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Here's my short-term reason: we really don't have a good QB. We're gonna win with D and the run, so turnovers and 3rd down efficiency are what matter. In that--going by preseason and yesterday, not by 2004--Brunnell appears to have the edge. Gibbs sees the QBs everyday, so I'll trust him on this.

Long-term reason: he switched QBs a lot before, and won. He feels more comfortable with Brunnell, and his gut-feelings about QBs have been reliable in the past.

ABout all this "Gibbs lied" stuff: He never said Ramsey is my starter, whatever he does out on the field. He also said: committ TOs and you wont play. He gave Ramsey the vast majority of play with the first-stringers, and the majority of snaps in practice. Then Ramsey did indeed start the first game, despite having been outplayed by Brunnell in preseason. Then he comes out and throws an INT and fumbles twice.

Ramsey didn't step up and remove the doubts. Yeah, I know, the pressure was on him, peolple lacked condfidence in him, etc. BUt this is the NFL. You have to be able to handle just this sort of pressure. So I trust GIbbs even in the face of this quick switch.

The timing of the switch was awkward, but after wrestling with it and consulting his coaches, he felt that it was right. It was a tough decision, and it may fail. He stepped up and did what he thought would be best for the team, and admitted in wouldn't be popular. It may be his downfall. But taking this sort of risk is what leadership is about. It's not a popularity contest.

I trust Gibbs.