QB or defense: what's the bigger problem?

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Originally Posted by illdefined

right again, but Campbell is known for his strong arm and long range accuracy. my point is i'm certain Campbell's definition of a receiver being "covered" would be much, much different than Brunell's, and at the cost of a couple more INTs, we'd see alot more primary 1st down receptions and TDs.

better yet, as Campbell gains experience actually playing, that ratio would just get more and more in our favor. there's no such upside with Brunell, i'm sure he will break the record for least INTs thrown in a season, but it will be at the cost of our season record.

his "good" stats reflect all the 3rd down yards and completions Brunell has completed SHORT of the 1st down (and endzone) and those are all useless to us. he's effectively making the whole season "garbage time"

Every time we complete a pass short of the first down marker, we hurt our offensive DVOA. Yet we still rank 7th in the league. This tells me that this does not happen as frequently as the Brunell-haters think it does.

I'm not sure a strong arm and long-range efficiency are a good fit in this offense. It's something that may be an improvement over Brunell, but at what cost? Expierience, short-range accuracy, pocket presence, probably a bit of pre LOS mobility. A lot of things that keep this offense moving.

There ARE offensive issues. We don't score nearly as many points as our efficiency would dictate. Of course, the statistical solution is to create a bigger sample size, in which points would theroretically balance out. So our biggest offensive problem, if not inconsistent line play, is a lack of fortune.

Some people on this fourm are under the impression that a QB change would fix some of our offensive problems. It would create a few more than we already have. Inevitably, we would fall out of the top 10 in efficiency as Campbell learns the ins and outs of the NFL game.

It MIGHT soften Campbell's learning curve to play him now, but this is a bad situation. I would hope that the defense can get rolling soon, and the line begins to play better. If that happens and we find ourselves out of the race in December, then give JC a chance to succeed and win some games in a good situation.

This is anything but a good situation, and Brunell has done a pretty solid job holding this toghether, even if he's errored on the cautious side (which is pure speculation at this point).