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Originally Posted by SUNRA
Why aren't the fumbles being mentioned on any of the threads other than myself? You've got to be kidding me if you think no completions in the first 8 characterized his overall play. No INTs and a fumble on the last play of the game when the O line performance has been deplorable is an insult to Brunell. Last week Brunell threw more TD's against the 1# defense and still loss. It's not Brunell's inconsistency, it's Portis's inability to hold on to the ball that's the blame.
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Brunell completed 43% of his passes for 155 total yards and 0 touchdowns. He didn't have a horrible day, but it wasn't his best. The blame goes far beyond Brunell. Portis, Jacobs, the D-line, and others share in the blame.
While Portis' fumbles really hurt us, Brunell hasn't been the best with ball security. Brunell has been very good about throwing the ball away when there is no one open and not throwing a lot of picks. But, Brunell has fumbled 6 times. While pass protection is sometimes to blame for his failure to protect the ball, there's no excuse for fumbling six times. Brunell, Portis, Cooley, et al need to work on not coughing up the ball.