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Originally Posted by jdlea
Even when the blitz was getting picked up Brunell was falling out of throws and skipping the ball at receivers feet. At this point, we need to see someone else in there. A player who has the balls to stand in, take the hit and deliver the football. Mark Brunell plays the game scared. He never throws deep and the one time he chose to "gamble" last night was probably one of the worst NFL passes I've ever seen. Mark Brunell looked like a high school quarterback that wandered into an NFL locker room. It was atrocious. He had something like a 26.2 rating before the last drive when he actually completed some passes against the prevent defense. His 67.7 rating after 2 weeks has him at 26th in the NFL.
Jason Campbell may not end up being a franchise quarterback, but there's only one way to find out. If this team is going to lose games early, why not lose them with a player that has a future in this league? Why get the offense in sync with Brunell by week 8 when this should be his last season? Even if he does come back next season, there is no chance he deserves the starting job. He doesn't deserve to start against the Texans and the way he played last night, I don't think he belongs in this league anymore.
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Couldn't have said it better (I tried
). I have not called for Brunell's benching over the last 2+ years of blissfuly mediocre play. I have finally opened my eyes to what many have been saying for a while. I'm done defending him. No more excuses. In the NFL you are a winner or a loser and Mark Brunell is not a winner. End of story. He can retire in the knowledge that he had a decade plus as a starter in the league, and that he has a LOT of freakin' money, but that's it. Buy him a bus ticket...Jeff George his ass and cut him so no one is tempted to bring him back as a starter when JC struggles.