Midseason Report Card

[MTK]

Originally Posted by LongTimeSkinsFan

Matty, concerning the quote, I read it as him saying that the offense as a unit is not getting the job done and the blame is placed on the quarterback. It may be a semantic thing but it sounded like he was distributing the blame instead of accepting it fully. It could also be that I don't have enough coffee in me yet!:cheeky-sm I would think that the biggest reason that people are going after him so much is they expected more out of him than what they are seeing. People have come to equate big contracts with big performance and rightfully so. Everywhere we look in sports, the better players get the biggest salaries and I think overall, they perform to fans expectations. The ones that don't catch a ton of flak as a result.

Maybe it's just my perception but I don't think that's what he meant at all. I've seen other instances where he's taken the blame for the offense not playing well and people still rip him.

To me his quote says the offense is struggling and those struggles start with him. Brunell has been in the league for 11 years now, he knows his role as a QB and that role involves shouldering the blame. He's not a Jeff George type who has no understanding of what leadership means at the QB position.

He's always been a standup guy in this league, I don't see why that would change now.