Should Brunell be replaced? (merged)

NFLeurope · 12-11-2005, 07:06 PM

Aright...glad that we got the win despite a shitty performance. So...we are still in the playoff race...and the remaining games still are meaningful for us...

The question is...should Brunell be replaced for the Dallas game?

In my opinion i would not outright say Brunell should be replaced. But i do believe Gibbs ought to give Ramsey some snaps with the first team this week in addition to Brunell...and at least consider the possibility of a switch going into next week.

itvnetop · 12-11-2005, 07:08 PM

i'm not sure if you make a QB switch in the middle of a playoff race...

MTK · 12-11-2005, 07:10 PM

Ummm, no.

Ridiculous suggestion.

illdefined · 12-11-2005, 07:16 PM

Brunell may indeed need to be replaced if that throwing hand is hurt, but only then.

mooby · 12-11-2005, 07:18 PM

yeah if he has a bad injury that affects his throwing hand, then i'd consider it. But I'd say no considering we're in the middle of a playoff race, fighting to get in, and P.R. probably wouldn't get us in.

skinsguy · 12-11-2005, 07:39 PM

Only if he's injured. Otherwise, you stick with Brunell.

saskin · 12-11-2005, 07:58 PM

I was a little uneasy to see that Brunell was starting in the second but I'm glad Gibbs didn't make the switch. Unless he's injured (which I hope he never gets injured) then don't switch.

BigSKINBauer · 12-11-2005, 08:12 PM

Brunell got us this far and he will take us where ever we are going

Big C · 12-11-2005, 08:16 PM

that was a freak game for him, considering hed only thrown 5 total ints until this game

saden1 · 12-11-2005, 08:16 PM

Replace? Why would you do such a god awful thing? If it isn't really broke, don't "try" fix i!

FRPLG · 12-11-2005, 08:17 PM

he had one bad half. he has been doing exactly what the coaches want him to do perfectly until that one bad half. you don't sit a guy for one bad half.

saskin · 12-11-2005, 08:20 PM

I was a Brunell supporter a lot I just thought that Gibbs might've sat him down...cause that was a freak game. And most of them were deflections and one he overshot the reciever.

EternalEnigma21 · 12-11-2005, 08:24 PM

I agree in principal that you wouldn't pull a QB after one performance like that (and having said that you know where I still stand after PR being pulled in the middle of the first game) but... you guys have to agree that brunell does not have the accuracy and nor does he get the defensive reads he was getting in the first half of the season. At first when he was on the field he was there with a purpose, and now it seems that he's a bit lost and off target... and we've seen too much of that in a QB the last several years.

I'm still not for pulling him... but if i were in gibb's position, i may shorten the leash a bit if he doesn't step up next week at home.

Also, I'd try and put antonio brown in the slot position (if not at the #2 position because taylor jacobs just blows no two ways about it) and see if that makes a defense give portis and moss a little bit of room.

BigSKINBauer · 12-11-2005, 08:26 PM

if he did this bad the first 5 games of the year as he has the last 5 i would be calling for his head but we are a playoff contending team and playoff teams don't pull their QB 3 weeks before the playoffs

Beemnseven · 12-11-2005, 08:38 PM

While Brunell's productivity has taken a dive recently, you can't pull the guy with whom the receivers have developed a chemistry after 13 games and insert a right hander that hasn't seen the playing field since week one.

As bad as the offense was against a poor defense today, making a quarterback change now would make things astoundingly worse.

The real problem is that teams have zeroed in on Santana Moss and you cannot depend on Chris Cooley to pick up all the slack. Taylor Jacobs had his third pathetic game in a row as the #2 receiver, and if that doesn't settle once and for all his capability as a viable wideout, I don't know what will. He presents no consistent option for the quarterback whatsoever.

12-11-2005, 07:06 PM	#1
NFLeurope Camp Scrub Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 85	Should Brunell be replaced? Aright...glad that we got the win despite a shitty performance. So...we are still in the playoff race...and the remaining games still are meaningful for us... The question is...should Brunell be replaced for the Dallas game? In my opinion i would not outright say Brunell should be replaced. But i do believe Gibbs ought to give Ramsey some snaps with the first team this week in addition to Brunell...and at least consider the possibility of a switch going into next week.

12-11-2005, 07:10 PM	#3
MTK \m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 52 Posts: 99,832	Re: Qb Ummm, no. Ridiculous suggestion.

