Brennan 13-for-18

Lest there be any doubt Colt will make the team … From the Honolulu Advertiser:

Former University of Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan completed 13 of 18 passes for 119 yards in a 24-3 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars today in an exhibition NFL game played in Landover, Md.

Brennan, listed as the Redskins third-team quarterback after being drafted in the sixth round of April’s NFL draft, also rushed twice for 11 yards. He did not throw a touchdown pass and did not throw an interception.

Meanwhile, the Redskins offense was sluggish again with starting quarterback Jason Campbell completing just 1 of 4 passes for three yards and an interception.

His first pass was picked off in the first period, leading to Jacksonville’s first score — a 3-yard touchdown pass from David Gerrard to Reggie Williams.

Redskins coach Jim Zorn had decided to play his first-string offense for a series — perhaps two — only because he felt the players needed a boost of confidence after last week’s 47-3 debacle against the Carolina Panthers.

The move backfired.

Campbell was intercepted by Mike Peterson on Washington’s first play from scrimmage. The Redskins’ next possession was a three-and-out, prompting Zorn to send his starters back for a third series — and another three-and-out.

Given the poor performance of the Redskins starting offense, one of the biggest cheers of the night came when Brennan entered the game in the second quarter. Brennan, though still very raw for NFL, has excited fans by putting up good numbers against other teams’ backups all preseason and did so again.

Brennan drove the Redskins on an 8-play, 46-yard drive that led to the Redskins’ only score.

Brennan, who is behind No. 2 Todd Collins at quarterback, is battling Derek Devine for the No. 3 spot at quarterback.

Brennan played the final three quarters of the game. Devine did not play.

Teams are expected to make their final cuts to 53 players Saturday.

3 responses to “Brennan 13-for-18

  1. Colt has been the star of pre-season Redskins…if not the NFL. Sad to say but Devine is pretty much done. He had a tough challenge in Colt.

  2. Todd Collins, a seasoned veteran who grasps the West Coast offense and has no trouble picking up second and third receivers, should be starting, with Colt Brennan, who is plenty sharp, the principal understudy and Jason Campbell in the third spot. Jason Campbell is simply a slow learner, but management will doggedly stick with him in the No. 1 spot, lose a few games, then belatedly change the starter, saying Campbell “needs more time to develop.” By then the ‘Skins will have lost ground they cannot make up. How is it that a fan who has never coached a game can see what is plain for all to see, while management remains a prisoner of its freeze-dried thinking? The Golden Rule applies — the guy who has the gold makes the rules.

  3. Washington released their cuts today, Devine was on that list, Colt was not. Looks like another home-town kid gets a shot.

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