Why Brunell is Struggling

there was talk of a slow start and adjustment period. i think more shotgun would help brunell get a faster read, since that seems to be were the money was last year... it'd also make the OL look better, since they'd have a bit more buffer room.

For the third time...bring back Bill Musgrave!! Seriously though the shotgun was great for MB. We need to use that more

saunders IS NOT the guy that ran the rams offense, PLEASE stop saying/implying the saunders is the guy responsible for that. martz focused on throwing to locations, not people, and martz didn't care about turnovers... gibbs REALLY does. and trent green is a better QB right now than brunell with a better OL, so the difference there is easy to explain.

warner, bledsoe, and brunell all suffer from looking at the rush instead of downfield at times.

For the third time...bring back Bill Musgrave!! Seriously though the shotgun was great for MB. We need to use that more

it does make you wonder... vick's looked better this year too.

I agree that Mark seemed to be much more comfortable last year from the shotgun position. I hope this doesn't turn Turner-esque in which the attitude "what we do works" is prevalent making the possibility of adapting to the current players skill set unlikely.

EDIT: I, in no way, mean to defend Brunell. I don't buy that it should take one year to fully learn this offense. After a complete offseason, preseason, and seven games, Brunell should have it down IMO.

here here.

if there's ANY benefit to being a 36 year old QB in the NFL, it's that's you're smart and have ostensibly seen it all. you're familiar with various offenses, and you're accustomed to being rushed.

Brunell seems to be playing the opposite, he's been overly sensitive to the rush (shellshocked?) and thinks his job is done safely throwing it to his escape valve.

Brunell seems to be playing the opposite, he's been overly sensitive to the rush (shellshocked?) and thinks his job is done safely throwing it to his escape valve.


warner, bledsoe, etc etc. it's not unique among old QBs with lots of experience. that doesn't mean it doesn't suck though.

warner, bledsoe, etc etc. it's not unique among old QBs with lots of experience. that doesn't mean it doesn't suck though.

yeah, but at least Bledsoe's flaw is holding it too long looking DOWNfield. he's obviously at least willing to take the hit to get it down there. ugh can't believe i just defended that guy. :vomit:

Yeah he is a shot QB that does not know the offense still. More reason to start Campbell!!!!

After watching Brunell over the years it seems he has always trusted his legs more than his arm. Earlier in his career in Jacksonville it appeared as though he would look to run more frequently than throw, and kept that offense going with his legs. Now that he's older and running is not in his best interest, when it comes to throwing the ball in a timing offense I'm not sure he actually trust himself to make some of the throws he may have found easier to make when he was younger.

yeah, but at least Bledsoe's flaw is holding it too long looking DOWNfield. he's obviously at least willing to take the hit to get it down there. ugh can't believe i just defended that guy. :vomit:

Yeah but in the end it has the same result if not worse. He takes far too many sacks and doesn't look for a dumpoff at all, or he forces the issue and throws a horrible pick.

Brunell either dumps it off or throws it away. At least he doesn't force the issue or take too many sacks.

I'm not saying either way is particularly effective, but sacks and turnovers are the quickest way to the bench as we've seen.