OFFICIAL 1st preseason thread!

[JWsleep]

Originally Posted by canthetuna

awkward and lost might be yours and peak's take on it, but the only thing we can agree on is that he was fidgety.

I'm gonna take a chance here and say that he was fidgety for a whole other reason. He was giddy as a school girl. He kept seeing ways to exploit the guys left and right, seeing recievers prancing through the secondary in slowmotion wearing tu tus calling seductively for the ball. Defenders donning concrete shoes, angry and befuddled.

All the while he's got gibbs in his ear... "dont tilt your hand". So he lofts a pillow into the air to the man in the cement loafers. "Here, have your moment of glory, 'cause when we meet again sloth cat, It will be a different story."

Great post, canthetuna. This has kinda gotten lost in all this "Ramsey looks more confident" talk: this is the beginning of the biggest season of Ramsey's life--eveyone, himself included, has said that he has to step up--and so it's not a surprise that he might be the most fidgety guy out there. My guess (and hope) is that he'll shake off the first-night jitters, get comfortable behind the gelling O-line, and have a great year.

JoeTheisman--maybe, but maybe not. We'll see. I remember how Mark Rypien looked early on in his skins career. But later, he went to Disneyworld.

[JWsleep]

Here's a little clip from Comcastsportsnet of Patten after the game. Seems to me he has it about right--including his fianl comment about making throws in the NFL:

Patten

[BigSKINBauer]

dagnamit. lets not bad mouth someone because they did good, He played better against the second stringers then Ramsey did against the second stringers, but i don't care who he played, he played good, that is what you look at in preseason, he like matt said had zip on the ball, it was accurate, and to most people, it looked good. I believe we scored all of our points with brunnel as QB
I am not saying by ANY means that he deserves to start, all i am saying is give the man respect, yes he did suck last year but he obviously didn't want to suck, he also didn't make the decision whether or not he played, and when he was told to play he played. Can't blaim a person for sucking, we can want to cut the guy, or trade them but to actually be upset when he does good is streching it.
Now i know i am being hypocritical because i have yelled out Brunnel sucks and what not but over the past few weeks with the ariticles about his kids and how he wants to prove everyone that he really isn't the player that we saw last year I am easing up on this guy. Everyone is ready to cut the poor bastard next year, and i believe he still has trade value.

[Longtimefan]

I was just suprised to hear any positives about Brunell even if he hadn't played at all. I'm well aware of the fact he may have been playing against second and third teamers, his play did warrant mention even from some of the former trash mongers. From researching the post I see some complete reversals.

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by Longtimefan

I was just suprised to hear any positives about Brunell even if he hadn't played at all. I'm well aware of the fact he may have been playing against second and third teamers, his play did warrant mention even from some of the former trash mongers. From researching the post I see some complete reversals.

I wouldn't really call it reversals, people hate trash, and last year he was total trash (for whatever reason). on saturday he looked like a real nfl QB, even if it was just for a couple drives.

[Longtimefan]

Oh!! "That's Right, I Forgot Brunell Sucks" I wonder what his family thinks about that.

[EternalEnigma21]

Originally Posted by Longtimefan

Oh!! "That's Right, I Forgot Brunell Sucks" I wonder what his family thinks about that.

I'm sure they watched the games...