Brunell and Redskins Reportedly Close to Restructured Deal

[Gmanc711]

Originally Posted by offiss

Tafkas you might want to hang on to this post it will save a lot of time typing every off season for the next 4 or 5 years.

And you thought luggage stay's with you for life, this guy is like an uninvited relative that never leaves.

Do you really want Brunell just to up and leave and give up all that money. He is our backup, I have no problems with him being a backup he's been here so he knows whats going on. I dont know what you want him to do, its like if people had this type of money they'd walk away from it.

[freddyg12]

I think if not for personal connection, he would be cut.
I'd ideally like to see MB stay as a backup, but let's be real, who will pay him more than vet min. coming off shoulder surgery? Maybe he'd have a couple takers, but no more than that.
I hope his salary doesn't impact our ability to restructure w/Springs who is much more valuable to the team.

[SmootSmack]

I was really hoping he'd go (or be let go) so that he wouldn't have to continue to put up with mindless crap from the fans. He could literally pay Dockery's, Springs, Clements', and Fletcher's contracts, discover a cure for cancer, bring peace to the Middle East, and joy to Mudville...and people would still complain about him.

[724Skinsfan]

Personal connection has something to do with it, I'm sure. The fact that he's familiar with our receivers and the playbook probably played bigger part in deciding to keep him.

[MTK]

Considering his age and his coming off an injury there was little to no chance of him drawing much interest from other teams. As long as Campbell stays healthy and performs, we'll have nothing to worry about.

[irish]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Wouldn't a restructured deal imply that he has moved on to a backup role?

Sort of. Its obvious that MB is not the starter now but I dont think Gibbs is completely sold on JC and I know for certain that Gibbs loves MB so by doing this deal it suggestes to me that Gibbs still thinks MB can play in the NFL and if given the opportunity will plug MB back in as the starter.

[skinsfan69]

In fairness to the team, and the offense, I hope Gibbs let's Collins compete for the #2. Brunell should not have the back-up job handed to him just becase he has game experience.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by irish

Sort of. Its obvious that MB is not the starter now but I dont think Gibbs is completely sold on JC and I know for certain that Gibbs loves MB so by doing this deal it suggestes to me that Gibbs still thinks MB can play in the NFL and if given the opportunity will plug MB back in as the starter.

I don't this is the case. Why would Gibbs give up an extra #1 pick if he wasn't sold on JC?

[irish]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Considering his age and his coming off an injury there was little to no chance of him drawing much interest from other teams. As long as Campbell stays healthy and performs, we'll have nothing to worry about.

I think every team says if our starter stays healthy and performs we should be fine. Unfortunately QBs dont stay healthey and the Eagles showed how a quality backup can really make a difference.

IMO, if JC does not stay healthy or does not perform, and Gibbs has to put MB in as the starter this team is in big trouble. I was hoping the skins would sign a quality backup, not an old geezer thats out of gas.

[irish]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

I don't this is the case. Why would Gibbs give up an extra #1 pick if he wasn't sold on JC?

The redskins give away draft picks like Xmas presents. They are meaningless, the skins dont care about them.

Being high on a player to draft is one thing, being sold on his ability to be a starting nfl QB is something altogether different.

[724Skinsfan]

Originally Posted by irish

I think every team says if our starter stays healthy and performs we should be fine. Unfortunately QBs dont stay healthey and the Eagles showed how a quality backup can really make a difference.

IMO, if JC does not stay healthy or does not perform, and Gibbs has to put MB in as the starter this team is in big trouble. I was hoping the skins would sign a quality backup, not an old geezer thats out of gas.

One year ago, if you had Brunell and Garcia to choose from to start which one would you pick? Also, can you supply a Top 3 Quality Backup QB list that you know for certain will perform the exact same or better than Brunell?

[irish]

Originally Posted by 724Skinsfan

One year ago, if you had Brunell and Garcia to choose from to start which one would you pick? Also, can you supply a Top 3 Quality Backup QB list that you know for certain will perform the exact same or better than Brunell?

I would have picked Garcia simply because he was younger.

I saw MB play last year (as I'm sure you did) and he looked terrible & out of gas. He's now another year older so I doubt things have improved. Nothing is certain in sports but I think almost any available QB would play better than MB.

[724Skinsfan]

Originally Posted by irish

I would have picked Garcia simply because he was younger.

I saw MB play last year (as I'm sure you did) and he looked terrible & out of gas. He's now another year older so I doubt things have improved. Nothing is certain in sports but I think almost any available QB would play better than MB.

I also think he looked pretty bad last year but I also thought Garcia (who actually is 7 months older, by the way) was terrible with both Cleveland and Detroit.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by irish

I would have picked Garcia simply because he was younger.

I saw MB play last year (as I'm sure you did) and he looked terrible & out of gas. He's now another year older so I doubt things have improved. Nothing is certain in sports but I think almost any available QB would play better than MB.

Except he's not younger

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by irish

The redskins give away draft picks like Xmas presents. They are meaningless, the skins dont care about them.

Being high on a player to draft is one thing, being sold on his ability to be a starting nfl QB is something altogether different.

I think the whole coaching staff is sold on JC. You could tell by the way Al Saunders was talking about him from his interview at the combine. I think he played well enough, and made enough plays with his 06 performace to validate that. He still has to work on his mechanics a bit.