Reason #322 to Punch Lenny P. in the Mouth
 

[URL="Redskins 'QB of the future' Waiting Patiently"]http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=2500632[/URL]

Filled with such gems as:
[QUOTE]One element Campbell does have going for him, beyond his impressive physical skills-set, is that he was handpicked by Gibbs to, at some point down the road, stop the team's quarterback carousel. That gives him a meaningful edge over Patrick Ramsey, the last first-round quarterback taken by Washington before Campbell, in 2002.[/QUOTE]
Also giving him an edge - being on the Redskins roster, something Ramsey is not.

And who can forget:
[QUOTE]As for when Campbell gets there, well, it's still anyone's guess. The suspicion in Washington is that if Brunell were injured during a game, Collins, who has averaged just 3.4 pass attempts over the last eight seasons, would take over and finish the contest. If the injury sidelined Brunell for a game or two, the staff would prepare Campbell to be the starter.[/QUOTE]
Really? Before even the first day of training camp, the depth chart has that many nuances?

This is a stone thrown into a placid lake. Lenny's trying to make waves against a team he has shown tremendous animus towards. What a jackass.

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he's just reaching at straws here. Straws with which he plans to suck down about 50 milkshakes tonight.

He's basically just saying that Campbell hasn't actually shown anything in a regular season game yet and he has nothing meaningful to add to the Skins situation.

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Lenny P isn't alone. That's exactly what the Sirius NFL radio guys said. They felt Collins could probably manage the game for them better since he understands the offense and is a veteran. But if it's going to be more than two games, it's time to start the future (their words.)

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That article also sucks because it makes it seem like Campbell is pissed that he's not starting now. I strongly doubt that is the case.

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His time will come soon enough.

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coach gibbs will not put a rookie into the fire, especially since the skins have a chance to do very well this year. history repeats itself and coach likes his veterans

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wtf? Something tells me the tone of the article doesn't match the tone of those interviewed.

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The mention of Ramsey and the loyalty issue seems rather irrelevant to the article in my opinion. As for whether Collins or Campbell would come in for Brunell should he get hurt during a game, I can see Collins finishing up a game. But let's see how far along Campbell is by the end of the preseason.

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Well obviously Collins would fill in Brunell [I]now[/I], let's wait til Campbell has at least gone through training camp in this system before we jump to any conclusions.

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the article isnt that bad if you actually read the whole thing...but lenny should still be punched

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In fairness, Lenny P. may be inferring that Gibbs would stay with the injured quarterback policy he used back in the 1990-91 season: If Mark Rypien got knocked out of the game, Jeff Rutledge would take over and finish the game, but Stan Humphries would start the following week if Rypien couldn't come back.

Of course, it might have helped if Lenny actually mentioned this, but Gibbs did, in fact, employ this strategy before.

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They will likely go into the season Brunell, Collins, Campbell in that order. Like the Eagles did last year, however, if they need a guy to win the game in the 4th Quarter due to injury, I hope they roll with Campbell.

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Lol, I didn't think the article was too bad. Granted, I don't like the writer too much but I didn't see a problem with this article....

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I definately see colins finishing a game if brunell gets hurt. I would think that gibbs would put a vet in there to close a game. But if brunell was out for the season I would think that as long as it isn't in the first 4 weeks campbell would be in there,.

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By my count your off Brud, this is actually reason #323 to punch Lenny P. in the mouth. Did you remember the whole pie truck incident? Thanks to Lenny P., those pies will never make it to the needy children that they were being donated to. For shame.

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it seemed like a pointless article, but can't we just get over fatso already? I mean, i know its the offseason, but this is only about the 32,785th article about how the skins can't do anything right... at some point they all turn into background noise that's easily ignored.

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Punched in the face? Why the hostility toward this man? It seems like people dehumanize Pasquarelli.

As far as the Pat Ramsey reference, Pasquarelli didn't word it well, but he isn't suggesting that Ramsey is still on the roster.


[quote=BrudLee][URL="http://Redskins%20%27QB%20of%20the%20future%27%20Waiting%20Patiently"]http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=2500632[/URL]

Filled with such gems as:

Also giving him an edge - being on the Redskins roster, something Ramsey is not.

And who can forget:

Really? Before even the first day of training camp, the depth chart has that many nuances?

This is a stone thrown into a placid lake. Lenny's trying to make waves against a team he has shown tremendous animus towards. What a jackass.[/quote]

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[QUOTE=mooby]By my count your off Brud, this is actually reason #323 to punch Lenny P. in the mouth. Did you remember the whole pie truck incident? Thanks to Lenny P., those pies will never make it to the needy children that they were being donated to. For shame.[/QUOTE]
In his defense, I would have eaten those pies as well. Coconut Custard, you know.

