If it aint broke, don’t fix it

The Washington Redskins’ season came to a less-than-glorious end with a loss to Seattle Sunday. And their wild card offensive performance against Tampa Bay was offensive to most Redskins fans. But there is no reason to think that the team is in the midst of an off-season quarterback controversy.

Mark Brunell should clearly be the starter as the team heads into next season. He was able to rally the Redskins in the first game of the season, filling in for an ineffective Patrick Ramsey.

Plus, Brunell was able to lead the offense to 30-plus point performances in the final three games of the season and six straight wins to close out the regular season and the wild card round.

Brunell makes fewer mistakes than Ramsey as well. In the 2004 season, Ramsey threw more interceptions (11) than touchdowns (10), and his career high for touchdowns in a season is 14 (2003).

In contrast, Brunell has thrown more TDs than INTs in 12 of his 13 seasons (1996) and has thrown for more than 14 touchdowns eight times.

Ramsey is clearly not the answer. He has had four seasons to make his mark on the squad, but has had little success.

Rookie Jason Campbell, Joe Gibbs’ project QB, is not the answer right now either. He has not seen any significant playing time and did not look steady in the preseason.

But he may be the quarterback of the future. It is a perfect opportunity for the team to let an experienced quarterback play another season or two and train his prot