Time to bench Brunell? (Mega Man Merge)

[redskinsfanatic]

who the hell are ya gonna replace brunnell with?todd collins?i would replace him with campbell,not collins!with all due respect to brunnell,it is very hard to throw a pass when you are on your back every play is'nt it?and has the redskins defense other than washington and taylor even showed up at any games this year?

[VTSkins897]

one more week. not the biggest competition coming up next week.

[redskinsfanatic]

Originally Posted by VTSkins897

one more week. not the biggest competition coming up next week.

well if they do'nt find somebody to block#1 draft pick mario williams next week,brunnell wo'nt make it out of the 1st series!we could always trade for marcus vick!(rofl)

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by redskinsfanatic

well if they do'nt find somebody to block#1 draft pick mario williams next week,brunnell wo'nt make it out of the 1st series!we could always trade for marcus vick!(rofl)

You mean the Mario Williams who has 5 tackles and 0 sacks in 2 games?

[illdefined]

Originally Posted by VTSkins897

one more week. not the biggest competition coming up next week.

sad to say, but people are saying that about US in Houston right now.

[Monkeydad]

Pull Brunell already? NO!

Let's give EVERYONE, including Brunell a chance to get comfortable with the new Saunders playbook first.

Let Portis come back and give us a running attack AND block in front of Brunell first. We won't have a passing game until we can get defenses to respect our running game.

Remember last year...we started out playing badly and were one win away from the NFC championship, with Brunell leading the way.

I saw some bright spots in Brunell's game. Despite being pressured on every play from not having Portis back there to block or get the defense out of pass rush mode, I saw Brunell avoid some sacks and big losses with his legs. Dallas sacked him 6 times, but they should've had a few more. He made SOME nice throws, so I don't think his arm has left him, just his confidence in the playbook. Campbell has the same number of practice days under the new system as Brunell has, without the experience.

We're one loss behind everyone in the division, it's NOT panic time. We seem to start out slow every year and come on strong in the end. When we get Portis and Springs back, it will help IMMENSELY.

We should get our first win in week 3, with or without Portis. We could even consider resting him to make sure he's as healthy as possible for the Jags in week 4.

Even with our watered-down secondary, we played great for the most part on defense. Rumph and Kenny Wright had some great plays, but also had a lot of penalties too. Knocking the TD pass away from Owens was huge at the time. Speaking of knocking and Owens, Sean Taylor rocked him all night. It was great to watch. Arch had some nice hits on him too and led us in tackles. Punishing Owens like we did almost made up for losing, it was great to watch and no one else in the league deserves Taylor's wrath like Owens does. Frost averaged 51.6 yards a punt. That's awesome, especially for him. He seems to have found his foot. Hall made a 39-yard FG. I was cringing when he walked onto the field but he made a perfect kick.

Watching the self-annointed "best player in the NFL" get 3 catches for 19 yards and a broken finger was VERY satisfying.

Rock Cartright can return kicks. Who knew? Even Madden said "how does Dallas let a guy named Rock do that to them?"

Yes, we lost but the game wasn't THAT ugly. I thought we played well on defense for the first 3 quarters. We're missing 2 VERY KEY PLAYERS including one of the best RBs in the NFL and we were still in the game for most of the game. It hurts to lose to the Cowboys, but I saw improvements in many areas over last week. We lost 6 out of 8 games at one point last season but we stepped up when it mattered. We've only improved our roster over the offseason and we'll get better every week. If the playbook is really 700 pages, I can completely understand the leaning curve.

Be thankful there is no undefeated team in the NFC East. We're still in it. I watched the Eagles and Giants game and they didn't impress me very much. Dallas, especially Bledsoe, isn't Super Bowl caliber. When our offense begins rolling like Saunders offenses can, we WILL be the top team in the division. I think benching Brunell right now would only set us back a few weeks as Campbell has to start where Brunell did, in week 1. Even if Campbell does get the offense, it would likely shave 2 wins off our final record, something we can't afford if we want to be in the playoffs in this division.

I have faith in Brunell and Gibbs. Any team that knew we were going to be passing (or trying to) could shut down the passing game. Dallas knew Betts and Duckett were NOT going to replace Portis' role. It was bound to happen.

The last time we were 0-2 under Gibbs, it was 1989. We finished with 10 wins. This year, 10 wins will get us in the postseason.