12-11-2005, 07:16 PM	#4
illdefined Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: nyc Age: 49 Posts: 2,631	Re: Qb Brunell may indeed need to be replaced if that throwing hand is hurt, but only then. __________________ a fan. not a cheerleader.

12-11-2005, 07:18 PM	#5
mooby Hug Anne Spyder Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 20,577	Re: Qb yeah if he has a bad injury that affects his throwing hand, then i'd consider it. But I'd say no considering we're in the middle of a playoff race, fighting to get in, and P.R. probably wouldn't get us in.

12-11-2005, 07:39 PM	#6
skinsguy Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Greensboro, North Carolina Posts: 6,766	Re: Qb Only if he's injured. Otherwise, you stick with Brunell. __________________ "Fire Up That Diesel!"

12-11-2005, 07:08 PM	#2
itvnetop Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 48 Posts: 3,007	Re: Qb i'm not sure if you make a QB switch in the middle of a playoff race...

12-11-2005, 07:58 PM	#7
saskin Special Teams Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Antonio Age: 37 Posts: 355	Re: Qb I was a little uneasy to see that Brunell was starting in the second but I'm glad Gibbs didn't make the switch. Unless he's injured (which I hope he never gets injured) then don't switch.

12-11-2005, 08:12 PM	#8
BigSKINBauer Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Washington, DC Age: 37 Posts: 5,688	Re: Qb Brunell got us this far and he will take us where ever we are going

12-11-2005, 08:16 PM	#9
Big C Mr. Brightside Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Leesburg, VA Age: 39 Posts: 4,453	Re: Qb that was a freak game for him, considering hed only thrown 5 total ints until this game __________________ "I don't care what nobody say I'm a be me, stay hood stay real, cause I'm out here grindin'" -Joe Gibbs

12-11-2005, 08:16 PM	#10
saden1 MVP Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Seattle Age: 46 Posts: 10,069	Re: Qb Replace? Why would you do such a god awful thing? If it isn't really broke, don't "try" fix i!

12-11-2005, 08:17 PM	#11
FRPLG MVP Join Date: May 2004 Age: 46 Posts: 10,164	Re: Qb he had one bad half. he has been doing exactly what the coaches want him to do perfectly until that one bad half. you don't sit a guy for one bad half.

12-11-2005, 08:20 PM	#12
saskin Special Teams Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Antonio Age: 37 Posts: 355	Re: Qb I was a Brunell supporter a lot I just thought that Gibbs might've sat him down...cause that was a freak game. And most of them were deflections and one he overshot the reciever.

12-11-2005, 08:24 PM	#13
EternalEnigma21 Assistant Regional Mod Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Carbondale CO Age: 45 Posts: 2,958	Re: Qb I agree in principal that you wouldn't pull a QB after one performance like that (and having said that you know where I still stand after PR being pulled in the middle of the first game) but... you guys have to agree that brunell does not have the accuracy and nor does he get the defensive reads he was getting in the first half of the season. At first when he was on the field he was there with a purpose, and now it seems that he's a bit lost and off target... and we've seen too much of that in a QB the last several years. I'm still not for pulling him... but if i were in gibb's position, i may shorten the leash a bit if he doesn't step up next week at home. Also, I'd try and put antonio brown in the slot position (if not at the #2 position because taylor jacobs just blows no two ways about it) and see if that makes a defense give portis and moss a little bit of room.

12-11-2005, 08:26 PM	#14
BigSKINBauer Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Washington, DC Age: 37 Posts: 5,688	Re: Qb if he did this bad the first 5 games of the year as he has the last 5 i would be calling for his head but we are a playoff contending team and playoff teams don't pull their QB 3 weeks before the playoffs

12-11-2005, 08:38 PM	#15
Beemnseven Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Virginia Beach Age: 51 Posts: 5,311	Re: Qb While Brunell's productivity has taken a dive recently, you can't pull the guy with whom the receivers have developed a chemistry after 13 games and insert a right hander that hasn't seen the playing field since week one. As bad as the offense was against a poor defense today, making a quarterback change now would make things astoundingly worse. The real problem is that teams have zeroed in on Santana Moss and you cannot depend on Chris Cooley to pick up all the slack. Taylor Jacobs had his third pathetic game in a row as the #2 receiver, and if that doesn't settle once and for all his capability as a viable wideout, I don't know what will. He presents no consistent option for the quarterback whatsoever.

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