taylorj99
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First, let me point out that since Fiedler's been the starter, he's never had a legitimate threat to take his job. He's also been booed. Booed so much that people wanted Ray Lucas to start, then Brian Griese. Neither took his job, and who's still here. He took a pay cut. And for his troubles they bring in yet another QB who's supposed to take his job.
Here's my spin. The FO is and has been trying to find a replacement for Fiedler. They haven't been successfull thus far. But it seems to me that just the thought of someone else's third stringer coming in to take my job would motivate me. So it's just that, a ploy to see how Fiedler responds. Unless Feeley's head and shoulders better than Fiedler come opening day, Fiedler starts. Historically, both QB's have had better numbers coming in after the starter went down with injury. So ideally, Fiedler starts the first five games. Because he's so scared to lose the job, he plays phenomenal goes 5-0 then he gets an ankle sprain and Feeley comes in, he goes 3-1 and is named the starter. Week 11 we get routed by Seattle, and Wannstedt then renames Fiedler the starter for the remainder of the regular season. He goes 4-2 to finish out the season, but loses two of the last three and we barely beat Cleveland. We still make the playoffs, but now Feeley's back at the helm with something to prove. He marches us all the way to the SB where he goes down in the first drive with a separated shoulder. Fiedler comes in goes 14-15 for 230 yds and 2 tds, Ricky has 130 and a TD, and Jason Taylor runs in a fumble recovery, caused by a svelt Larry Chester, for a TD. Fiedler is named MVP.
Here's my spin. The FO is and has been trying to find a replacement for Fiedler. They haven't been successfull thus far. But it seems to me that just the thought of someone else's third stringer coming in to take my job would motivate me. So it's just that, a ploy to see how Fiedler responds. Unless Feeley's head and shoulders better than Fiedler come opening day, Fiedler starts. Historically, both QB's have had better numbers coming in after the starter went down with injury. So ideally, Fiedler starts the first five games. Because he's so scared to lose the job, he plays phenomenal goes 5-0 then he gets an ankle sprain and Feeley comes in, he goes 3-1 and is named the starter. Week 11 we get routed by Seattle, and Wannstedt then renames Fiedler the starter for the remainder of the regular season. He goes 4-2 to finish out the season, but loses two of the last three and we barely beat Cleveland. We still make the playoffs, but now Feeley's back at the helm with something to prove. He marches us all the way to the SB where he goes down in the first drive with a separated shoulder. Fiedler comes in goes 14-15 for 230 yds and 2 tds, Ricky has 130 and a TD, and Jason Taylor runs in a fumble recovery, caused by a svelt Larry Chester, for a TD. Fiedler is named MVP.
