I really don't want to stir the pot at all, just wanted to add an observation. I saw this same sort of thread many *many* weeks in Denver after we lost games. Brian would get sacked, make some bad picks, or fumble.. and there were two crowds. The 'Brian Bashers(tm?)', and the Griese Groupies. The Groupies would say 'If we had a line, he would be fine!'.. and the Bashers would say 'He does this all the time.. when do you start blaming the QB?'.
I myself was a 'Groupie' if you would.. for along time, 3 and a half years. I supported him.. gave him all the time in the world. I eventually became neutral, and the last half year in Denver, I joined the ranks of the 'Bashers'. I finally looked at Brian in an honest light. QB who can be very accurate if he has a perfect line.. but will go down with the pressure of even one rusher. He cannot scramble to save his life, and he has little awareness in the pocket. As Madden once said.. Griese can see the guys go around the corners, but he is a very poor judge of when to get rid of the ball. He has X seconds to do so.. and he usually holds on too long and gets whalloped.
But this is the sort of thread I saw so often, I got sick and just wanted him out of Denver. Because Denver does *not* have a perfect o-line. And in fact, when I thought about it.. NO line can protect a QB on every single play of a game. That is when I realized Brian was a deficit.
Now I missed the game.. so I was hoping to find out, was Brian somewhat more of a leader when the chips were done? i.e. was he standing with his guys at the end of the game, or was he by himself on the defensive bench? If it was the prior, he still might pan out for ya. :)
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