Haener starts vs Commanders: 1 INT, 5 punts ; Rattler replaced Haener in 2H: led to 19 points

sfidc3 said

I mean, while I think Steve Smith was a great, great WR, that dude hated everyone.....and TBH that is the Haslett culture you are describing re: Brooks.....he never had a chance, his later teams were an absolute mess......with a good HC and offensive staff I thought Brooks could be very good.....

I think you also need to keep in mind there are very few good-great QB's, I think they were both average starters that had some good moments....

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in retrospect, I think your take is correct. but to put it in perspective, we were coming out of a long run with Steve Walsh, Mike Buck, Billy Joe Tolliver, Billy Joe Hobert, Danny Weurfel, and Jeff Blake playing QB. Jeff Blake was the crown jewel of that group, despite being average. So yeah, Brooks & Delhomme looked REAL good in comparison. In the words of Eddie Murphy, after all that, Brooks & Delhomme were the best saltines we ever had. LOL!