wazzy said:
There are so many reasons why Gus should start.
- He knows the system already
- The defence is not getting any younger
- We can draft a QB next year and let him develope under Gus and learn the system
- Gus is a an above average quarterback who can control the game(Jake Delhomme) and thats all we need with the running game were going to have.
- It is more likely Feely will struggle at the beginning of the season with the new system and that is not good when we can have a winning team with a QB that can control the game
Reasons I dissagree...
The system...sure he is more familiar with the terminology of the system, which gives him somewhat of an edge, however, the WRs, RBs, TEs and OL are also not familiar with the system...therefore, even if he knows what is supposed to be happening, everyone else needs to know as well....AJ is capable of picking up a new system...his disadvantage is that this is his 3rd system in the last two full years....
The defense is not getting much younger, however, the system that Saban runs and with his advanced knowledge of how to run a top-notch defense and the fact that we have only a couple of rookies that will be asked to learn this system (the remainder of the veterans, being experienced and several have operated in this style of D...Spraghan, Jr, Crowder, Daniels, Bowens in college, etc) giving them an advantage..The D will not miss much of a beat under Saban, even with "veteran" players.
Are you forgetting about AJ ?? Are you forgetting that we gave up a 2nd round choice for him ?? Shouldn't we give him the opportunity to show what he can do ?? Afterall, Wanny surely didn't give him an opportunity last season. His lack of success was determined when Wanny and Spielman dissagreed on trading for him. His "loyalty" to certain players (Ears being the poster child for this) doomed any chance of AJ being successful...then, of course, Wanny plays "ring around the rosie" with the offensive coaches, they dissagree on everything during the season until Bates sets them somewhat straight. Then Wacky drops out of sight and they make ZERO adjustments to the offense to account for him not being there...Oh, and then there was the play of the OL....That surely gave AJ every opportunity to be successful...Gus can always be available to backup and fill in for AJ if he falters. That is his best role. We can still draft another young QB for the future...I think that's a great idea for next year...
Gus is an average QB (not really above average) and can control the game to a certain extent. He has
proven in the past that his best role is the fill in/backup role, not the extended starter spot. His best years were in very stable, quality offensive and defensive teams. I would hardly classify us as stable on offense...And Delhomme is far better than just a "manager" of the game...If you watch him this year, you'll see that. His first year with the Panthers, that is all he was asked to do. This last year, after their poor start, with a new OL, he improved greatly and as I said, proved he is far better than just a manager of the game.
As I said above, the entire offense may struggle, with or without Gus because of the newness of the system for
all our players. In particular, the success of the system hinges on the OL...if they come together as we all hope, fine, but that will take some time...expect us to be very good sometimes and very poor sometimes as our players progress. Be a little more realistic about why we traded for AJ...it was not to dispose of him after not using him properly last year.
So, there is no reason to hand Gus the starting spot when we have someone with some potential here and ready to go...
