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Originally Posted by 12thMan
Honestly, last year was the first time I really had the chance to see Brunell play. I never saw him at Jacksonville. So I didn't have any thing to go on, but obviously my first impression wasn't good.
It's funny how we hear and write a lot of talk about how LaVar has a chip on his shoulder this year - I bet it pales in comparison to the one Brunell has on his this year. His motivation this year may be to simply prove to himself he's still NFL material and every snap he takes in practice, a scrimage, or even a preseason game he's playing to redeem his own conscience and show his worth. Think about it, he signs a big contract that most people feel he didn't live up to, me included, then get's booed for the remainder of the season, get's benched, restructures his contract (TO you should be reading this!), and loses his starting job to the guy he was brought here to replace.
Maybe that's good thread for someone to start...who has a bigger chip on their shoulder this year LaVar or Brunell? I don't know, these are just my silly theories of course  |
It's a good point about the chip on his shoulder, I'm sure he does have something to prove to himself. Also if things don't work out for him as a Redskin, he still wants to play QB in elsewhere. He's not ready to call it a career, so he needs to show other NFL teams what he can do.
In the 90's in Jacksonville he was nothing short of brilliant. He could really scramble, spread the ball around, saw the defense well, and had a knack for making plays when it really counted. So, as a vet with lots of experience, it's not like the guy is prone to making bad decisions as a QB.
But then in his last few years in Jacksonville he hurt his arm or elbow or something like that. I never got a real good feel for what kind of injury it was. I'm not saying he had Tommy John surgery or anything, but when pitchers have reconstructive elbow surgery it usually takes them 2 years to get their velocity back. AJ Burnett's success this year is a perfect example of that. I'm purely speculating here, but you have to wonder if Brunell's arm wasn't 100% last year, and now it's ready to roll again. The zip he had on the ball against Carolina was quite impressive. I'm not going to get too excited, because it was only one game. Just like I'm not going to get too down on Ramsey for only one game. But I am encouraged a bit.