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Originally Posted by illdefined
ok finally a direct response. well, you illustrated perfectly why a talented player like Randy Moss would most likely play a lot better motivated in a different environment. glad you finally recognize emotion as a HUGE part of the game.
Gibbs tried to change the environment HERE and motivate the entire team with the QB change, i think thats obvious. Jason Campbell has proven himself to be smart, talented and controlled - i really don't think Tampa was an isolated incident - the only debate left really is if waiting this long in the season and for Portis to get hurt wasn't too LATE to try and change the environment here. Jason Campbell's first close NFL loss should've been a lot sooner - its worth a lot more to us than Brunell's Nth loss with this team.
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For the record, I never ever said (or thought) that emotion wasn't a direct part of the game. I said ALL ALONG that irregardless of emotion, production is what matters. I've played, so I understand the game from the emotional perspective. I think it was canthetuna who said that he doesn't care about
stats, he cares about
results. Boy that one had me rolling on the floor in hilarity.
I disagree that Gibbs made the QB change to give the team an emotional boost. If he did, it didn't work. I think he also thought that Brunell took this team as far as it could go, then he IRed Portis (he could have been inactivated just as easily) and replaced Brunell in the same week to play for the future.
I think giving the reins to Campbell preseason looks like a good decision in retrospect, but going foward, I think Gibbs made the decision at the right time.
L's are L's, and the best chance to get W's is with Brunell (still). However, all things considered, Gibbs made the decision at the right time.