What Is Wrong With The Offense?

Tafkas, very few of us are blaming all of the skins problems on Brunell, but I would easily put him in the top 3.

Many things. Here are a few:

-We miss Springs and Prioleau a lot
-I like the depth we added at WR with Lloyd and El, but I thought then and think now someone like Jurevicius would have fit in better. Ideally our top 3 would have been Moss, El, and Vicius
-Chris Samuels and Dockery are no comparison at all to Jacoby/Lachey and Grimm. Things we may have thought we could do just like the first time around we can't
-Brunell has been inconsistent (yeah I said it. He doesn't suck like so many want to believe but he needs to be more consistent. Same could be said for the whole team)
-Carter hasn't been the playmaker I thought he would be
-Salavea, already an overachiever, has not been healthy
-We played two division opponents on the road. Not an excuse but those are not easy games ever

I agree with all your points but they are problems for this year and IMO are symptoms of the bigger organizational problems I highlighted.

I especially agree with Vicious. I really wanted the skins to sign him but knew they wouldnt because he was not sexy enough for this organization. Randal El is another example of my pay before play problem. He had 1 decent year with Pgh (mostly as a trick play man) and therew a nice TD pass in the Super Bowl but was no way worth the $ the skins gave him.

When Eli hit 2 deep passes...I was asking myself....Why Can't we ever take shots like that...... The Skins are 10 times as talented as the Gimps.... What's the weak link... answer that question?


Those passes looked like punts.

They both should have been picked off!

exactly who would be intercepting those passes? Rogers? Ha, not even worth a response. i love taylor but he can't be everywhere (plus he's been beat a few times-which is going to happen).

It is totally time for MB to move on but for some reason (I suspect because they are both very religious) Gibbs likes him. ...

That must be the reason he kept Riggins and Theismann in the lineup after they were passed it... because they were so religious. (I "totally suspect" you're wrong.) There is absolutely nothing in Gibbs' track record to indicate favoritism toward "religious" players.

That must be the reason he kept Riggins and Theismann in the lineup after they were passed it... because they were so religious. (I "totally suspect" you're wrong.) There is absolutely nothing in Gibbs' track record to indicate favoritism toward "religious" players.

I must add that's a totally ridiculous accusation.

While I don't think the relgious aspect alone leads to Gibbs' favortism of Brunell, I think it's a factor. Gibbs and Brunell are very close to each other. They attend church together every Sunday, I've heard have dinner together often (could be a business thing) they have a lot in common, and I don't see Gibbs being able to sit down his boy (who he did spend a lot of money and draft pick on) unless he starts playing like he did his first season here.

You know what, this chatter about Gibbs making personnel decisions based on church is nothing other than religious bigotry pure and simple. And by the way, it has been a while since I've darkened a church door, so I'm not taking it as an attack on my faith.

But I do respect those who have faith as an important part of their life. These attacks are in my book no different than dropping the N bomb. Like every other form of bigotry, it comes from nothing other than ignorance and stupidity pure and simple.

For you rocket scientists who think religion impacts Gibbs personnel decisions, you have to come up with some real interesting way to explain why in the hell Gibbs flew to Kansas to talk Riggo into coming back to play for him.

This talk -- not just on this board, but elsewhere -- is stupid and offensive.

You know what, this chatter about Gibbs making personnel decisions based on church is nothing other than religious bigotry pure and simple. And by the way, it has been a while since I've darkened a church door, so I'm not taking it as an attack on my faith.

But I do respect those who have faith as an important part of their life. These attacks are in my book no different than dropping the N bomb. Like every other form of bigotry, it comes from nothing other than ignorance and stupidity pure and simple.

For you rocket scientists who think religion impacts Gibbs personnel decisions, you have to come up with some real interesting way to explain why in the hell Gibbs flew to Kansas to talk Riggo into coming back to play for him.

This talk -- not just on this board, but elsewhere -- is stupid and offensive.

Stupid...maybe. Bigotry...no.

I certainly didn't read Daseal's post as an attack on religion, only that their personal bond (in this case via a shared faith) may be clouding Gibbs decision to play or not to play Brunell. That is a far cry from religious intolerance in my book. No where did I see an attack on religion itself.

Personally, I do NOT believe their common faith impacts Gibbs personnel decisions, but the linkage is obvious enough that I can see why some would question this.

A personal relationship and bond is one thing, but saying that Gibbs favors him simply because of religion is garbage.

The man didn't win as many games as he has by playing favorites based on who goes to church with him.