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[quote=offiss;236118]Bledsoe is Brunells twin at QB[/quote]

Through 7 starts:

Drew Bledsoe 2006
53.3% completion
1164 yards
7 TDs, 8 INTs
69.2 QB rating (icky stat, w/e)

Mark Brunell 2006
64.1% completion
1465 yards
7 TDs, 3 INTs
90.4 QB rating

Why are they twins? Because they are of similar age? Does that make me Lindsay Lohan's twin?

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[quote=TAFKAS;236092]Did this post make sense to anyone else? I mean, I don't pretend to be nearly as knowledgeable as Offiss is, none of us are, but this has me completely confused. Little help please. Thanks[/quote]

my head hurts

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We need the bye to be over with now.

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HI, I'm Lindsy Lohan and this is how a crab walks!

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[quote=offiss;236038]Clinton Portis coming out of college looked to be a very good change of pace and third down type of back, but he was put into a system that allowed for big gains running the ball where he could use his speed to really run up some serious numbers, but just like most of the backs that go through denver he is a little better than avg back.[/quote]

Little better than an average back?? Are you serious? He's probably one of the three most talented tailbacks in the NFL. Not to mention the fact that the slightly above average tailback set the Redskins single season rushing records behind the "slow" offensive line, just last year. I don't see how anyone can still call him a system back with what he's done since he's been in Washington.

And you're kidding yourself if you think Betts could handle the load. First of all, he's not the "power runner" that everyone seems to think he is. He may be a north/south runner, but if someone puts a hand on him, he's going down. Second, he's not durable. Even though he's only had a handful of starts in his four year career, he's been injured at least once in every season. Hell, even last week, when Brunell checked down to him several times in a row, he looked like he was having trouble getting back to the huddle by the third pass he caught.

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Portis is a system back....the NFL system

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I can't believe we're still debating whether CP is a good back or not.

Ridiculous.

It's not even worth discussing... seriously.

:doh:

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[QUOTE=Daseal;236188]HI, I'm Lindsy Lohan and this is how a crab walks![/QUOTE]

HAHA, gotta love Family Guy!

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[quote=Mattyk72;236238]I can't believe we're still debating whether CP is a good back or not.

Ridiculous.

It's not even worth discussing... seriously.

:doh:[/quote]

:tongue:Flush::nono:

I agree compeltely. Panic is not a pretty thing.

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Portis is not the freaking problem. No back can run when the other team is stacking 8 men in the box because the opposing quarterback cannot throw over the top. The problem is Mark Brunell, he does not keep the other team honest. Without the deep ball threat, teams will continue to take the running game and short passes away.

BENCH BRUNELL.

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[QUOTE=hail_2_da_skins;236293]Portis is not the freaking problem. No back can run when the other team is stacking 8 men in the box because the opposing quarterback cannot throw over the top. The problem is Mark Brunell, he does not keep the other team honest. Without the deep ball threat, teams will continue to take the running game and short passes away.

BENCH BRUNELL.[/QUOTE]

I completely agree.

Also, I am pleased with Portis' production. He has what, 6 td's? He missed most of 2 games too. So 6 td's in 5 games is outstanding.

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Mark Brunell 2006
64.1% completion
1465 yards
7 TDs, 3 INTs
90.4 QB rating

Say anything you want about how Brunell is "unable to stretch the field" (or any other subjective arguement), but when your numbers look like that and your offense ranks in the top ten in efficiency and scoring, you are not a problem, plain and simple. Hate to bring up this tired arguement, but it's still ridiculous to say otherwise.

I apologize on behalf of Mark Brunell for being 37 and not a very sexy player. All he does is produce from the QB position.

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[quote=GTripp0012;236329]
I apologize on behalf of Mark Brunell for being 37 and not a very sexy player. All he does is produce from the QB position.[/quote]

Yeah, One touchdown and a shade over 200 yards per game is ridiculous production...

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[quote=Southpaw;236332]Yeah, One touchdown and a shade over 200 yards per game is ridiculous production...[/quote]Considering that the season TOP is nearly 2 to 1 against you, it really is.

Don't forget that passing TD is a stat that is only representitive of a team's red zone tendencies and has little to do with the QB himself. Going into the bye, Portis was second in the NFL in rushing TD's, second only to Tomlinson. Even Betts has a rush TD this season.

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Let's not forget that the offense is the reason this team has 2 wins as opposed to one or maybe even none if we had the offense of the prior two seasons.