell started playing well last season, I gave him props and didn't particularly mourn Ramsey's departure. I would just like to see GTripp do the same with Brunell; admit Brunell isn't even an average QB (I'm not laying all or even most of the team's woes on Brunell), doesn't deserve to start, and wish his successor the best.

The thing about Patrick Ramsey is that by all accounts (statistical and objective observant) he was the average QB. Career 3.18 DPAR/G. Perfectly average. I sincerely believe we would have been a 9 or 10 win team with Ramsey in 2005. Brunell didn't win or lose us any games then either. It wasn't his style.

Brunell has been better over his career and significantly better each of the last two seasons. I would say theres no way that I could realistically say Brunell hasn't even been average. That would not only go against the evidence, but against my observations from watching him.

So if Brunell never plays another down in his career, there would be absoultely no reason for me to say something I believe (along with the evidence I have) to be blatently false to appease other people.

Although we had the same record in 2004 through 9 games that we do now, I hope people can realize what the differences are. In 2004, Brunell was too hurt to throw. He produced numbers so sub par to his career, that everyone (including me) thought it was over for him. That, along with the OLine and injuries were the reasons we lost. We had the no. 2 defense. This year we have the no. 30 defense and the same record through 9. Considering that defense is what wins games, there shouldn't be a serious arguement that goes against what the stats tell you, because there is no reason for it. We know why we are losing. It has nothing to do with the offense.

I was too young to remember the 3 championships. Gibbs earned my trust when he made Brunell the starter and he played well. Since then, Brunell's level of play has not changed. The offense has. We have gotten conservative and mistakes have been made. Brunell is capable of doing anything he did in 2005. So if you refuse to blame the defense for anything, and you want to blame the offense for being conservative, I won't stop you, but there is ZERO evidence to prove that Brunell can't do one thing he could do in 2005.

As far as Campbell, write this one down, as soon as he gets unjustly attacked for something that isn't his fault, I will be the first one to his side.