Starting Campbell Now Makes Cap Sense

Nonsense! I'm sure we could equip him with a wheelchair!



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I disagree. The coaches are going to put in whatever qb gives us the best shot at winning, and the players recognize that so i don't think there would be any negative message other than to mark. Regardless of whose out there, the WR's are going to run their routes, the o-line is going to block just as hard, and the rb is gonna hit the holes just the same. It comes down to the qb making plays, and if Jason is in and can do that, it will re-energize this team.



There was quite a bit of booing going on out there today. If we loose to Indy next sunday and turn in a simular effort against Dallas the following week (after the bye) there's going to be mutiny at Fed-Ex and JG is going to have to consider making some changes. The players on this team know what time it is, and they're not going to publicly criticize each other but they know where the real problems lye.

There was quite a bit of booing going on out there today. If we loose to Indy next sunday and turn in a simular effort against Dallas the following week (after the bye) there's going to be mutiny at Fed-Ex and JG is going to have to consider making some changes. The players on this team know what time it is, and they're not going to publicly criticize each other but they know where the real problems lye.

What makes you say that? Why do so many people think the players are all talking behind Brunell's back pointing to him as the sole problem?

I forget. How many points did Peyton Manning put up last week against the Titans?

What makes you say that? Why do so many people think the players are all talking behind Brunell's back pointing to him as the sole problem?

I forget. How many points did Peyton Manning put up last week against the Titans?


And how bad did those SAME TITANS, SHIT kick us in the nuts today???

Its a good point about the muinty of Fed Ex.... I wonder how much the crowd impacts decision making.. I know everyone will be quick to say "not at all"...but if you really think about it, just looking at the Brunell/Ramsey 04' debacle...I'd think that they impact it somewhat, seriously.

You're right, good post. Benching Brunell for Campbell now does send a quitting type of message to the team. You don't want to send that message because it could linger with the players into next season and cause other problems. They want the coaching staff to believe in them and give them the chance to win.

Maybe Gibbs will make the move after we're mathematically eliminated. I can only hope.

PS Realistically I'm definitely not liking our playoff chances. Of course, just like the players, I hope we don't give up, and I'm holding out hope that we can actually go on the amazing 8-2 run we need, even if it's really unlikely.

If replacing Brunell with Campbell is throwing in the towel, than what does that say about Campbell?

Besides does it really matter what Campbell does the rest of the season? Come next season Brunell will be in there for his farewell tour because Gibbs had a gut feeling, as we saw with Ramsey after the 04 season. Gibbs just can't cut ties with Brunell if Unitas himself in his prime showed up to play.

Good post, Schneed. And I agree--if Campbell is really NFL QB material, he should be able to play. He looked like he has the tools in preseason. Maybe he WONT be worse than MB.

Regardless of how Brunell plays, he'll never be good enough to lead this team to the Super Bowl, so I can let's cut our losses now. I mean, we go out, get the receiving talent, and he still can't hit the open man. He's done.

This is a Campbell vs Brunell discussion, like so many others already on this board. But I wanted to take a salary cap angle at this situation, which I felt may be deserving of it's own thread.

With the team 2-4 and needing to go 8-2 from here on in order to make the playoffs, it doesn't make sense to let Mark Brunell continue to run the team.

Brunell will count $6.6 million against the cap if he's on the roster in 2007. If we cut him before June 1, he'll have a dead cap hit of 4.3 million in 2007, representing a savings of $2.3 million. If we cut him after June 1, he'll count only $1.5 million (approx) in 2007, a savings of about $5 million compared to the $6.6 million he'd count if on the roster.

Given the opportunity to gain cap space next season, and given his inability to lead the offense to victories, the Redskins would be wise to turn to Jason Campbell and allow him to learn the offense in the 10 remaining games this season. He'd hopefully be more prepared to run a more cohesive unit next year that can consistently threaten the deep and center seam portions of the field.

Brunell's career as a Redskin should end now. I'm officially off the Brunell bandwagon. Give me JC. And use Brunell's cap space for a CB who can cover worth a darn.You make a good point here. I think that barring a deep playoff run, we should hand the reins to Campbell next year, and Brunell should either restructure or be let go. The one part I don't agree with is saying that because of this, Campbell should play now. Whats wrong with giving him an extra training camp with a team that is going to win some games down the stretch. Once we are mathematically eliminated, might as well make the change, but until then go with what brought the high expectations in the first place.

2-4 isn't the end of the world. It's 2-4. The division leader is 4-2. We play them twice. Rather than give up, let's see if we can turn this thing around. Our best football is still ahead of us.