Problems, And Excuses!

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by That Guy

...brunell had some amazing games, but he was done again by the eagles game and played like this in both playoff games and the preseason (which i said at the time was misused).

Last year was the best year of brunell's career ... but he hasn't been healthy for an entire season for a long time, and he's never been a great QB (which is what al saunders is used to having).

I'm still waiting on the texan's game, but if they can't figure it out there, it's seriously time to at least see if it's the QB, cause i DID see balls skipping off the ground among other 2004 highlights last sunday.

maybe he does have another miracle spurt left, but the last one was only good for about 12 games, and with his age and the wear he's taken, I'd be surprised if another spurt lasts as long.

I went back and looked at Brunell's stats at the last half of the '05 season. Even during the winning streak, Brunell was very average. Check these numbers:

@ Tampa Bay, 23 for 35, 226 yards passing
Oakland, 14 for 32, 155 yards passing
San Diego, 17 for 27, 194 yards passing
@St. Louis, 14 for 21, 156 yards passing
@Arizona, 18 for 28, 122 yards passing
Dallas, 12 for 20, 163 yards passing
NY Giants, 7 for 11, 124 yards passing (INJURED)
@Philly, 9 for 25, 141 yards passing
@Tampa Bay, 7 for 15, 41 yards passing

Total: 121 for 214 (57%), 1322 yards passing (147 yards per game)

Now, you might say, “well, he only had Moss and Cooley to throw to”, and while that’s true, you have to remember Gibbs renewed his effort to emphasize the running game. So even if there were other options to throw to, I would submit that his stats would have remained about the same. But looking at these numbers, one wonders just what we were expecting from Brunell this year.