Casey Bramlet is the Most Valuable Player in the World (bowl)

by Skin Patrol on Jun 25, 2007 11:13 AM EDT in Awards Comment 3 comments

In case you missed it, because you were watching MMA, big news this weekend for the ~~World League~~ ~~NFL Europe~~ NFL Europa(!), as the Hamburg Sea Devils bested the Frankfurt Galaxy 37-28 in what has been described as the best World Bowl ever (though it also might be the last). Whether the superlative praise or "World Bowl" qualification more meaningfully described the on-field product, I leave to reader(s).

As Redskins Insider points out, roster hopeful backup quarterback Casey Bramlet was the star, winning World Bowl MVP honors thanks to his 20 of 27 for 347 yards and a record setting four touchdown passes, and even some flea flickery trickery. Here's what that looks like, complements the NFL Europe website:

Poise: a dignified, self-confident manner or bearing; composure; self-possession. Ability to complete pass while saying Holy Shit.

Does this assure Casey Bramlet a spot behind Mark Brunell or Todd Collins (but not both, obviously)? Stated differently, does a World Bowl MVP put him ahead of Sam Hollenbach and Jordan Palmer for the backup's backup? Maybe not, as he was playing against truck drivers (not my words!) but I remain pleased that Bramlet pulled off the MVP just as well.

Congratulations are in order for more than just his record setting performance; Casey Bramlet is getting married July 7th, per the WaPo. Hogs Haven was not invited. Despite the slight, we're calling Casey Bramlet the favorite at this point to scoop the final spot. What more could he have done to earn that job from his position in NFL Europa? You allocate players in the hopes that they perform at a professional level there, and Casey Bramlet played at the highest level of any player on the field in the biggest game of that league's season. If that is not evidence that he deserves a roster spot, we might as well just be done with allocations and the NFL Europa all together. What more could we have reasonably expected of him?

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I managed to catch the second half of this

He played good, the defence was terrible though. I hope he gets the #3 spot.

by BritishRedskin on Jun 25, 2007 4:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

My QB depth chart is as follows:

JC, Brunell, and Bramlet with Palmer as the P-Squad All Star.

Palmer is a project... and if it's between unproven Hollenbach and NFL Europa (read, AA Football) proven Bramlet, I'll take the latter, especially if he's just going to be taking Collins's job of holding the almighty clipboard.

Speaking of baseball...

"Relax, all right? Don't try to [sign] everybody. [Collinses] are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ['Stache] balls - it's more democratic."

"Oh, hey, and another thing, [Bramlet]. You don't know shit, all right? If you wanna make it to the bigs, you'll listen to me. [NFL Europa] only wants you so [it] can boss you around, got it? So relax! Let's have some fun out here! This game's fun, OK? Fun goddamnit. And don't hold the [clipboard] so hard, OK? It's an egg. Hold it like an egg."

Yeah, it's kinda weak but it's the first thing that came to mind.

Oh, and candlesticks always make a nice gift.

by TexSkins on Jun 25, 2007 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why?

Why in the name of all that is holy would you purposely put brunell on that list? We know he sucks, we know he doesn't know the offense. You should have Collins there, at least he knows the offense and isnt a broken down old coot. I'm not crazy about Collins either but he is a far better choice to have as a backup, plus nobody (including JC) would have to worry about Gibbs pulling out JC (for the flimsiest of reasons) and replacing him with his golden boy.

by pookskins on Jun 27, 2007 1:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs