OVCChairman

So it's not just me? I was seriously starting to think I was losing it...

Brunell was not the point. Good lord. The point was Cousins was far and away the best thing we have had at QB and he got vilified. This fanbase was wanting to get him benched and run out of town long before the franchise tag and money became too rich. I said Cousins was the best and most consistent qb we have had in the last 30 year outside of 'maybe Brunell' which should tell you everything you need to know... that we have been terrible at QB and even when we have a semblance of ability this fanbase is still not happy. I never said Brunell was a good QB or tried to argue he was anything more than he was...

No.... Yes... I have been a fan for as long as I have been alive and i still stand by my statement... it's just been much more relevant now. Like I said in a previous post, it's long been said that the most popular person in Washington is the backup quarterback. It's been that way forever. I dont doubt there have been beloved players in the past, but this current fanbase does not have player loyalty. People are calling for Ryan Kerrigan to get traded for any draft pick the team can get...

Different perspectives I guess, all good.

I know... i wasn't saying Brunell was some great QB, I simply said that Cousins was the best or most consistent over the last 30 years outside of maybe Brunell. He was consistent. He didn't make big mistakes and he managed the team. The point was not about Brunell being a good QB, it was about the fact that this fanbase is not loyal to the players... it's loyal to the brand. Players have always been dismissed very quickly... often times incorrectly. They get vilified unless they are ELITE from day 1. Sean Taylor was vilified by this fanbase BIG TIME when his ATV incident came to light. He was attacked by fans because of the wreckless play style was prone to penalties.. He was not embraced from day 1, he had to start going down the path of one of the greatest safeties to play the game before he got right with the fans.

Was anyone else clearly better or more consistent than what Cousins has turned into? To take this a step further, it's a perfect example. Brunell was 13 - 15 here.. In those 30 years I believe he's the closest to .500 of any QB we've had not named Alex Smith.. He did exactly what Alex Smith is asked to do now... Ride the coat tails of a top tier defense and Clinton Portis. Make a couple plays when you can, but don't make the big mistake... He got pushed out for Jason Campbell....

this fanbase is loyal to the brand, not the players. This fanbase will vilify a player or label them bust with the quickness. There is a reason that 'the most popular person in Washington is the backup Quarterback.' You can listen to local sports talk radio and hear it. Weeks 1 - 4 fans were clamoring for Kyle Allen or Alex Smith, When we kept losing with Allen, there was a bigger push for Smith. When Smith lost the first 2 games he played in, and has been less than elite in the two victories, people are on the radio now talking about giving Haskins another shot. It was the same thing in 2013 with Griffin / Cousins / McCoy. People wanted to trade Kerrigan for 'any return' because we have talent at the position.... meanwhile he's a legacy player who is the current sack leader in franchise history. I am not a Kirk guy, believe me... I did not want to pay him what he ultimately got, but he's been the most consistent and successful QB this team has seen in 30 years... outside of maybe Mark Brunnell.

We were beating Cleveland 20-17 to start the 4th quarter when we played them, and Sept / Oct Derrick Henry is not Nov / Dec Derrick Henry. Tennessee lost to Cincinnati the week after they lost to Pittsburgh. Baltimore dominated Pittsburgh defensively but Lamar Jackson gave the game away. The original point was also how Pittsburgh has gone up against a lot of bad defenses. Tennessee and Cleveland don't have defenses on the same level as Baltimore.

Thats because it's either Super Bowl or start over. A lot of this teams fans are completely comfortable getting upset until we have the best 22 starters in the NFL... It's the Madden mentality unfortunately... no growth or nuance. Players are viewed to be what they are with no development assumed. Terry McLaurin is beloved because he came out on fire..

That's very true... The best team they've beat is the Ravens. This past weeks can't be used as a barometer but if you look at their first matchup... Pittsburgh was not impressive. They only reason they even had a chance in that game was because Lamar Jackson did his best imitation of Rex Grossman for some god awful reason. Ben is going to get the ball out quick. If i'm not mistaken, he has the fastest snap to release average in the NFL, so expect a lot of what we saw in the first half vs. the Bengals... unfortunately. The D-line and DBs are going to have to make plays... This is the type of game that we need Young and Sweat to take over if we can use the pass rush to our advantage....

it's all good bud, just some crap talking on a message board.

I'm not pounding you for your opinion, it was the tone of your post that opened you up to people making light of some of the things you've posted. What you feel about Chase Young has nothing to do with the cracks people are taking.. It's LITERALLY insinuating that you're smarter than the average football fan... Then the smarmy crack about a lot of people on this board not knowing anything about football either was a little bit of a spotlight on yourself for some humor. People were giving you a hard time because of it... hence the guy who asked if you know a lot about football or not... or the guy referencing him saying he 'burrows underground to avoid having to play another down behind that OL'

This DB talk has me thinking, and don't get me wrong, I 100% am happy we made the move to get out of the Josh Norman project, but THIS defense is the type of defense that he thrived in with Carolina... Zone coverage, eyes in the backfield with a good pass rush. He was never meant to be put on an island... he doesn't have the speed for it. Not saying I want him back, we overpaid, but we also didn't use him correctly. Had he been in THIS defense for 4 years, I think the opinions of him are different.

Cam Sims looks like the kid on the playground that didn't get picked for the kickball game.

Fixed it.

You mean this thread isn't 169 pages deep of people talking about how good he is?

When you post like this Then misspell the name of the player that you are referencing while saying we should have gone after Burrow instead of Young when Burrow wasn't even on the board, you're subjecting yourself to a ton of jokes.... Of course! Then again when you try to reply out of excitement the thread has aged 5 pages of all the people saying the same thing you are... there's probably 300 posts of people just saying "TERRY!" or "SACK!" lol

Mon - Sat - "We have to build the team, be patient, trust the process" Sun - "WTF RON, THIS IS WHY WE SHOULDN'T HAVE CUT AP! HOW DARE YOU!"

yeah but that second bottle was only aged about a year

but there was more than 1... hence the 's'....?

Burrow? You mean Herbert? Burrow went no. 1 overall to Cincy, we didnt pick Young over Burrow.