It's officially Dallas week!

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

And I can tell, from a purely statistical perspective even, that Mark Brunell deserves next to no blame for the 2-5 record. Sure, if he bounces a pass in, he is to blame. But when you have a guy completing more than 64% for more than 200 yards a game and getting picked less than once every two games, you realize that he's doing his part. Not his part and everyone elses like some of you want from the QB position. His part. Gibbs isn't stupid. He can analyze basic statistics without using his QB as a scapegoat.

Continue to deflect blame from Brunell. Blame it on the defense, blame it on the routes, etc...

Completion percentage is meaningless when a good portion of those completions are five yards completions on 3rd and 8. David Carr has something like 70% completion percentage this season. That wonderful completion percentage does about as much good for the Texans as it does for the Skins... 2-5.

How is slightly over 200 yards a game something to boast about? That's servicable at best. Even less so when you consider that almost 400 of Brunell's passing yards this season have come from garbage time. And please spare me the garbage time theory. I already know it's just as tough to pass when the defense gives you a 15 yard cushion at the end of a blowout, as it is during the rest of the game...

And I never said Gibbs was stupid, but he is wrong if he thinks Brunell is going to lead this team to a championship. Who's to blame for the playoff run last season? The defense was putting points on the board, Portis was banged up and it was on Brunell to make some plays. He couldn't step up to the challenge. He's basically been playing the same ever since, outside of the Jags game. And while everyone knows it's not all Brunell's fault, he's also the easiest problem to fix. They can't replace the entire defense, so change what you can, and see if it creates a spark. If it doesn't, what have you lost? A playoff spot? Yeah... sure...