Can Brunell lead this team to a super bowl?

[hurrykaine]

Originally Posted by Southpaw

I think Brunell can be just as successful next season as he was this season, but he's not going to win a game when it's do or die time. He still plays not to lose, so unless Washington has a lead in most games next year; No, he won't win a Super Bowl.

I think Gibbs coached teams try to dominate right from the start - if they're down in the 4th quarter, they're not "comeback-on-the-road" type of teams. No matter who the QB is. The MNF victory over Dallas was an exception.

I could be wrong, but it would be nice discussion material if anyone knows of Gibbs road record (regular season and playoffs) when trailing in at the start of the 4th quarter.

[dgack]

Originally Posted by hurrykaine

I think Gibbs coached teams try to dominate right from the start - if they're down in the 4th quarter, they're not "comeback-on-the-road" type of teams. No matter who the QB is. The MNF victory over Dallas was an exception.

I could be wrong, but it would be nice discussion material if anyone knows of Gibbs road record (regular season and playoffs) when trailing in at the start of the 4th quarter.

Well, it wasn't the 4th quarter, but I remember this one game against Denver where we came back from a 10-point deficit...

[GoSkins!]

Of course Brunnel can do it. Gibbs does not rely on the QB being a superstar to win suprbowls. He relies on his offensive line.

Am I the only one who feels like losing Randy Thomas was a huge reason for our offensive fall off? It just seemed like he was the only guy who could really pull with power and stay out in front of Portis. Losing him slowed the running game which, in turn, hurt the passing game.

I think that we need to go after a "super-backup" o-lineman in free agency and find another receiver to go with Moss and Patten. That and continuity may be all we need to get to the next level.

[Funbunchfan]

Originally Posted by hurrykaine

I think Gibbs coached teams try to dominate right from the start - if they're down in the 4th quarter, they're not "comeback-on-the-road" type of teams. No matter who the QB is. The MNF victory over Dallas was an exception.

I could be wrong, but it would be nice discussion material if anyone knows of Gibbs road record (regular season and playoffs) when trailing in at the start of the 4th quarter.

I disagree totaly,in Gibbs first tenure he was a master of adjustments many games we were down at the half and came out in the second half with a new game plan.

[hurrykaine]

Originally Posted by Funbunchfan

I disagree totaly,in Gibbs first tenure he was a master of adjustments many games we were down at the half and came out in the second half with a new game plan.

I knew that. How about if he's trailing at the start of the 4th Q, as can happen often in playoffs?

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by Funbunchfan

I disagree totaly,in Gibbs first tenure he was a master of adjustments many games we were down at the half and came out in the second half with a new game plan.

Totally correct, Washington was a superb come from behind team in Gibbs first term. just as you said, they looked like a different team in the second half and Gibbs is famous for his halftime "talks". They did a good job in that respect this season as well as they won several games they trailed in. Brunell will have to have some help in the "Weapons and protection" area's. Long pass routes take longer to set up. He'e spending to much time running! A couple more legit guys to throw to! See, nothin' to it!

[LadyT]

Hate to feel this way, but my answers is an unequivocal "no". He just is too old to last out a season and still be productive enough to take us all the way. That was glaringly apparent this season. He will be one year older next season and isn't suddenly going to morph into a younger QB. The best I can say about him is that he is a fairly capable QB, but he doesn't have what it takes to win it all for us.

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by LadyT

Hate to feel this way, but my answers is an unequivocal "no". He just is too old to last out a season and still be productive enough to take us all the way. That was glaringly apparent this season. He will be one year older next season and isn't suddenly going to morph into a younger QB. The best I can say about him is that he is a fairly capable QB, but he doesn't have what it takes to win it all for us.

This was your post in September of this year. Maybe Brunell is better than you think for this team.



http://www.thewarpath.net/showpost.p...4&postcount=24





Re: Ramsey wants to be traded
If it's true I don't blame him one bit. I have just lost ALL respect for Gibbs.

Get ready for another dismal season, Skins fans. Does anyone out there really think that Brunell will take us to the playoffs? HAH!

What really ticks me off is that, last year, Gibbs gave Brunell every chance to improve - far more games than he deserved, before he finally yanked him. This year, he says Ramsey is the man and he gives him all of 1 game? What in the **** is going on here?

I'll never believe another thing that Gibbs says and, mark my words, neither will any of the other players. From comments I've read, many of them seem to prefer Ramsey.

[LadyT]

Originally Posted by Hog1

This was your post in September of this year. Maybe Brunell is better than you think for this team.



http://www.thewarpath.net/showpost.p...4&postcount=24





Re: Ramsey wants to be traded
If it's true I don't blame him one bit. I have just lost ALL respect for Gibbs.

Get ready for another dismal season, Skins fans. Does anyone out there really think that Brunell will take us to the playoffs? HAH!

What really ticks me off is that, last year, Gibbs gave Brunell every chance to improve - far more games than he deserved, before he finally yanked him. This year, he says Ramsey is the man and he gives him all of 1 game? What in the **** is going on here?

I'll never believe another thing that Gibbs says and, mark my words, neither will any of the other players. From comments I've read, many of them seem to prefer Ramsey.

I'll admit I was wrong in predicting a dismal season. The team was a very, very pleasant surprise and Brunell played at a level much better than I anticipated. But, the question posed was - can he win us a Super Bowl? And my answer to that remains the same - no. It's apparent that he is capable enough to take us to the playoffs, but I don't think we will go any farther than the first round or possibly the next round, if he is still the QB. He was playing very well, even great at times, earlier in the season. This is where I was wrong about him. But, as the season progressed, he very obviously slowed down. During the last 3 or 4 games, he has been only a shadow of what he was like early in the season. Next year, he's even older and he just cannot take a full season and stilll maintain the top productivity that a team needs from its QB. The early season successful long passes have become a distant memory during these last few games. Other teams know his limitations and Seattle capitalized on it to beat us. Why do you think they so confidently stacked the line against the run? Because they knew Brunell could not beat them through the air.

[skindogger47]

I voted no, but actually if we get a first round bye I think he could do it. But for God's sake we can't play that type of offense again! We need to upgrade #2 WR and we're in business. Moss, ???, Patten, Thrash. Thaaaaaaaaaaat's what I'm talking about!