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Brunell gets the nod for the Cowpukes game....
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:02 pm
by spudstr04
I hope no one has posted this yet, but if so, I am sorry....I just saw on the bottom crawl line on ESPN that Len Pastabelly reported that Mark Brunell will start on Monday Night vs.the Cowboys..it's official...the era of #11 lasted for one half of a game....so much for the confidence level being high...
980 just reported...Brunell Starter
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:24 pm
by BringThePain!
Gibbs announced...Brunell is going to be the starter...
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:25 pm
by portis26
This makes me mad beyond words.
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:25 pm
by NikiH
Shouldn't this be in the smack forum. So much for Patrick's chance!

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:26 pm
by BringThePain!
It should if everyone is going to whine and complain about a decision that a Hall of Fame Coach made..

Re: 980 just reported...Brunell Starter
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:26 pm
by Redskins Rule
BringThePain! wrote:Gibbs announced...Brunell is going to be the starter...
CRAP!!!
I REALLY WANTED TO BEAT DALLAS THIS YEAR TOO!!!
What did he say about Ramsey??? I mean, is Ramsey getting shafted or is he going to play Seattle in Week 4?
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:27 pm
by SkinsFanInHawai'i
I'm just glad this dicussion is done.
I personally preferred Brunell, but support whomever Gibbs decided to go with.
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:27 pm
by NikiH
Hey watch it pal, I was crying, not whining and complaining.
And I will support whom ever is in there, I just was hopeful it'd be Ramsey, is there a reason given or are we assuming it's a performance based decision?
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:28 pm
by portis26
What a joke.
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:28 pm
by SkinzCanes
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:30 pm
by SkinzCanes
Re: Brunell gets the nod for the Cowpukes game....
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:30 pm
by skins81
spudstr04 wrote:I hope no one has posted this yet, but if so, I am sorry....I just saw on the bottom crawl line on ESPN that Len Pastabelly reported that Mark Brunell will start on Monday Night vs.the Cowboys..it's official...the era of #11 lasted for one half of a game....so much for the confidence level being high...
Really it was only one quarter
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:30 pm
by Redskins1974
BringThePain! wrote:It should if everyone is going to whine and complain about a decision that a Hall of Fame Coach made..

Thank you!
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:31 pm
by Redskins Rule
WHY?!?!?!?!?!?
Is Ramsey hurt? or is he getting the shaft? Can someone please explain WHY!?!? to me?
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:31 pm
by spudstr04
I just wanted to add that last year when we played the Cowboys on Monday Night, Brunell had a really good game....not that it is going to happen again....but I thought I should throw it out there for ya...here's the stats:
25 for 43...325 yards...2 TDs...97.5 QB rating...It was his only great game last year...maybe he can show us some of this stuff and keep it going...
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:32 pm
by Redskin in Canada
It does not matter. Ramsey will be back before the end of the Dallas game.

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:34 pm
by NikiH
Ok I'll shut up now. No more whining or complaining! YEAHHH GO BRUNNELL!

