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Is Harrington an upgrade from Ferrotte?

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It seems that opinnions are divided as to what we are truly getting with Harrington. Can we expect better play at QB than last year or worse??:dolphins:
 
It's so close imo. He will be a quality backup at least.
 
In terms of doing the job of possibly starting the season and holding things together till Culpepper gets healthy, Frerotte would have been better due to his time in the offense and with our other players.

Thing is, Frerotte left. The only way to keep him would have been to pay him almost 4 million dollars for next year alone, and even then it would be likely that he wouldnt be particularly happy. Frerotte was our first choice, but it didnt work out.

What Harrington provides that Frerotte doesnt is the possibility of some growth in his value if he performs well in Daunte's absence. Doubt it'd be a lot, but I guess its why we pursued him and not another older vet.
 
Culpepper/Harrington > Frerotte/Rosenfelds

I think for the sake of familiarity and stability, Frerotte of course would have been a better option, however, that was an option we didn't have. HE chose to leave and go to St. Louis. HE chose to turn down our offer. We were NOT going to pay him 4 mill a year when we had Pep on the roster and rightfully so. Harrington at this moment is a total unknown. We have his time at Detroit to go by, but that was with averages coaches, an average supporting cast and a different offense to what he'll be asked to play in here. Harrington's as good as anything that was out there and like I said, I think with Pep and Harrington, that is as good as you find depth wise in the league.
 
Frerrote would have been great to start off the season - I had growing confidence in him. However, I do believe that Harrington has something to prove (and knows it). I think he will take every opportunity to learn and know the offense and provide a secure back-up QB for us. And, he will hopefully do the thing that all QB's have done before or after spouts with Detroit - turn out to be pretty dang good! :wink: (Scott Mitchell, anyone?)
 
Frerrote was at his glass ceiling already. At least Harrington has upside. I mean whats to say that he starts and performs really well in the new system. I think we have to ask ourselves, "If Harrington is doing really well in Culpepper's absence do we put Culpepper in when he gets back?" If it's only been a couple of games then thats an easy questions.

But think about it if we are 5-1 with Harrington starting, do we fix something that isn't broken? I think with Harrington's potential he could do well and showcase himsef well with the great coaching we have. If he does tap into that potential I think he is better then Frerrote, however if he stays the same he as on the samelevel as Frerrote.
 
Doakle said:
In terms of doing the job of possibly starting the season and holding things together till Culpepper gets healthy, Frerotte would have been better due to his time in the offense and with our other players.

Thing is, Frerotte left. The only way to keep him would have been to pay him almost 4 million dollars for next year alone, and even then it would be likely that he wouldnt be particularly happy. Frerotte was our first choice, but it didnt work out.

What Harrington provides that Frerotte doesnt is the possibility of some growth in his value if he performs well in Daunte's absence. Doubt it'd be a lot, but I guess its why we pursued him and not another older vet.
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Agreed. Just to add to that, Harrington also has mobility. Which is something Frerotte did not have.
 
Ferotte was solid and serviceable, and would have been the best option to back up Culpepper, but that wasn't an option for us. He wanted a chance to keep his starting job here and that's not realistic with Pep on the team. Don't forget, Gus backed him up 2 years ago. Coach said that we offered just as much money as STL, but Gus wanted to go. Ability-wise, I see the 2 QBs as very similar. The difference is that Gus is what he is and Harrington has a huge upside. He wouldn't be the first QB that needed a change of scenery to excel. I'm not saying the guy will turn into Joe Montana, but he was the best available QB with starting experience on the market. He will be a very solid backup IMO.
 
Joey - 54.7 | 5.68 | 60/62 | 68.1
Gus - 54.1 | 6.87 | 95/79 | 75.3

Gus is slightly better, but MUCH older. He'd be the superior back-up, no doubt (given history w/ Culpepper) but no use crying over spilt milk. I wanted him re-signed pretty bad.

Like some have said, Joey brings a few things to table:

Big upside (everybody says that so I will too)
mobile
starting experience
a chip on his shoulder
best of the 'availables'
and we could potentially trade him in 2 years for value.
 
greatwade said:
Joey - 54.7 | 5.68 | 60/62 | 68.1
Gus - 54.1 | 6.87 | 95/79 | 75.3

Gus is slightly better, but MUCH older. He'd be the superior back-up, no doubt (given history w/ Culpepper) but no use crying over spilt milk. I wanted him re-signed pretty bad.

Like some have said, Joey brings a few things to table. Big upside (everybody says that so I will too), mobile, starting experience, best of the 'availables' and we could potentially trade him in 2 years for value.
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Forget about the numbers. Harrington is better. And the reason is BECAUSE Frerotte already backed up Culpepper in Detroit. That's hard for anybody's ego... To go to another team, become the starter, and then be demoted to the backup position again?
 
I think Joey is an upgrade. He is much younger and still carries a lot of potential. Gus may have given us one more good year, but realistically he is on the edge of his career. Joey is still getting started, and while he may not be here for more then two years, he gives us a solid option at the backup quarterback position.
 
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