grooves12 said:Exactly... this was my whole point. It would be different if Frerotte was an aging Favre or any slew of other successful starters, but Gus is just another stop-gap at the position. Did New York gain anything by starting Kurt Warner?? Wouldn't the added experience for Manning have been more valuable?? Why not go back to Warner or go to the 3rd string when he stunk up the joint?? Because they know he is going to need time to develop and become succesful at the position. At this point he has nearly as many starts as Feeley does.
The QB position is different than just about any other position in the NFL and it needs to be treated differently when it comes to picking the starter. Any other position, it makes sense to pick the guy that gives you the best chance to win NOW... because it doesn't take long to grow into those positions, and it has been shown that players can develop at the position while on the bench. That is not the case for QB's... the successful ones are given time to develop, and it seems like development only comes from live action. It is near impossible to try to mix and match and plug in the new flavor of the week at QB and expect to be successful. They need to grow into the role... and become comfortable with the scheme, their team-mates, and the position itself. So, why start a seasoned player that has shown mediocrity, when you have a player with more physical skills likely to give you the same mediocrity, but with potential to become much much more?
If Gus looks absolutely amazing at the position... fine, start him. But, I don't think that will be the case. I think he will have a slight edge on Feeley, due mostly to his knowledge of the playbook, and in that scenario I say we let Feeley show what he's got.
OK. Less knowledge, outplayed,less experience, 3rd stringer, locks on to a wr,deer in head lights when pressured, and unproven as Tim Rattay and Couch. Yeah ok give hi the job!!!
Holcomb,Simms, the other back up from clev when it was th Couch , Holcomb and whoever(drawing a blank) all have tools. Many guys have the tools. Akili. Bring him in and let him learn. If theman does not know how to turn the compressor on, they do him no good.