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:35 pm
by SkinzCanes
It should if everyone is going to whine and complain about a decision that a Hall of Fame Coach made.. icon_neutral.gif
Just because Gibbs is a Hall of Fame coach that doesn't mean that every decision he makes is wrong. Clearly he made a huge mistake in trading a second round pick for Brunell. Starting Brunell for as long as he did last year was also a mistake and replacing Ramsey this early on in the season is pure insanity.
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:36 pm
by spudstr04
Here's the actual article:
Brunell replaces Ramsey as Redskins' starting QB
By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com
Just one game into the season, Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs, who has never demonstrated any hesitancy about switching starting quarterbacks, has struck again.
ESPN.com has confirmed that Gibbs on Monday informed starter Patrick Ramsey, who suffered a sprained neck in the second quarter of Sunday's victory over the Chicago Bears, that he will be replaced by Mark Brunell when the Redskins face the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night. The move came incredibly quick even by Gibbs' standards, and followed weeks of public support for Ramsey, the team's first-round choice in the 2002 draft.
The switch further fuels speculation that Ramsey is not held in favor by the current staff and that Jason Campbell, the second of the Redskins' two choices in the first round of the 2005 draft, is the team's quarterback of the future. Certainly the Redskins did not invest a first-round pick in Campbell, a former Auburn star, to have him sit behind Ramsey for a long period.
Brunell, who turns 36 on Saturday, opened the 2004 season as the starter, was ineffective in the Redskins' poorly-designed offense, and was replaced by Ramsey after starting the first nine games of the year. Brunell never played in 2004 after his demotion.
But the veteran left-hander demonstrated improvement in training camp and Gibbs did not hesitate to put him into the game Sunday when Ramsey was injured on a sack by Chicago linebacker Lance Briggs. Even though Ramsey was cleared to return to the game, Brunell finished, completing eight of 14 passes for 70 yards, with no touchdowns or interceptions in nearly three quarters of action.
In a little more than a quarter, Ramsey completed six of 11 attempts for 105 yards, with no touchdown passes and one interception.
Neither quarterback drove Washington to a touchdown, and the Redskins' only scoring came on three John Hall field goals.
Asked following the game about his quarterback situation, Gibbs said he would wait to "see after two days off" and "see how (players) heal up." But it was suspected even then he was leaning toward a change.
Ramsey, 26, has appeared in 30 games, and started 24 of them, in three-plus seasons with the Redskins. The former Tulane star has completed 471 of 847 passes for 5,475 yards, with 33 touchdown passes and 29 interceptions.
The Redskins considered trading Ramsey to Chicago in 2002, even before signing him to his first NFL contract, because of a lengthy impasse in negotiations that kept him out of most of his first training camp. Ramsey was privately chafed in the spring of 2004 when the Redskins acquired Brunell from Jacksonville in a trade, but Gibbs convinced him that he would have an opportunity to compete for the starting job.
Most league scouts agree that Ramsey has starting-caliber talent but many also feel that, given the lack of confidence demonstrated in him by the Redskins, he might only succeed if he moves on to another franchise.
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:36 pm
by Chris Luva Luva
The man freaking sprained his neck!! Stop freaking whining. Have any of you sprained your neck before? It does heal in 30 minutes.
You want Ramsey to fail but you dont realize it. You want him in there at 40% health so that he can lose the game for us and hurt his chances even more. Of course he's going to see he's ok, I said those same words when I played ball and I was just as dizzy as possible.

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:36 pm
by SkinsFanInHawai'i
Does everybody who wants Ramsey to start believe he should because:
A) He gives us a better chance to win
B) He deserves his chance to start
C) Both
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:37 pm
by Chris Luva Luva
The man freaking sprained his neck!! Stop freaking whining. Have any of you sprained your neck before? It does heal in 30 minutes.
You want Ramsey to fail but you dont realize it. You want him in there at 40% health so that he can lose the game for us and hurt his chances even more. Of course he's going to see he's ok, I said those same words when I played ball and I was just as dizzy as possible.
How can Ramsey lead us to victory if he can't FREAKING TURN HIS HEAD TO SEE A WR??!?!
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:38 pm
by Texas Hog
trust Gibbs, people!
He knows what is best for the team.
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:38 pm
by Redskins1974
How fickle our fans have become... The grass is always greener folks.
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:38 pm
by BringThePain!
SkinzCanes wrote:It should if everyone is going to whine and complain about a decision that a Hall of Fame Coach made.. icon_neutral.gif
Just because Gibbs is a Hall of Fame coach that doesn't mean that every decision he makes is wrong. Clearly he made a huge mistake in trading a second round pick for Brunell. Starting Brunell for as long as he did last year was also a mistake and replacing Ramsey this early on in the season is pure insanity.
I didn't say his decision was right... I just think it's the second week of the season.. neither QB played exceptionally well... and why go into Dallas week, bitching and complaining over 2 average QB's..

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