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That's a low bar.

Yeah, I always considered Cassel the guy who would start if the other guys didn't step up. But both of them did. No reason to go with Cassel. I don't want him cut, I think he's a solid option coming off the bench as a #2 but I don't want to see him start any games unless both Tyrod and EJ aren't available.

Then Cassel isn't his man. In the past 2 seasons EJ has started 14 games and Cassel 12, so the games played is very close. Don't forget that for 9 of these starts Cassel had Adrian Peterson in his backfield. Their numbers: Cassel Passer Rating - 78.1 TDs (both running and throwing) - 15 Turnovers (ints and fumbles) - 16 EJ Passer Rating - 78.5 TDs (both running and throwing) - 19 Turnovers (ints and fumbles) - 15 EJ has played two more games and has fewer turnovers. Hell, people want to say EJ has been "bad" the past two years yet he's been better than this supposedly rock solid, "consistent" vet. Granted, obviously stats don't tell the entire story, but you can get a pretty good picture from them. I can't wrap my mind around how anybody would want Cassel as the starter when you have two young guys who have been playing their asses off. If the coaches go this direction I'll lose some faith in them.

I'd say it's a bit of both. Once a player can stop thinking of all the little thinks he can concentrate on just making his reads and everything else will just be muscle memory. At the same time coaches have to put the players in a position to succeed. Roman has done a much better job of that than Marrone/Hackett ever did. I

If a player completes 87 percent of their passes their YPA should be through the roof. Any NFL QB can complete 80+ percent of their passes if all passes are within 5 yards of the LoS. That's not going to get the job done though. As Jaworski has said for years, points come from big plays. An offense can not rely on 12+ play drives to consistently get points. At some point in that drive there is going to be a mistake that kills it. A hold, offsides, drops, turnovers, etc.

No doubt. You can't try to coach a player to not be themselves. That's always a recipe for disaster. They took away EJ's legs and his long ball - which are two of his biggest assets. Of course he was going to look horrible trying to be a Cassel type player. The good news is that I think it's helped him become a better pocket passer. He's much better at side-stepping pressure and climbing the pocket than he was in the past two years.

5.5 ypa and zero points. That is not "fine." That's the definition of a QB who will have stalled drive after stalled drive.

If you're completing 87% and still only have a 5.5 ypa something is seriously wrong. Having a 5.5 ypa isn't ever going to cut it. There's a reason he's led the offense to zero points in two pre-season games and a scrimmage. How anybody can say that is "solid" is beyond me.

Yeah, I'm wondering what the point of it is too since once cuts are made on Tuesday the cat will be out of the bag as to who the starter is. Guys who are cut aren't going to keep their mouths shut.

If Cassel is named the starter I'll have to question how legitimate the QB competition was to begin with. I think they'll name Tyrod the starter as he's Rex's guy. In a close contest a coach can probably be counted on picking "his" guy. That being said I think EJ is the better long term solution and he's the guy I'd pick but I'm fine with Taylor too. Both guys have been impressive.

She hasn't competed in years. But yeah, she's hotter.

This team hasn't had a quality QB in forever yet you want to trade a guy who has made progress for a 3rd or 4th round pick? Why? What if Taylor can't cut it? Then what? We're back to square one. Keep 'em both and hope one of them pans out.

He played the least because his drives stalled...

This is my thinking as well and my opinion of Rex just went up because of it...and I liked him before.

I like EJ and think he can develop into a solid starter but you're going way overboard here.

Well then, Dibs questioning the legitimacy of the inside source should be okay then.

When I say anybody but Cassel, I mean ANYBODY but Cassel.

Roman is the QB whisperer.

Pretty sure he said that with his tongue planted firmly in his cheek.

I think it likely is as well but I love the fight in EJ. Kid just keeps fighting no matter what people are saying or the situation around him. That's a kid I can root for.

My guess is the media focuses on that one bad pass though.

I don't mind a clunker here and there. Every QB does it.

I wasn't going to question his inside knowledge before but he stated that this info comes from a different source. We're now to believe he has two different sources with QB info? Yeah, that's a tough one to swallow. Of course TT could very well be the starter but it doesn't mean he has inside info.

Add in the other pre-season games and even the scrimmage if you want and Cassel has 0 scoring drives.