(06-09-2021, 05:02 PM)JagFanatic24 Wrote:

(06-09-2021, 04:34 PM)MarleyJag Wrote: Never did see Mark as one of those guys. Sure he was our best QB in the pre-Lawrence era but a step below HOF candidates like Fred, Jimmy and Boselli. He ranks on a level with Keenan IMO. Definitely a good player, pro bowl material for a couple of years but not an all time great.

In 2006 Mark Brunell was ranked 26th in all-time passing yards. Brunell was also ranked 34th in all time passing TDs.

He was one of the best QBs in the league from 96-2001

4 straight playoffs 
Led the league in passing 
Led all QBs in rushing in 96
3 time Pro Bowler
2 time Pro Bowl MVP
17 game winning drives 
Inducted in the Rose Bowl Hall of fame
Ranks 45th in all time passing yards

(43rd) Kurt Warner - 32,344
(45th) Mark Brunell - 32,072



The throw to Jimmy on the out and up up in Baltimore against the best defense in NFL history, was ranked as 1 of the top 100 best throws in NFL history.

The throw he made to Jimmy up in Denver was also ranked as 1 of the best top 100. So was the throw he made when he went to Washington that he threw to Moss was also ranked as 1 of the best. 

Chris Berman said on multiple occasions that Mark Brunell is 1 of the best QBs in the league during Prime Time.

Mark had a cannon. None of that sink and dunk stuff. He made the big boy throws in the biggest moments. 

Jimmy Smith had arguably the best 3 year stretch of ANY WR in NFL history. Jimmy was running down under kicks in 1995. Him and Mark began forming a connection and the rest is history. Keenan McCardell had a 220 yard game and a 16 catch game. Jimmy had a 291 yard game and a 15 catch game. 

It blows my mind how any Jaguar fan could say he was not the man. 

I’ve been watching the Jaguars ever since Desmond Howard took that punt to the house in Canton, Ohio.

I’m good with Mark not being in anyone’s top 4, but don’t say he wasn’t one of those guys. I challenge you to go back and watch full games from 1996 to 2001.

Mrs. Brunell! I didn't realize you were on the forum!

Seriously, I said he had a couple years were he was an outstanding player but he's never been HOF material. I think he'd tell you that too if you asked him. But he was the best we had at the position for a long time. Still not up with Tony, Fred or Jimmy. He's in the tier with Brackens, Hardy or Keenan.

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