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I completely agree, Matty (I was thinking of starting this sort of thread). First, what's with all the hate in the press? They really seem to have it in for Brunnel! All the local papers seem to be in agreement. What, did they have a media huddle and decide they needed a QB problem to sell papers?

He threw well on the run, he didn't have an INT, he had two TDs, and lots of yards. He threw the out well, I thought. The first one that Coles droped he zipped out there and hit him in the chest. The running throw to Cooley was very nice. And even the papers had to admit his TD to Gardner was pure old-school Brunell. Finally, as Gibbs had to point out to the reporters in his press conference yesterday, lots of his "bad" throws out of bounds were just that: he was throwing it away. They practiced all week to avoid turnovers (they had none), and Brunell is criticized for firing the ball out of bounds. Look, if Gardner gets out of bounds (or if they call the helmet-to-helmet), they tie the game. And then who knows. If they won it Brunell, with Gardner, are the big heros. So I don't get the "he's lost it" chorus.

I'm not saying he's Theisman, Mark II, but he can make the thows this offense needs. And we shouldn't overlook his leadership qualities. I think the players respect him and follow him. He got up after five sacks and some tough hits, and almost pulled it out after a tough first half, and some brutally bad calls. Ok, we need some Ws to make it all mean something, but the team did not quit, and the QB was a big part of that.