The Curse of Rypien and Williams

[jsarno]

Well, Williams actually had talent, but Rypien was a product of our system. Rypien was NOT a good qb.
However, what you inadvertantly stumbled on is that Rypien was a nickel and dime qb. He threw mainly short passes and let the receivers do the work. So the fact that Brunell has been nickel and diming his way to success (albeit 1 week) doesn't really mean we are doomed.

I don't think any of us are trying to relive any glory days of Williams or Rypien...some are with Theismann, but we have never had a top 5 qb, we are about having a great running game. Someone touched upon the fact that the game has changed and qb's are a vital aspect. The era we are in is about airing it out over grinding it out. That being said, as long as Brunell can occasionally throw deep to open the offense (think Dallas game last year) and does not create any turnovers, he too could join Redskins elite status like the subpar Rypien.