The Curse of Rypien and Williams

[Schneed10]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with Mark Brunell. He's a good QB, good enough to win a title. But he needs a surrounding cast.

Football is a team sport. If the line's not blocking, he's not going to do very well (see Dallas and Minnesota). The backbone of any offense is the offensive line, that's something Rypien and Williams both had - a great line. This line in 2006 also can be very good, but they need to learn the new Saunders protection schemes first. If they learn the schemes and protect Brunell long enough, he'll prove that he can live up to Rypien and Williams any day.

Now the defensive issues, that's a different story altogether.