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[quote=Oakland Red]Punched in the face? Why the hostility toward this man? It seems like people dehumanize Pasquarelli. [/quote]

Ok, ok......we'll just kick him in the balls instead.

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[quote=That Guy]it seemed like a pointless article, but can't we just get over fatso already? I mean, i know its the offseason, but this is only about the 32,785th article about how the skins can't do anything right... at some point they all turn into background noise that's easily ignored.[/quote]

I'm with That Guy on this one. I really just don't even care what he has to say. He could write an article tomorrow proclaiming the Skins as the greatest team in the history of football, and I still wouldn't care. He's got no credibility. To me, he's no more qualified to write an article about our team than any Joe Schmoe Cowboy, Giant, or Eagirl fan.

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He did qualify his statements quite a bit, guys.

[QUOTE]One element Campbell does have going for him, beyond his impressive physical skills-set, is that he was handpicked by Gibbs to, at some point down the road, stop the team's quarterback carousel. That gives him a meaningful edge over Patrick Ramsey, the last first-round quarterback taken by Washington before Campbell, in 2002. Having inherited Ramsey, the current coaches owed him no loyalty and so the staff essentially completed the systematic undermining of his confidence begun by Steve Spurrier, awarding him the starting job at the outset of last season and then benching him after the first half of the opening game. [B]Subsequently, Ramsey was traded to the Jets for an undisclosed draft pick in March[/B].[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE]As for when Campbell gets there, well, it's still anyone's guess. The suspicion in Washington is that if Brunell were injured during a game, Collins, who has averaged just 3.4 pass attempts over the last eight seasons, would take over and finish the contest. If the injury sidelined Brunell for a game or two, the staff would prepare Campbell to be the starter.

[B]That is, however, just guesswork.[/B][/QUOTE]

Once again, it's basically just an article attempting to say something when there's nothing to say at this point. Gibbs and Saunders have not decided yet what their QB depth chart looks like, they will evaluate in the preseason. And then it could change from there throughout the season.

It's way too early to write an article like this and Lenny P knows it. But he has to write something.

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[QUOTE=Oakland Red]Punched in the face? Why the hostility toward this man? It seems like people dehumanize Pasquarelli.[/QUOTE]
Are you kidding me? Where to start?

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I don't know what's more pathetic: Lenny Pastabelly or me reading one of his articles in the desperate hope that he wrote something of actual substance.

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The main thing that bothered me was that he said Ramsey was traded for an "undisclosed" draft pick. I mean, are you kidding? Not only was it disclosed, but the draft has HAPPENED. So if you took eight seconds to do some research youd see that the Skins ended up with the Jets 6th rounder...hmmm wonder why? Jackass.

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I actually like the idea of Collins, who knows Saunders' offense the best of any of our QBs, filling in for an emergency to finish a game. Then...prep Campbell for the next start.

I don't like the tone of that article, but it IS a good idea to me.

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My opinion is that Collins is there to teach the offense. Gibbs knows he is not game worthy and he will be the number 3 qb all year. If Brunell can't go, it's Campbell's show.

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I don't need a reason to punch Lenny P. or to kick him in the balls...

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I just received this email from Lenny:

We are not amused at the Redskins' organization and fans inability to grasp our brilliant and incisive commentary. It is just incomprehsible to us that anyone would put their faith in this organization, its players, its coach or its owner. Time and again, this organization has demonstrated that it does not recognize, and refuses to develop, brilliance by its failure to cater to our needs. Specifically, rather than provide us with the foodstuffs necessary for our comfort when attending a game played by this team, the organization, instead, chose to donate such foods to the hungry masses of Thailand, China, and other nations (Although the donations from the last game we attended nearly ended the hunger problem in those nations, they did, unforgivably, cause us discomfort).

Furthermore, the fans of this organization confound us with their constant demands for our opinions to be researched and based on fact. What they fail to realize is that, once we have stated an opinion, any facts implicit or necessary to that opinion are true. Consistently, these fans fail to recognize that we are above the requirements demanded of lesser journalists and that we have neither the time nor the inclination to research any facts. To do so would only delay our pronouncements with no noticeable gain to our adoring public and without providing any discernable improvement to our final analysis.

Despite last year's playoff fluke, we remain unconvinced that Joe Gibbs has the ability to lead this team to anything beyond a mediocre performance. Our opinion in this matter is not subject to debate.

