Time to bench Brunell? (Mega Man Merge)

Seriously? That's awesome.
Seriously, they dont have christmas or easter over here so they just make up random hollidays and give people off. I think there are over 20 holidays this year I get out of work for.

Tafkas, I agree that Betts doesn't look as good as I've seen him in the past, but Duckett didn't look like he was exactly ramming it in there either. He (Ducektt) did have that one nice 15 yard run to the outside, but we've gotta get Portis back. As far as Duckett being #2 on the depth chart, I think he probably would be if he had been with the team for more than a few days of training camp.

But don't you agree that running the ball on first and second down sets the tempo and controls both the clock and the pace of the game?? We're trying to do too many things on offense. Apparently the cowboys were playing a cover 2 that involved a few d-backs staying way back in coverage to prevent any successful deep routes. Running consistently would bring more men in the box and open up the pass. Anyone knows that. I want to believe that Gibbs brought Saunders in large part becuase of his success pounding that rock (see Priest and Larry Johnson). I scream and yell at the TV to RUN THE DAMN BALL.

So do we give Brunell a game against a traditionally bad team to turn it around? With Portis likely back this week and the track record of the Texans, don't you think Brunell deserves to give it one more go??

Yeah I was just saying that I think they put themselves in situations where they couldn't run especially on second downs. There's no question we need Portis back.

I am really tired of having to deal with bitching about the quarterback position. We have a constant carousel year in and out, controversies year in year out, and discussions like one pretty much on a consistent basis. Never shoulda let Brad Johnson go....

Benching Brunell might make alot of people happy right now. But has anyone thought that maybe it is our team collectively that blows? Our offesive line sucks. Yes, Brunell at this very momemt, the obvious, SUCKS, and the coahes suck. I think everybody on the offensive side is lost as hell, nobldy has a clue where they are supposed to be at anytime. The defense, I think the rest of the league has figured us out. They know where we are coming from, and WAHT THE HELL, IF YOU WANT TO SCORE A TOUCHDOWN ON THE REDSKINS, THEN....THROW IT DEEP!!! easy as that.

I think brunell was skipping balls 5 yards short on 10-15 yard routes. the easy way to see who's to blame is to see if another QB can do any better.

We had 16 first downs before the last 2 possessions (where they picked up a whole bunch of "free" yards. Results:
8 pass plays: 5/7, 47 yards, 1 sack. First down obtained on 6 of 8 of these series.
8 run plays: First down obtained on 2 of 8 of these series.

When they run the ball on first down, the'yre usually stuck with 2nd and long, and then we know what's going to happen.

They SHOULD run the ball, all things NOT considered. But when we consider how bad our rushing is (not placing blame, but plenty to go around) it's leaving us in a hole. So, until it's fixed, we need to pass more frequently on first down, at least to keep them guessing. (For the first downs in the second half in the above analysis, we passed once and ran 4 times, thus eliminating ourselves from the game.)

The solution to me seems obvious. Throw more short passes and spread the ball around. Get Cooley involved again. Throw the ball to the RBs, we've had great success doing it so far. Lots of screens and slants and curls to the WRs. And then, run your best back up the gut.

I have not been impressed by Saunders playcalling thus far, and even though he has a great track record doing so and will get the ship righted, I think it was a mistake in hindsight for Gibbs to give up the offense.

I think brunell was skipping balls 5 yards short on 10-15 yard routes. the easy way to see who's to blame is to see if another QB can do any better.He's prone to inaccuracy. So is McNabb, but people love him. It's a relatively harmless flaw in his game that when pressured in the pocket he throws low.

No screens for now. That assumes they have someone blocking. But with the blockers blocking like cardboard cutouts, every time they throw one there's a heat-seeking missile coming through untouched.

... Lots of screens and slants and curls to the WRs. And then, run your best back up the gut.....

The solution to me seems obvious. Throw more short passes and spread the ball around. Get Cooley involved again. Throw the ball to the RBs, we've had great success doing it so far. Lots of screens and slants and curls to the WRs. And then, run your best back up the gut.

I have not been impressed by Saunders playcalling thus far, and even though he has a great track record doing so and will get the ship righted, I think it was a mistake in hindsight for Gibbs to give up the offense. I agree and when they used Sellers early in the Dallas game I thought thats what we where going to do (getting more players involved). I do think that we are seeing Saunders and our players going through an adjustment period. In Gibbs second year he realy knew what to he could get from each player and as of now Saunders looks as if he does not know which players to get involved in each situation. I would think that gibbs would have helped with that from the begining when Saunders first got here.