Gibbs' hard-headedness is killing us right now. Why does he insist on sticking with Brunell, when it's so obvious to the whole world that Brunell is the major problem on the offense?
Several reasons, I think: 1) he personally went after Brunell in the off-season and it would be a tremendous embarrassment for him to pull his support from "his" guy, 2) the Skins (Snyder) paid Brunell a lot of money and can't afford to admit their mistake so soon after coughing up the bucks, 3) Gibbs is so enamored of playing proven vets that he can't see the forest for the trees.
I, for one, am mightily disappointed in Gibbs right now. His refusal to admit the obvious is costing the Skins their entire season. He should have made a change a couple of games ago, when there was still something left to salvage. If this were Spurrier being so pig-headed everyone would be all over him.
I can't believe Ramsey could play any worse than Brunell is playing. Maybe his strong arm and toughness is exactly what is needed to turn this thing around. All I know is that I don't want to have to suffer through one more game with Brunell because he just isn't getting the job done.
I would be willing to bet the house that many of the offensive players have lost all faith in their QB, but can't publicly say so. If you'll notice, hardly any of them are coming to Brunell's defense right now. Instead, they're noticeably quiet.
Bottom line is - Gibbs went after him and Gibbs is continuing to play him. So, Gibbs should take 99% of the blame for what is happening on offense. By the same token, Gibbs went after Gregg Williams and got him and that has proven to be a master stroke. So, I give Gibbs a lot of credit for how well the defense has performed. But, you really can't be a contender with only 1/3 of the team playing like champions.
Gibbs has really disappointed me these past 3 or 4 weeks and now the season is, for all intents and purposes, over.
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