We need a better backup. Look at the Vikings and Packers this year. Vikings are still in it because they have a good backup. Packers are out because they do not.
We WOULD be sitting pretty even WITH the Chargers Nate Pickerman debacle if you know who had caught you know what vs the Carolina Camsters.
It's not just on the QB. Everyone has to do thier job.
If Coach McDermott didn't know that after the Jets and Saints games, heaven help us.
That and we already knew the kid can't handle pressure.
Rookie HC mistake
We'll never know.
Benching your starting QB (that you went 10-5 with in the regular season) in a playoff game was dumber.
But Coach MCDermott's decision was close.
Don't quote me on this, but it seems to me that if the Titans lose to Rams and Jaguars and we beat Fish, we're in (probably). Doesn't seem like long odds at all.
Why did we go back to him then? And why declare he's the starter when healthy? Not seeing it. Time will tell. Not saying he'll be back, not saying he won't.
I disagree. When Hotrod got his knee boo boo, Coach McDermott declared when healthy he would be the starter. He has a little confidence anyway. Coaches want to win.
I have no ideas what's going to happen in the off season. But I do think that Hotrod getting cut is far from certain.
I'd be good with Case but not McCown.
Based on everything the team has been through (17 years etc), if we make the playoffs, Hotrod deserves to be presumptive starter next year PERIOD IMHO.
A team wins because of it's QB.
Maybe zero for these 2 guys, but many teams do very well with other teams cast offs.
Drew Brees won a SB
Trent Dilfer won a SB
Curt Warner got back to SB
Craig Morton went to a SB
Fish did the El Perfecto with a cast off (Earl Moral playing most of the year)
Cardinals have gone to playoffs several times with Palmer.
Broncos went to 2 SBs winning 1 with castoff Manning
Raiders went to SB with Rich Gannon
49ers won SB with castoff Steve Young
Bucs won SB with Brad Johnson
Bills made playoffs twice with castoff Flutie
Vikings won division with castoff Case Keenum playing most of year
Vikings were a missed FG from going to SB with Randall Cunningham
Packers won a SB with castoff Favre
Seahawks went to SB with castoff Hasselbeck
Washington went to playoffs with Brunell
Cheaps got eliminated by Bills with castoff Joe Montana at QB
Vikings went to playoffs with castoff Favre
Castoffs can be good.
We need a better QB. No sense in not even considering a place where many playoff QBs and even some SB winners came from.
If/when Say starts catching footballs consistently I'll give him a break.
Just because Jerry Rice struggled the first couple of years has no bearing on if Zay will ever be good. James Hardy struggled the first couple of years too
Jerry Rice worked through by practicing A LOT. I hope Zay is doing likewise.
Smith is a real QB. He's pretty much what tankers want to get with a high pick. In fact, he was the number 1 pick in the draft. And, we already know he's not a bust.
Maybe we would have an inside track since Andy was Coach MCDermott's mentor.
The back of that #11 Bills jersey should have the name LUCKY on it.
Why does anyone take that number? Once Zay took it, I knew he was going to under perform.
Jets
Cardinals
Washington if they dump cousins
Clowns
Broncos (Elway loves signing veteran QBs. What does he know we don't?)
49ers if they decide Jimmy is too expensinve
Trade Andy back his number 1. Would be a great deal for us.
Championship
I doubt this VERY seriously. If Alex gets cut, a bidding war will ensue. There are a lot of QB needy teams out there besides us. I'd offer them the 1 we got from them last year.
I don't like Tommy at all in case you didn't notice. But I'm always in favor of someone saying up yours to THE MAN when he's after something that's none of his GD bidness. Get a warrant.