Quote:Brunell was becoming special until his injury turned that trajectory an about face.

 

I wouldn't think the outcome would have been any different in this era.

 

I think he would have been just as successful now as he was then.

 

Personally I don't think he was, it's just that the fanbase got such a tease in the '96 playoffs that we thought he was going to become something he never was going to become. A QB has to be able to win with his arm and his mind from the pocket, Brunell was never able to do it in spite of getting years of development in that arena and playing for years behind a great offensive line with excellent skill players around him. It's time for us as Jaguars fans to admit the truth about Brunell, he was fun to watch for a couple of years, but was never destined to be more than a middle tier starting QB, which is what he was.

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