Finally, for those Redskins supporters who believe we harbor animosity towards the team and can only give back handed compliments, you are correct. We do not like you, we do not like your coach, and we do not like your owner. We hope you fail so that we may gleefully and smugly point out that we knew you would fail. If your team is successful despite our incisive analysis and (oh so cleverly) hidden desire for your failure, do not expect an apology from us. We shall simply ignore you until you inevitably fail. Then we shall be the first to remind that we knew you would fail.

Brilliantly yours - Lenny.


I don't think that one's gonna be in the "Tip Sheet"

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[quote=JoeRedskin]I just received this email from Lenny:

We are not amused at the Redskins' organization and fans inability to grasp our brilliant and incisive commentary. It is just incomprehsible to us that anyone would put their faith in this organization, its players, its coach or its owner. Time and again, this organization has demonstrated that it does not recognize, and refuses to develop, brilliance by its failure to cater to our needs. Specifically, rather than provide us with the foodstuffs necessary for our comfort when attending a game played by this team, the organization, instead, chose to donate such foods to the hungry masses of Thailand, China, and other nations (Although the donations from the last game we attended nearly ended the hunger problem in those nations, they did, unforgivably, cause us discomfort).

Furthermore, the fans of this organization confound us with their constant demands for our opinions to be researched and based on fact. What they fail to realize is that, once we have stated an opinion, any facts implicit or necessary to that opinion are true. Consistently, these fans fail to recognize that we are above the requirements demanded of lesser journalists and that we have neither the time nor the inclination to research any facts. To do so would only delay our pronouncements with no noticeable gain to our adoring public and without providing any discernable improvement to our final analysis.

Despite last year's playoff fluke, we remain unconvinced that Joe Gibbs has the ability to lead this team to anything beyond a mediocre performance. Our opinion in this matter is not subject to debate.

Finally, for those Redskins supporters who believe we harbor animosity towards the team and can only give back handed compliments, you are correct. We do not like you, we do not like your coach, and we do not like your owner. We hope you fail so that we may gleefully and smugly point out that we knew you would fail. If your team is successful despite our incisive analysis and (oh so cleverly) hidden desire for your failure, do not expect an apology from us. We shall simply ignore you until you inevitably fail. Then we shall be the first to remind that we knew you would fail.

Brilliantly yours - Lenny.


I don't think that one's gonna be in the "Tip Sheet"[/quote]

Honestly, it's not hard to believe Lenny P. would write something that stupid and inflamatory.

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[quote=JoeRedskin]I just received this email from Lenny:

We are not amused at the Redskins' organization and fans inability to grasp our brilliant and incisive commentary. It is just incomprehsible to us that anyone would put their faith in this organization, its players, its coach or its owner. Time and again, this organization has demonstrated that it does not recognize, and refuses to develop, brilliance by its failure to cater to our needs. Specifically, rather than provide us with the foodstuffs necessary for our comfort when attending a game played by this team, the organization, instead, chose to donate such foods to the hungry masses of Thailand, China, and other nations (Although the donations from the last game we attended nearly ended the hunger problem in those nations, they did, unforgivably, cause us discomfort).

Furthermore, the fans of this organization confound us with their constant demands for our opinions to be researched and based on fact. What they fail to realize is that, once we have stated an opinion, any facts implicit or necessary to that opinion are true. Consistently, these fans fail to recognize that we are above the requirements demanded of lesser journalists and that we have neither the time nor the inclination to research any facts. To do so would only delay our pronouncements with no noticeable gain to our adoring public and without providing any discernable improvement to our final analysis.

Despite last year's playoff fluke, we remain unconvinced that Joe Gibbs has the ability to lead this team to anything beyond a mediocre performance. Our opinion in this matter is not subject to debate.

Finally, for those Redskins supporters who believe we harbor animosity towards the team and can only give back handed compliments, you are correct. We do not like you, we do not like your coach, and we do not like your owner. We hope you fail so that we may gleefully and smugly point out that we knew you would fail. If your team is successful despite our incisive analysis and (oh so cleverly) hidden desire for your failure, do not expect an apology from us. We shall simply ignore you until you inevitably fail. Then we shall be the first to remind that we knew you would fail.

Brilliantly yours - Lenny.


I don't think that one's gonna be in the "Tip Sheet"[/quote]lol. That's great. This is what he wanted to say when he decided not to return your email.

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[quote=BrudLee]In his defense, I would have eaten those pies as well. Coconut Custard, you know.[/quote]

That's a good point, but the pies in the truck were shaving cream pies being delivered to the orphanage, where the clown was gonna use them to entertain the orphans. I wouldn't mind if it was a pie you could eat, because understandably any man would want those pies, but to eat shaving cream pies just because you want to deprive some helpless orphans of a little fun? I think that's a little too harsh, but hey, that's Lenny P. for you.