Why defend the Brewster Buffalo's aircraft design?

Why defend the Buffalo when it has such a poor reputation?

The argument separates a competitive aircraft design from Brewster's production failures and the training disadvantages of some pilots who flew it.

The Buffalo won its competition against early Wildcats because it was a credible aircraft for its time. Brewster's ability to manufacture aircraft reliably is treated as a different issue from the quality of the design. Its failures while building Corsairs are cited as another reason to focus criticism on the company. In combat, inexperienced Allied pilots also faced highly capable Japanese opponents before effective methods of fighting the Zero were understood. The discussion explicitly avoids judging the pilots' raw talent, concentrating on the training and experience they lacked.