Hats off to Mark Brunell setting a NFL record!

MB had a great game no doubt. It is an impressive accomplishment, nobody has ever done it before and there have been alot of crappy teams out there. So no matter who it is or how you do it, it's pretty amazing.

And yes, i was a basher last week and i still have concerns that about the "downfield" thing, but props to MB!!

The Skins had a game plan and came in and did something they haven't this year: executed.

Mad props to #8 for doing so and doing so in a way that no one had ever done before.

That said, what does this particular game plan really say?

-Does it say that the coaching staff does not want MB throwing deep?
-Is this a game plan that will survive the Jags defense?
-How much of what happened against the Texans was due to #26 being on the field?

If you view a -3 to 5 yard pass (distance down the field before the catch) as merely an extension of the running game, then yesterday the Skins ran 95%+.

Another area of excellance was 3rd down. This is a 3rd down league. The first two games, 3rd down ratios on both sides of the ball were bottom 5. Yesterday, they were top 5.

Finally, for all the problems this year, at least we aren't the Giants. Giant fan has some serious problems to deal with.

I think the coaches realised we didnt have to throw deep to win the game! We did what we had to do to move the ball against the Houston D. The few balls we did throw deep were completions and pretty throws. Brunell looked poised and comfortable, this was just what he needed to raise his confidence. Although im sure these short routes will not slay the Jags D, with help from the running game again next week our offense will be just as effective. Im sure Brunell will be going deep more often and yielding excellent results!! (How great did Randel El look??)

-Does it say that the coaching staff does not want MB throwing deep?

I believe they said they felt Houston's overly aggressive D would be susceptible to this short stuff. I don't think that necessarily says anything about their confidence in MB's downfield throwing.

-Is this a game plan that will survive the Jags defense?

Personally I think a little more balance in terms of passing range is usually a better game plan. Aganist the Jags that would seem to be the appropriate course. I think we'll see a heavy dose of CP though. We will be run oriented against the Jags.

-How much of what happened against the Texans was due to #26 being on the field?

From what I could tell most of the underneathe stuff was available because of a lack of quality play at the LB position. Whether that was due to their attention being on CP or I don't know. They looked like crap even when CP was out of the game.

If you view a -3 to 5 yard pass (distance down the field before the catch) as merely an extension of the running game, then yesterday the Skins ran 95%+.

Yeah but on many of the passes the WRs had basically one guy to beat to break a big play. I'll take SM/ARE/BL with one guy to beat all the time rather than CP straight up the middle. CP will wear you down but the WRs will SCORE. It is why I love the WR screen. Best play in football. If you have an athletic WR. It is also why when we ran the play with Cooley that I screamed. That play won't be a big gainer with Cooley running it. Worst play call of the game for us I think. Take the play out of the book.

Another area of excellance was 3rd down. This is a 3rd down league. The first two games, 3rd down ratios on both sides of the ball were bottom 5. Yesterday, they were top 5.

Great stat from Fox yesterday.
Before the game we were first in the league on 1st down and 29th and 31st respectively on 2nd and 3rd down. To me that reflects bad play calling. Your players don't just turn into suckholes after first down. Clearly you are not putting them into position to suceed with that type of drop off in production.
Better play calling on second down gave us better opportunities on third down yesterday. Kudos to the coaches on that.

I hope you and mark are very happy together...

j/k. I know you're a completely better person than me for not venting any frustrations stemming from him sucking a couple of weeks in a row... I feel like he deserves the accolades he recieves for the record and the win, but I think we should start more bench brunell threads than ever before if thats what it takes to get the guy to complete more balls to players than fans!

hess... you are the F'ing man!

:biggthump:vomit:

Postive thinking gets you a whole lot farther than DOOM AND GLOOM. TRUST IN GIBBS!!!!!!! HAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats to Brunell.

No doubt this is a very impressive stat line for #8, but did any of his passes actually go more than 5yrds (through the air I mean) because all I saw were some screens and dump offs.
I'm really not trying to piss all over his accomplishment but I missed the first half of the game and just wanted to know if he passed down field all that much.

Sounds to me like you are ready to piss all over any accomplishment. Sheesh! This is a NEW offense and it is week 3!! Have a little FAITH! Saunders was NOT going to show our best O against the pathetic Texans. Please. He's not stupid!

We really didn't "need" to go downfield against them. If Brunell can throw deep accurately like he did the short game, we'll be fine.

I'm glad to say I was one of the FEW on this site that wasn't bashing him last week!!! Congrats Mark!!!

Glad to have such great company here.

:)

His streak should've gone further too. Pass # 23 was batted at the line and pass #24 was right in Betts' chest and he dropped it.

Congrats, Mark.

I bet he'll be extra-motivated for he Jags game too.

im hoping i have to eat crow for the rest of the year nothing would please me more than see brunell light up the league. but i dont think that going to happen. yes manning didnt complete 22 in a row because he throw the ball more than 6 yds in the air.if you had him do what brunell did im sure he could have the same thing. dont forget the texan i think had the worst pass defense going into the game not trying to be negative just realistic. brunell test is the next four weeks in he should do well against the titans and maybe the giants, lets see what he does against the jags and the colts. if he does what at least a average qb does i'll be very happy but i dont think he will. yes the coaches had him throwing screens and shovel passes is because coach gibbs want to protect his boy brunell that why. hail to the skins and hoping brunell proves me wrong i hoping that happens.

yes the coaches had him throwing screens and shovel passes is because coach gibbs want to protect his boy brunell that why

I think they were just trying to win the game.