Wheres Chris Cooley been?

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by illdefined

in Brunell's defense, that's exactly the pass Brunell and Cooley connected on with that last TD.

like i said before, Cooley is only player big and slow enough for Brunell to hit over the middle.

I agree, and it was actually a beautiful play. Maybe we should run it more.

[hurrykaine]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

I agree, and it was actually a beautiful play. Maybe we should run it more.

Agreed...that is vintage Trent Green to Tony Gonzalez, with the latter dragging tacklers with him into the end zone. Cooley did that against the Titans. This thread has been misnamed - we know Cooley's play has not been a problem - he's as sure a pair of hands as we have on this team - he catches almost everything thrown his way. His blocking has improved substantially too.

Brunell has not been able to find him - not Cooley's fault.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by hurrykaine

Agreed...that is vintage Trent Green to Tony Gonzalez, with the latter dragging tacklers with him into the end zone. Cooley did that against the Titans. This thread has been misnamed - we know Cooley's play has not been a problem - he's as sure a pair of hands as we have on this team - he catches almost everything thrown his way. His blocking has improved substantially too.

Brunell has not been able to find him - not Cooley's fault.

And yet all those times he found him last year, Brunell gets no credit for that.

[illdefined]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

And yet all those times he found him last year, Brunell gets no credit for that.

do you blame Saunders then? the Oline? honest question.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by illdefined

do you blame Saunders then? the Oline? honest question.

I think, like Matty says and we've both said before, it's just a matter of him not being a top option these days. I don't think the blame can be simply pinned on Brunell for not reaching every receiver multiple times each game. Beyond Tom Brady, how many QBs really spread the wealth around so much?

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

I think, like Matty says and we've both said before, it's just a matter of him not being a top option these days. I don't think the blame can be simply pinned on Brunell for not reaching every receiver multiple times each game. Beyond Tom Brady, how many QBs really spread the wealth around so much?

In general, Mark Brunell is high on the spreading list. McNabb and Peyton are up there too. Pretty much all good QBs spread the ball, and I do think that Brunell has been struggling to get to the level of the comfort in this offense to where he can spread the ball around efficiently. He's doing an okay job, but not as good as last year.

Campbell, I imagine, would be way behind in this part of his development.

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

And yet all those times he found him last year, Brunell gets no credit for that.

He got credit for last year when it mattered... last year.

And I agree with the people that think the problem is the person delivering the ball, and not the person catching it. Cooley only gets passes his way when he's Brunell's first read, which is far less than last year, since there's a true #2 receiver now.

[hurrykaine]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

And yet all those times he found him last year, Brunell gets no credit for that.

Keep in mind that Brunell not being able to find him could be as much a function of inconsistent offensive line play as it is mediocre QB play. Don't be so quick to assume that I'm blaming Brunell.