So, What To Make of Colt Brennan?

In the first professional football of the season, John Madden lavished all over him, the crowd cheered him on, and teammates laughed at and for him. Two touchdown passes, some crafty footwork, and intense staring by Jim Zorn were the highlights of Colt Brennan’s debut for the Washington Redskins.

If last night’s performance was any indication, the D.C. Dreamboat has certainly changed minds about his status as America’s favorite third-string quarterback.

Of course his body of work was against fellow third-stringers and practice squad heroes, but 9-10 for two TD’s is good on any level, not to mention in an NFL national television debut. In all, the Redskins’ QB’s completed 19-21 passes for 216 yards and three touchdowns, with most of that work being put in during Brennan’s comeback effort.

As for fan reaction? My homeboy from New Jersey sent this text immediately following Brennan’s second touchdown.

“The new Favre.”

With three more games to go in the preseason, Brennan is already pushing for a back-up QB controversy, a controversy that on the merit of football talent, is as important as the one brewing in Green Bay.

Comments

By Truth About It Dot Net on August 4th, 2008 at 4:24 pm

Well, the only thing I make of it is that he may not be as crappy as the scouts might have suspected.

By Patrick on August 4th, 2008 at 4:33 pm

That kid has something special. He has a presence like Montana, Favre, Brady… I am a die hard Skins’ fan and I think we have our STARTER but it will take time (or an injury) for him to be a starter. Come to think of it Montana, Favre, Brady all were a nobody till somebody got hurt. Something to think about.

By JC on August 4th, 2008 at 10:01 pm

I definitely lobbied for the Ravens to draft Brennan. Time will tell if Flacco is the answer for the Birds, but the same confidence that Brennan brought to Hawaii, he appears to have brought to the Skins’ third team.