Week 7: 10 things to watch
Mark Brunell's last stand? It's a tough time to be a Redskins fan, with the team now 2-4, 1.5 games behind the 3-2 Cowboys and Giants (and 2 games out of first place) and headed to Indianapolis to play the 5-0 Colts, winners of 15 of their last 17 home games (playoffs included), in Week 7. As a result, it's no surprise we're hearing chatter that the Redskins should replace Brunell with a younger, fresher quarterback like Jason Campbell, if only because the season's slipping further away, and there will soon come a point where the team might as well see what it's got for 2007 in Campbell. The problem with that, for fantasy, however, is that a move to Campbell isn't going to strengthen the offense, at least not in the short term, and for owners of Santana Moss and Clinton Portis, it's a real concern. Brunell will be put to the test this Sunday, in a game where he will almost assuredly be forced to play catch-up, and if he's not effective in doing so, it could cost him his job. For Moss' and Portis' sake, it'd be nice to see Brunell bounce back, but I'm beginning to think a switch to Campbell is coming ... soon.
Drew Bledsoe's last stand? OK, so that headline doesn't work as well, but Bledsoe's in somewhat similar a situation to Brunell, with a younger quarterback garnering attention as a possible replacement option in the new future. We all remember the rumors that Tony Romo might unseat the veteran for his job in the preseason, and it didn't happen, but with Bledsoe looking somewhat erratic to this point, the Romo talk could surely return before long. Let's say Bledsoe's on a longer leash than Brunell, but a Monday Night game against the division rival -- and 2005 playoff team -- Giants is a key one in which he needs a successful outing. A switch to Romo sure wouldn't appear to help the numbers of Terrell Owens and Terry Glenn, so if you have them, you have to be rooting for Bledsoe on Monday.
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