Never Seen a Prevent OFFENSE Before Today

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Sunra,

With all due respect, do you really think Brunell is performing at an "acceptable" level? He's horrible. Is ANYONE scared of his abilities (especially his ability to throw the ball deep)? I understand your loyalty to Brunell (since I'm loyal to Ramsey), but even I recognize Ramsey's flaws. I don't think I've heard a single person (outside of Gibbs) say Brunell is doing a decent job.

[SUNRA]

Originally Posted by Ramseyfan

Sunra,

With all due respect, do you really think Brunell is performing at an "acceptable" level? He's horrible. Is ANYONE scared of his abilities (especially his ability to throw the ball deep)? I understand your loyalty to Brunell (since I'm loyal to Ramsey), but even I recognize Ramsey's flaws. I don't think I've heard a single person (outside of Gibbs) say Brunell is doing a decent job.

Almost everybody thought Coach Gibbs was going to come in here and just wave his magical wand and we would win. I didn't. This is week six and Brunell's performance was acceptable based on what we expected from Portis's running game. Brunell was brought here to run an effecient offense. We didn't expect Jansen to leave us that early in the season and with Ray Brown in there it makes Brunells job even harder. I knew what kind of QB Brunell was before he came here. And so did Coach Gibbs. Gibbs has more knowlege of QB's in his pinky finger than all of us on the Warpath combined. It's great to be passionate about a certain player , but not to the point where that becomes your whole focus like some of the threads I have read. If you want to look at a veteran QB who is stinking up a team, look at Kerry Collins. 8 INTS in two games. They were beaten 31 / 3 by Denver today.

Gibbs wants Brunell to do just enough to allow the defense to rest. Instead of complaining about what Brunell isn't doing, Let's talk about how our defense can score some points off of turnovers when the offense is struggling.

[Hogskin]

Red, I, like anyone who watched that game with an open mind, have to agree with you about Brunell.

But as far as never having seen a prevent offense, you obviously were not around when George Allen was here. That was ALWAYS his preferred offense. LOL--- not much fun to watch, but can be effective with a top "D".

[joecrisp]

Originally Posted by SUNRA

Gibbs wants Brunell to do just enough to allow the defense to rest.

Actually, Gibbs's stated goal for each game is for the offense to score 21 points per game, which they have yet to do. Protecting the defense isn't just about giving them rest, it's about scoring points, so that they don't have to pitch a shutout every game.

Originally Posted by SUNRA

Instead of complaining about what Brunell isn't doing, Let's talk about how our defense can score some points off of turnovers when the offense is struggling.

As if it isn't enough that the defense has only allowed six touchdowns in six games, now they have to score for the offense, too? Talk about waving a magic wand! This defense has more than held up its end of the bargain. It's time for the offense to start doing their job, and score some points. That doesn't take a magic wand-- it just takes more effective playcalling and quarterbacking, neither of which have been very effective thus far. Gibbs is willing to admit to the poor playcalling, so don't lynch me for that, but he's saying that as much to cover up for Brunell's inefficiency as anything else.

[redwagonskins]

Sunra, that statement about not worrying about the o and starting to try to figure out how the d can score is completely misguided. The O is SUPPOSED to score, that's the whole point. They are not out there to REST the D. You're kidding, right?
Yeah, Morton's not playing well but he touches the ball 4 or 5 times. The QB, well, that's about every play on offense as best as I can figure.