Hats off to Mark Brunell setting a NFL record!

Texans are a good team to break records on.

that said, i was very disappointed we didn't see passes in the air over 30yds (before YAC). what gives?

it was all dump offs but a few. Not taking anything away from brunell but outside of a few throws it was all dump offs. Which worked...against houston.

Gotta admit, he played well today. If he can keep that up I might even become a Mark Brunell supporter.

it was all dump offs but a few. Not taking anything away from brunell but outside of a few throws it was all dump offs. Which worked...against houston.

exactly. a very conservative gameplan against whats considered one of the worst teams in football. we should've seen yardage records broken today.

I notice Peyton Manning didn't set the record the previous week against Houston. I know that Houston's defense didn't give up this many points to those high-flying Eagles.

I'm not putting on a clean shirt so I can meet Brunell at the airport with a box of candy. I'm just saying that he had a great game in what was (for three quarters, anyway) a loud and hostile environment.

I, saden, congratulate myself for not doubting Brunell. Congratulations to Brunell too for proving that he is still a talent QB who can help this team win.

I notice Peyton Manning didn't set the record the previous week against Houston. I know that Houston's defense didn't give up this many points to those high-flying Eagles.

I'm not putting on a clean shirt so I can meet Brunell at the airport with a box of candy. I'm just saying that he had a great game in what was (for three quarters, anyway) a loud and hostile environment.


yeah who needs a series of consecutive completions when it takes P.Manning only one or two to get it downfield? seriously, what happened today was solid QB play by Mark, but thats really what you expect from a vet against no pressure and a sub-par Texan defense.

I am not even going to look up who posted on this thread and also called for his head last week.

I will be happy with him if they beat Jacksonville. Any one of the three could have led them to 1-3.

Congrats Mark-- let's keep it rolling next week.

does this silence the folks calling for brunnells head? .
Nope ...

yeah who needs a series of consecutive completions when it takes P.Manning only one or two to get it downfield? seriously, what happened today was solid QB play by Mark, but thats really what you expect from a vet against no pressure and a sub-par Texan defense.

Yeah, I was going to say, Brunell had all day to throw. Apparently the Texans coaches didn't watch much film from the Dallas game. He was rarely under duress. I give credit to Saunders as well, he really had the D off balance, threw on 1st down, called for quick passes, (which would have helped against Dallas) and designed plays for Brunell to get the ball out of his hands as quickly as possible.

Call it "hating" if you want, but Mark clealy got a bug up his ass this week with all the talk of being too old and washed up. He was bound and determined to shut some people the hell up. Let's just say, he got exactly the right opponent to help with that.

Still, here's some credit where credit is due, against a bad team or not, it was the most accurate performance he's ever given. Now let's see how he does against a ferocious Jaguar D. That could turn out to be the story of the season: He's brilliant against inferior opponents, but ineffective to downright atrocious against equal or better talent.