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Originally Posted by Schneed10
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.
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Not only was he recovering from his elbow surgery, which undoubtedly took something off his fastball, but the hamstring injury from the Giants game probably took a toll as well.
Gibbs said his leg was black and blue after that game. Hammy's can take a while to fully heal, so it's possible that his hamstring along with the elbow really hurt his arm strength and accuracy for the remainder of the season.
I was reading on another forum that Brunell really hit the weights this offseason and got himself in really good shape. I don't doubt that he's got a bit of a chip on his shoulder. In his mind he probably thinks he could still be starting... and since it looks like his time in Washington will be short he's basically auditioning himself for another shot elsewhere.