Passing: A Deeper Look

[memphisskin]

Thanks TAFKAS for the spreadsheet, Brunell's up and down performance is well documented in that spreadsheet.

My point in questioning Brunell's deep passing ability is that it "appears" that his reluctance to go deep and stretch the field is hindering our receivers ability to get open on the short routes. Either our wideouts are running horrible routes, or they just don't respect Brunell's ability to go deep.

Another perception problem, teams don't seem to have any difficulty in going deep against us and I still believe we have a pretty good defense. I watched McNabb vs. the Giants and wondered if Brunell could have made those same throws, and thus far he hasn't proved that he can consistently. My frustration comes from seeing him complete a 53 yarder to Lloyd vs the Titans and then seeing him bounce a 10 yard pass to him on the next series.

Watching Brunell vs the Giants he did seem to have some pop in his arm, but against the Titans that pop was missing.