Brunell is killing Portis

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I think it’s important to look beyond just the yards per attempt (YPA). Remember in the Bucs game, Brunell threw a lot of passes in the flat to Coles that were basically the same as a running play. A more telling statistic-which I don’t have-is yards after catch (YAC). If Brunell places the ball where the receiver doesn’t have to break his stride and he does it often enough, it increases the efficiency of the offense no matter where the ball is caught. Unfortunately, we’ve seen more often than not that a lot of Brunell’s passes over the middle, particularly to Coles, have been overthrown and that’s forced Coles to break his stride and it’s hurt the offense.