The Twilight Zone

[TheMalcolmConnection]

I'd prefer Ramsey to be playing just like everyone else, but honestly, I think Brunell is servicable as a winning QB.

Now last year, I would have shit my pants if this would have happened, but Brunell has shown that he can still be accurate and manage the game. I'm going to give him his chances. Not only that, it happened and we're just going to have to accept it.

I just hope that Monday night we can see at least 75% of his "old" form, and by that I mean his Jacksonville form.

[jdlea]

His old form has been gone for like 3 years. The Mark Brunell of today played on Sunday. If that's what Joe Gibbs is looking for he can have it.

Maybe I'll convert to the Falcons.

[jbcjr14]

Originally Posted by jdlea

His old form has been gone for like 3 years. The Mark Brunell of today played on Sunday. If that's what Joe Gibbs is looking for he can have it.

Maybe I'll convert to the Falcons.

WOW...did not expect that from any TRUE skins fan. If that is how ya feel, then don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya. As fans we have been through MUCH worse over the past 12 years alone. This is a QB decision (I don't like it either) and clearly was done to send a message to an underperforming player on the team. I think you will see Antonio Brown inactive this week to send a message. This team is not a great team and will never be until they correct the turnovers. How do you correct it? You sit those that can't protect the football and both Ramsey and Brown cannot and have not proven they can do that on a consistent basis.

Kudos to Coach for making this change after thinking about it for the past 12 hours. Maybe it will wake some of these players up that this is a BUSINESS and winning is everything. Turning the ball over an average of three times a game is not going to cut it in the NFL and the message has been sent.

[jdlea]

For the record: The Falcons thing was in jest. I didn't expect it to be taken seriously.

[steveo395]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

I just hope that Monday night we can see at least 75% of his "old" form, and by that I mean his Jacksonville form.

well he averaged about a 85 qb rating in jacksonville
75% of that is 63....man that just happens to be the same as last year

[SmootSmack]

I'm not expecting Brunell to light up the stat sheet on Monday night. Maybe just something like 12 of 17, 110 yards and a TD (and NO TURNOVERS). Even less than that perhaps. The star of the game will be Portis. He is and should be the star of all our games. Brunell is just there to help him shine.

Ramsey has a lot of potential and seems like a good guy, but if being a good guy is what mattered then NY_Skinsfan might as well start at QB and what good is potential if he doesn't realize it? I really wish that Ramsey had done better this preseason. I wish he had gone out there and said "I've been given this job and now I'm going to show all of you why I deserve it." But he didn't, he didn't seal the deal.

[skins052bgr8]

That being said about Brunell he comes into the cowboys game and plays horrible 2 turnovers, 6 points by field goal, 140 yards passing, and a loss, do you think gibbs pulls him because of the turnovers or the ineffective play. I just do not see it happening. Twilight Zone 8 games at that level and Gibbs finally goes to Campbell and another season lost. That also would then from the previous post make gibbs a hypocrite and his players seeing the QB play at that level and be given another long leash will be the downfall. All hypothetical, but I just wonder what Gibbs does?

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

I'm not expecting Brunell to light up the stat sheet on Monday night. Maybe just something like 12 of 17, 110 yards and a TD (and NO TURNOVERS). Even less than that perhaps. The star of the game will be Portis. He is and should be the star of all our games. Brunell is just there to help him shine.

thats ironic though, cause it doesn't really work... the fast receivers are there to get people out of the box, and having a guy that throws to the closer passsing options and puts up 100 yards a game isn't going to do that, and isn't going to offer portis ANY help. It just going to make portis and the oline have to work even harder.

otoh, ramsey may make the defense work harder , but they're a much better unit.