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12thMan · 03-30-2007, 10:03 AM

That's a good question. To me it's not only about the picks involved, how good Briggs is or isn't, the cost, or whether he fits or doesn't. It's about what this trade represents and how this organization continues to run things. Sure, we need to add quality and sensible FA during the off season, but it seems like it's business as usual here.

Let me digress for a moment, remember last year when Brunell got booed when he briefly relieved Campbell? It started somewhat of firestorm here on the Warpath, in fact. I felt as though the stadium wasn't booing Brunell the person so much, but that he represented yet another high priced failure, and to many he embodied a coach's stubborness that just stuck with him too long. Before you jump on my back, I'm only suggesting that's what I believe could have possibly been going on in the minds of the idiots who booed the man. I'm not justifying it one way or another.

Now let's fast foward, I think the Briggs deal could draw the ire of the fans and the city in a similiar way. Here's the kicker...whether he turns out to be a stud or not , people , no matter what will be overly critical of Joe Gibbs and this organization. Unless he clearly has one of the best seasons in years at that position, it will become more of a distraction than anything else to this team.

03-30-2007, 10:03 AM	#27
12thMan MVP Join Date: May 2005 Location: washington, D.C. Posts: 11,460	Re: What is your main gripe with the proposed Briggs deal? That's a good question. To me it's not only about the picks involved, how good Briggs is or isn't, the cost, or whether he fits or doesn't. It's about what this trade represents and how this organization continues to run things. Sure, we need to add quality and sensible FA during the off season, but it seems like it's business as usual here. Let me digress for a moment, remember last year when Brunell got booed when he briefly relieved Campbell? It started somewhat of firestorm here on the Warpath, in fact. I felt as though the stadium wasn't booing Brunell the person so much, but that he represented yet another high priced failure, and to many he embodied a coach's stubborness that just stuck with him too long. Before you jump on my back, I'm only suggesting that's what I believe could have possibly been going on in the minds of the idiots who booed the man. I'm not justifying it one way or another. Now let's fast foward, I think the Briggs deal could draw the ire of the fans and the city in a similiar way. Here's the kicker...whether he turns out to be a stud or not , people , no matter what will be overly critical of Joe Gibbs and this organization. Unless he clearly has one of the best seasons in years at that position, it will become more of a distraction than anything else to this team.