Originally posted by iceblizzard69
No supporting cast? He gets to throw to 4 pretty good WR in Ward, Gadsden, Chambers, and McKnight.
This is funny....the rap in the beginning of the season was that we kinda downgraded at the WR position...after all we had a rookie, a former 3rd string receiver from Dallas (McKnight), a backup from the Jets (Ward) and a limping former Arena leaguer (Gadson)....add to that Mr OJ who can be seen in night clubs instead near the Dolphins training facility, Mr "let me rather faircatch it, otherwise I fumble" Ogden....
Now, the season is over we have a probowl WR corps....
Let me remind you also that Chambers came into his own...McKnight fumbled and bobbled all year, Ward was injured early on, ran wrong routes and was only good in 3rd and 4th downs and Gadson...limped along. So, we really had only one receiver (Chambers) who also was injured against the Ravens.
No receivers, so to speak of, no running game and an injury depleated OL was all we had against the Ravens....
With all the obstacles and problems, we became a passing team with Fiedler throwing for over 3,200 yards. He shook of INTs early in the year and finishd as the top QB in the second half of the season....
His last 7 games: over 1,700 yards passing, 11TDs, 4 INTs. Pretty darn good for an average QB with a noodle for an arm if you ask me.
If he would have had the resemblance of a running game this year and we could have stopped the run a little...we could have gone further....very much further
Now Fiedler does not deserve maybe 5 million/year but he sure is worth more than the lousy 1.2 million he made last year.
If you go really cheap this time around at QB and let Fiedler go, we'll be in deep "S" because there is nobody out there I like to have on my team right now.
Relying on a QB gets you only that far...it doesn't matter what name you throw in...Marino,Elway, Fiedler, Grbac, Dilfer, Kelly......
Look at Kordel...he is an average QB...probably more average than Fiedler....he excells because:
a) he has a running game
b) he has an OL which blocks for the running game as well as for the passing game
c) he has a couple of receivers who make plays
d) has a D who can stop the run, creates turnovers and shortens the field for his O
Lookat Brady:
a) has a running game
b) has an OL which blocks for the running game as well as for the passing game
c) has a couple of receivers who make plays
d) has a D who can stop the run, creates turnovers and shortens the field
There is your AFC Championship game. You make either Kordel or Brady the one part you have to rely on...and neither would be even close the the game next week.
Supporting cast is more than just one receiver.....this sport is a team sport.