Campbell or Brunell in 2006?

There is no way Gibbs will turn a playoff contending team over to an unproven QB. MB will be the starter next year and if he gets another WR will do just fine.

Yeah, he didn't do that with Schroeder and Rypien ;)

Yeah, he didn't do that with Schroeder and Rypien ;)

Big difference though, Campbell has 1 year under his belt, Ryp and Schroeder were stashed on the Skins roster for alot longer than that before they saw action.

Yeah, he didn't do that with Schroeder and Rypien ;)


Haha....good point! Of course, he didn't have a choice with Schroeder, but Doug Williams - a veteran - won us the Super Bowl! :)

Start with Brunell, finish with Campbell. When exactly Campbell comes in will be entirely up to Brunell's performance, but the over/under is 10 games. By then, I feel like Brunell will have enough nagging injuries to make the move to Campbell prudent.

Big difference though, Campbell has 1 year under his belt, Ryp and Schroeder were stashed on the Skins roster for alot longer than that before they saw action.

Well I think Schroeder was just a rookie when he was thrust into action, but that was out of necessity when Joey T when down.

Big difference though, Campbell has 1 year under his belt, Ryp and Schroeder were stashed on the Skins roster for alot longer than that before they saw action.

Schroeder's first year in the NFL was 1985. He was the starter in 1986.
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/SchrJa00.htm

Rypien's first year in the NFL was 1988. He was the starter for most of 1989.
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/RypiMa00.htm

Now, granted, they were 24 and 26 respectively, and I have no clue what they were doing before then. However, I don't think that makes a difference in proving the point - there is no arguing this shows that Gibbs has demonstrated he isn't afraid to start inexperienced QBs that he believes in.

Brunell still has some gas left, they'll look to surround him with a few more weapons and with an upgraded scheme with Saunders now aboard I see Brunell starting off the year as the starter again.

Schroeder's first year in the NFL was 1985. He was the starter in 1986.
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/SchrJa00.htm

Rypien's first year in the NFL was 1988. He was the starter for most of 1989.
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/RypiMa00.htm

Now, granted, they were 24 and 26 respectively, and I have no clue what they were doing before then. However, I don't think that makes a difference in proving the point - there is no arguing this shows that Gibbs has demonstrated he isn't afraid to start inexperienced QBs that he believes in.

I believe Rypien was stashed on IR in 1987, technically his first year in the league.

http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/1064

Same deal with Schroeder, stashed on IR in 1984. He was taken in the 3rd round in '84.

http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/years/1984

Yeah I know we're splitting hairs here, point is they both still had more experience than Campbell would if he were to play next year.

I believe Rypien was stashed on IR in 1987, technically his first year in the league.

http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/1064

Same deal with Schroeder, stashed on IR in 1984. He was taken in the 3rd round in '94.

http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/years/1984

Yeah I know we're splitting hairs here, point is they both still had more experience than Campbell would if he were to play next year.

Do you remember what the rules were on players being eligible to practice while on IR back then? I don't even know what they are now actually.

Do you remember what the rules were on players being eligible to practice while on IR back then? I don't even know what they are now actually.

Good question. I'm really not sure.

All I know is that was a frequent trick of Gibbs back then, to stash a player on IR.

Ryp was actually hurt in '87 though, so he might have been on IR for a good reason.