Don't jump off the bandwagon like Cowboys fans jump ON it.

Hail to the Redskins.

[TheBigD]

Originally Posted by Buster

Pull Brunell already? NO!

Let's give EVERYONE, including Brunell a chance to get comfortable with the new Saunders playbook first.

Remember last year...we started out playing badly and were one win away from the NFC championship, with Brunell leading the way.

Yes, we lost but the game wasn't THAT ugly. I thought we played well on defense for the first 3 quarters. We're missing 2 VERY KEY PLAYERS including one of the best RBs in the NFL and we were still in the game for most of the game. It hurts to lose to the Cowboys, but I saw improvements in many areas over last week. We lost 6 out of 8 games at one point last season but we stepped up when it mattered. We've only improved our roster over the offseason and we'll get better every week. If the playbook is really 700 pages, I can completely understand the leaning curve.

I think it is time to bench him (hear me out I am not trash talking or anything)

Brunell, if you can remember, has not been good since his injury last year. The Redskins offense has been depending on Portis to win the game all by himself.

Eversince his game in Tampa he has not done anything to help the Skins. He's more of a burden, Portis could be better off with out him. Teams are not respecing the pass, so they bring as many men as they can to the line and let Brunell win the game with his arm and it is not happening. He hasn't thrown a TD yet this year.

The other reason why the Skins went so far last year and are kept in games till the end is their great defense, but they can only do so much. I mean last night it wasn't untill late in the game that the Cowboys took them out of the game. they were down by a TD right till the end of the 3rd qurater.

I watched Campbell at Auburn and thought he was good enough to win games, the sooner they get him started they better. Yes he will lose a game or two but that is how they learn. As a Cowboys fan, I would love to see Romo in now. Gibbs and Parcells are in love with their QBs who are proven to be way past their prime.

[hail_2_da_skins]

Originally Posted by TheBigD

I think it is time to bench him (hear me out I am not trash talking or anything)

Brunell, if you can remember, has not been good since his injury last year. The Redskins offense has been depending on Portis to win the game all by himself.

Eversince his game in Tampa he has not done anything to help the Skins. He's more of a burden, Portis could be better off with out him. Teams are not respecing the pass, so they bring as many men as they can to the line and let Brunell win the game with his arm and it is not happening. He hasn't thrown a TD yet this year.

The other reason why the Skins went so far last year and are kept in games till the end is their great defense, but they can only do so much. I mean last night it wasn't untill late in the game that the Cowboys took them out of the game. they were down by a TD right till the end of the 3rd qurater.

I watched Campbell at Auburn and thought he was good enough to win games, the sooner they get him started they better. Yes he will lose a game or two but that is how they learn. As a Cowboys fan, I would love to see Romo in now. Gibbs and Parcells are in love with their QBs who are proven to be way past their prime.

Mark this date on your calenders gentlemen. I'm in complete agreement with our Cowboy foe.

"Teams are not respecting the pass, so they bring as many men as they can to the line and dare Brunnel to beat them with his arm and he is not delivering"

This is a two-fold problem. It takes away the short passes, which Brunnel is in love with and it gives maximum support against the run. That's why Betts and Duckett have no room to run. It wouldn't be any different if Portis was in there.

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by Buster

The last time we were 0-2 under Gibbs, it was 1989. We finished with 10 wins. This year, 10 wins will get us in the postseason.

I admire your optimism. But the '89 team didn't make the postseason. That's about as far as the similarities with the '06 team will go.

Oh, and don't confuse that with "panic" or "jumping off the bandwagon". Not everyone lives in La-La Land with our rose-colored glasses in full gear. It's simply calling it like we see it.

[MTK]

Cheers Buster, cheers

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Cheers Buster, cheers

No need to get drunk over the loss.

[ArtMonkDrillz]

nevermind again

[JDESKIN]

Brunell needs to go. He is not going to win us a Superbowl we will be lucky to be 8-8 with him under center. Campbell is and has been here long enough to get started. I truely believe our RUN game and Passing game will be better off with Campbell as our QB.

CAMPBELL!!!

[TheMalcolmConnection]

We need a playmaker at that position. There are plenty of QBs NOT named Brunell that are out there who would NOT lose us games, like Collins and many others we could have gotten. Campbell could be that playmaker.

[dall-assblows]

campbell campbell campbell!