Wow your ability to read without understanding is amazing.
Do you even remember what happened after Penny was signed or WHEN he was signed? Do you also remember that right before Penny was signed, Sparano was quoted saying that the QB battle was STILL a dead heat? No separation according to Sparano.
Penny was signed right before the first preseason game. In that game, Beck played one qtr with the first team OL against the first team defense while Henne played 2 QTRs behind the first team OL AGAINST the second team defense. Beck was mostly handing off and had like 7 passes thrown. Henne playing much more and throwing a lot more putting larger numbers against the second team defense as should be expected. So, no real separation between the two there either. Their QB ratings were about the same.
Are you with me? The very next week the ONLY two QBs getting reps in practice were Henne and Penny. And it stayed that way the rest of the way through the preseason (3 more games in case you can't count)
So, tell me how the competition ends after one uneventful preseason game but, you somehow want everyone to believe that there was a real competition.
Some people say that preseason doesn't mean much. The truth is practice reps actually mean less than preseason GAME reps. You can tell much more about a QB when he plays against an opposing defense than when he plays in practice against a defense that knows all of the plays. Beck got all of ONE Qtr and a little bit more of play in 4 games. Henne played at least 8-10 QTRs in preseason. How can anyone claim an equal amount of reps in that case? you simply can't.
So, tell me how you can call it a competition when it was clearly over 4 weeks before the season even started and maybe 2 weeks after the offense was put in (when all 3 QBs were simply learning and not performing at peak levels.
There were competitions going on all over the field at just about every other position. But, you have to be drinking the BP kool aid to think that a rookie QB who wasn't performing too well himself in practice ascended over McCown and Beck that much in just a couple of days when right before that Tony stated that it was a dead heat between the three.
But, keep drinking the Parcells kool aid. It's obvious you like it. But, as for me I will judge each move he makes good and bad and judge them on their individual merits.
The handling of our QB situation was clearly poorly handled. I just hope that Beck doesn't come back to haunt us AND that Henne finally develops into what Parcells obviously thought he already was last preseason after just one game.
As of right now Beck looks much better in his development than either Henne or White.
But, I suppose you will argue that as well in spite of the huge disparity in what we have seen with our own eyes.
Did you even see the Ravens game? Beck looked lights out. Those throws were sharp, crisp and right on the money. His 100 plus QB rating for the game would have been much better if not for a dropped TD and at least two dropped perfect passes of over 30 yards each.
Meanwhile in Miami we are wondering if White or Henne will be our QB of the future.
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The denial has reached epic proportions. So it was just a 3 week competition ? Really ? Stop and think for 2 seconds. If you do you "might" remember a little thing called OTA's, maybe ?
So they only looked at Beck for 3 weeks ? hmmm that alone seems like a straight up lie to me. Parcels made up his mind after just 1 game ? The ota's, training camp, in season work and the offseason work after last season did not figure in ? Really? And you know this how ? Or is that just a lie you made up ?
Now, are you with me ? By the time you keep blabbering about rolled around, after Penny was signed, the competition was over. Are you with me ? Can you get that thru your skull ? So what on how long it was ? They saw what they needed and clearly saw more upside to Henne. And we dunno how that's going to play out yet.
Yet 1 more long post of yours that gives zero evidence that, now try to keep up here,
during the competition Beck was in any way not given a fair and even chance. You keep bring up crap after Penny singed as if it mattered. It must to you, but the competition was OVER.
You have repeatedly talked about Sparano saying they were even. (Not sure this is even true since you have not linked it so we can see the date, though I'm sure it was even at some point). So even if he did think they were even, do you spend more time developing the younger or the older QB ? They were both looking at a new system and neither 1 was operating at full potential (and 1 was a rookie). Simple football decision.
BTW they didn't release Beck at the end of the competition either. He wasn't released till April 27, 2009. There were numerous reports about him being at the facility throwing some seemingly outrageous number of throws, with coaches or trainers, I forget now, working on his motion. So not only did they look at him much much longer than 3 weeks, the team also continued to invest in him after he lost said competition.
Just because you say the competition was not long enough does not make it true, that is not a fact. It would help your credibility if you stopped lying about how things actually went down.
Frankly I could care less what Beck is doing with the Ravens. It's pretty clear that you are butthurt about Beck and just cannot let it go. He's not a Dolphin since April. Time to move on, imo.
Again you have no "facts" to back up your claim. What you are doing is stating your opinions backed up by your own logic, which clearly picks and chooses only items that back up your feelings (while ignoring actual, verifiable "facts") and you present this hyperbol as a factual case.
As I already said I wish him the best, not every QB is cut out for every system. They looked at him for a long time, they decided to go another way. They did thier job.
You are butthurt, got it. Clinging to the past and childishly pontificating about your hurt feelings seems to be your job. Somebody has to do it. I'm just glad I'm not "that guy".
Well Done ! :thanks:for being "that guy".
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