Time to bench Brunell? (Mega Man Merge)

[Eight in the Box]

Brunell refuses to step up in the pocket and take advantage of the pocket the O-line creates. If you watch the film, while both teams DE's were regularly being forced outside of and behind QB, Bledsoe would step in the pocket and make a play while Brunell would sit there on his heels and get sacked or throw it into the grass.

About halfway through the 4th with the Cowboys in prevent he actually began to step in the pocket and get rid of the ball. Its remarkable how much that improved the pace of his passes. I know it was garbage time, but the difference was blatantly obvious.

I think our O-line gave him nice pockets and afforded him plenty of time to make plays, but he just scared or incapable of making them. You are telling me that not once was any of the trio of WR's open for a deep ball? Doubtful, Brunell just knew he did not have the arm to make any of the deep throws. If he looks like this now, imagine what he will look like in week 15.

IMO, Brunell needs to sit this week so we can let Campbell get his first start against a soft Texans defense. If Brunell does play, he will throw for 250 and two scores and Gibbs will be back riding his jock and then he will proceed to stink it up and against the Jags D at FedEx on Oct. 1 and we will be right back in the same predicament we are in now. The sooner we start campbell the better. Though he may make some stupid mistakes, the production reward is well worth the risk.