WhitewalkerInPhilly

It's especially funny seeing Miami fans of all people defending their secondary.

But...but...Cassel is starting the first preseason game!

What this tells is less about Flynn and more about what the Pats think of the Brady appeal. No way a team takes the risk of just Jimmy G behind center

Really? I had gotten the impression that he was badly regressing at that in the last few practices.

Guys, I have a crazy theory: Rex and Roman, after saying that the QB competition would be open, gave the first live hitting time under center to EJ. The first preseason game to Cassel. Shockingly he might give the second to Tyrod. Shocking! FWIW of the staff is favoring Cassel, they must be seeing something we arent. It's nice that he's going through progressions, but of he's inaccurate on short to intermediate routes and can't throw anything deep I don't see how that helps you. Not doing full progressions is a weakness, but you can counter it with bunch formations and half field reads like Roman did for Kaep and Marrone did (briefly) for EJ before scorching the wholeague idea. Guys, I have a crazy theory: Rex and Roman, after saying that the QB competition would be open, gave the first live hitting time under center to EJ. The first preseason game to Cassel. Shockingly he might give the second to Tyrod. Shocking! FWIW of the staff is favoring Cassel, they must be seeing something we arent. It's nice that he's going through progressions, but of he's inaccurate on short to intermediate routes and can't throw anything deep I don't see how that helps you. Not doing full progressions is a weakness, but you can counter it with bunch formations and half field reads like Roman did for Kaep and Marrone did (briefly) for EJ before scorching the wholeague idea.

Well, next man up in the Philly secondary: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000508089/article/eagles-cb-jacorey-shepherd-suffers-right-knee-injury But it was Chip's pick so it must be brilliant, right?

Right and Eli Manning, Joe Flacco, Colin Kaepernick and Russell Wilson are all consistent top 5 QBS who throw for 3500-4000 yards each year. No, wait. Eli and Joe are streaky as hell. Kaep and Wilson have decent mobility and the ability to extend plays. All of whom (all together now) *chant* used a strong run game and solid defense to get through December and January to the Superbowl. I know we need to upgrade at QB or get dramatically better play from one we have to be a powerhouse contender, but no rookie or guy we can trade for or pick up in free agency will be able to do jack squat without what we're building this year.

No, because the rest of the team was still a godawful trainwreck. In the postseason, which is littered with injuries and bad weather, QB play is mitigated by strong D and a run game. We have those.

Yeah...a lot of people don't like that Goodell has ultimate authority. Hell I don't. Doesn't mean Brady isn't guilty.

Well, all I'll say is this: at the very least, on the wake of the scrimmage which was supposed to be important in picking a starter, can we admit that Cassel has sucked. Seriously sucked. I don't know if EJ or Tyrod are great but they sound leaps and bounds better than Cassel.

Does anyone know why Tyrod was "dissapointing"? He got the team in position to score and his numbers looked ok. Either way I'm happy to see EJ step up when the moment waa big.

Look, I've been a staunch EJ supporter. I think he might win it out. But at this point, going off of the reports of many of our own visitors, and Rex's comments and what all the biggest local beat writers have written (Fairburn, Sal and Joe) Tyrod has looked very good overall and has looked good the last three days. He's young, under contract after this year and has an upside as a mobile QB. If he is our best qb I will not be sad. But EJ also seems to be improving and coming along. At this point, just not Cassel. He's not even accurate at short range never mind medium or long and he has no mobility and he's not under contract so if he wins we likely sign another Fitz like contract. No thanks.

I think that's on the plan for next season. Really, who was on the open market, and who was there at our pick in round 2?

AnyOne who thinks that Baltimore isn't cold come December hasn't been there. That said, Vick had one productive year in Philly.

That's not really a fair bet. If Cassel is the starter, given how bad he has looked, everybody you've made the bet with will have jumped off a bridge.

That's not really a fair bet. If Cassel is the starter, given how bad he has looked, everybody you've made the bet with will have jumped off a bridge.

That's where I am too. If both can be consistently decent in the scrimmage tomorrow, I am happy to let them fight it out and leave Cassel in the dust.

I hate to say it, but are you sure he's still #2 on the depth chart if he's injured for a few weeks. He's missed substantial time each year since 2011, his YPC have dropped and he doesn't do special teams. Will it hurt that much to have him sit until he's fully healed?

Makes sense. It would force them to plan blind.

Don't look now, we might actually have a real quarterback competition on our hands.

Lol Ritchie.

It's PFT. Of course not. Call me crazy but I think we'll start to see the pendulum swing back from offense to defense within a few seasons. We're seeing mega money deals for slightly above average QB play in Flacco, Dalton, and Tannehill of all people. The going rate on QBs is rapidly outpacing the salary cap.

People asked Sal on twitter about which QB has looked his best at his best and the worst at his worst. Answer was the same: EJ, then Tyrod then Meh. I am thinking more and more they split the baby.

That's nothing. Between 4 back to back Super Bowl losses, JP Losman, Billy Joe Hobert, the "Music City Miracle" and a 15 year old playoff drought we've been saying there's no god for years!

Well, they did acquire a number if free agents, but it looks like everyone on the Front 7 looks like a rotational player. Trent Cole, who is decent, will start but he's not Mathis. Looking at it, I fully expect them to shut down the passing game, and with Luck I think they have an advantage in the passing game. But man, they were giving up 4.3 yards per attempt on the ground. I entirely see us using the Pats Model (MINUS deflating footballs. That's cheating) and gash them for 200 yards.