Suspicious Minds?

OK, I'm not looking for Gibbs to U turn over Ramsey, but I have to ask a few questions about this situation:

1) If Joe was so hot on signing Brunell, do you feel that indicated back then that he had little or no faith in Ramey?
2) If the answer to 1) is yes, then why didn't he trade Ramsey when he had chance and bring in a rookie QB last year, and go with Hass to back up Brunell?
3) Why, when he was so determined to get Campbell, didn't he admit he had no faith in Ramsey and trade him before this season (instead of naming him starter)? Bear in mind his stock will have gone down compared to what it was at draft time.
4) Why did he watch Ramsey make mistakes over 4 pre season games then wait until he had an excuse to yank him in game 1?

Whatever happens, I want us to beat the Pokes Monday, WHOEVER is under centre. But I'm concerned about the way some of these decisions have been made since Joe came back. I can't help thinking he had a GM last time he was here.....

You should donate the tickets to someone who will go root for the Skins

Why should he donate his tickets? He is going to the game, it seems to me, he just being a realist about things. TAFKAS you believe Brunell is the answer, myself and Monk-Fan think otherwise. We are all still rooting for the team, as Abe Lincoln said, a house divided cannot stand.

If Brunell takes the team to the promised land I will eat my own words, and will take whatever humble pie is dished out. Based off what I saw last year, Brunell's age, and that he has not finished the past two seasons as the starter, makes me seriously question or doubt his ability to do this.

I want the team to succeed. My only fear is that this move by Gibbs is going to be a distraction and could potentially destabilize the locker room, or divide the players, thus far there are no quotes from Redskin's Park to indicate this is happening.

My only fear is that this move by Gibbs is going to be a distraction and could potentially destabilize the locker room, or divide the players, thus far there are no quotes from Redskin's Park to indicate this is happening.


Give the coaching staff a little more credit. Whether people agree with this decision or not doesn't mean the staff doesn't know how to keep this team together. Gibbs has benched alot of "fan favorites" at the QB position throughout his entire coaching career. Things obivously worked out just fine.

These players are professionals. This is a team sport. We win as a team, lose as a team. This team wants to win, and the coaching staff is going to do what they feel is necessary to win. It might not always be what we like or agree with, but this present staff knows what it takes to be winners.

Why should he donate his tickets? He is going to the game, it seems to me, he just being a realist about things. TAFKAS you believe Brunell is the answer, myself and Monk-Fan think otherwise. We are all still rooting for the team, as Abe Lincoln said, a house divided cannot stand.

If Brunell takes the team to the promised land I will eat my own words, and will take whatever humble pie is dished out. Based off what I saw last year, Brunell's age, and that he has not finished the past two seasons as the starter, makes me seriously question or doubt his ability to do this.

I want the team to succeed. My only fear is that this move by Gibbs is going to be a distraction and could potentially destabilize the locker room, or divide the players, thus far there are no quotes from Redskin's Park to indicate this is happening.

I don't doubt that you want the team to succeed. And I don't doubt that you know I wish the same. What bugs me, and I'm sure countless others, is the constant "end of the world" attitude that has been prevalent here the past few days. All this "too bad the season's over and we're going to suck again" talk. I don't get it.

Give the coaching staff a little more credit. Whether people agree with this decision or not doesn't mean the staff doesn't know how to keep this team together. Gibbs has benched alot of "fan favorites" at the QB position throughout his entire coaching career. Things obivously worked out just fine.

These players are professionals. This is a team sport. We win as a team, lose as a team. This team wants to win, and the coaching staff is going to do what they feel is necessary to win. It might not always be what we like or agree with, but this present staff knows what it takes to be winners.

I agree...
lavar and cooley were at least surprised, but if theres one thing gibbs has been good at, its keeping a team together. This whole deal seems a break of character from how he usually operates, but unless goes and throws 3 picks, I don't think we'll see any hint of player dissension

I don't doubt that you want the team to succeed. And I don't doubt that you know I wish the same. What bugs me, and I'm sure countless others, is the constant "end of the world" attitude that has been prevalent here the past few days. All this "too bad the season's over and we're going to suck again" talk. I don't get it.

TAFKAS you quoted my entire post, but to answer your question with regard to, "too bad the season's over ans we're going to suck agian" talk. I don't get it". I will reiterate this one point.

Based off what I saw last year, Brunell's age, and that he has not finished the past two seasons as the starter, makes me seriously question or doubt his ability to do this.

From what I have seen as Joe the Fan, I have seen nothing from Brunell to indicate that he can consitently put touchdowns up on the board. There have been some posters who were at the game, and watched the Bears secondary unit as a whole play a lot closer in to the line of scrimmage once Brunell was the QB. Whereas when Ramsey was out there they playd more off of the line, this was from someone with a view of the whole game, instead of the microscope that is TV. Teams are not going to respect Brunell's arm, period they are going to challenge us, dare us to throw.

If Brunell can do this then great, we should be a winning team. I however, in my own thinking, and opinion, DO NOT believe that Mark Brunell at this stage in his career can do this, nor can he hold up physically for a full season. Given Brunell's age, and the fact that in your thirties even if you are a pro athlete you are just not as physically gifted as you were when you were younger. This is why I am pessimistic about this season.

Ramsey I felt had the potential to make us a better team by stretching the field. Gibbs has made his decision though, and no matter how much I may not agree with it, I am going to root for the team.

This enough of the QB controversy talk for me. It is Dallas week, and thus far I do not think I have said what really needs to be said, "I HATE THE DALLAS COWBOYS, I hate the Cowboys, I hate the stars on their helmets, I hate Texas Stadium, and one thing there is no way they are or will ever be America's Team"

Hail to the Redskins!