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Matt Flynn is our best option at QB and here are the reasons why
Now that we have our new head coach, I've been thinking about the QB position and what we can do to upgrade it. First of all, we will absolutely keep Matt Moore. He's proven that he is decent and he is cheap and regardless of whether we draft a rookie who can sit and learn from him, or get someone like Matt Flynn we will need a quality number 2, and he won't be much of a cap hit.
Before we get into the reasons why I think Matt Flynn won't end up being like another Kevin Kolb I'd like to say that I'd prefer Matt Flynn over Peyton Manning because I don't want another QB who is on the downside of his career with so many injury question marks, and it's unclear that Peyton would play anywhere else anyways. It was painful watching Marino's last couple of years as he was a shell of himself, looked like the Michelin man and had the mobility of a crippled snail, he was getting killed back there. I don't want to see that type of thing again.
Right, so here are the reasons why I like the idea of going after Matt Flynn:
1. Joe Philbin. He is no doubt intimately familiar with Matt Flynn's strengths and weaknesses and if we do end up signing him, it's because he believes in him and liked what he saw every day in the film room, the practice field, and on game day in the limited engagements that he played in.
2. Green Bay has a history of producing Quality QBs that have gone on to other places and succeeded. Kurt Warner (actually cut, but still, they saw enough in him to sign him), and Matt Hassleback. This is as opposed to Philadelphia (anyone remember AJ Feely?) and Kevin Kolb.
3. Aaron Rodgers. I mean, what did Kevin Kolb learn sitting behind Donovan McNabb and Michael Vick? Donovan McNabb was inconsistent, lazy, and not very accurate by all reports and Vick possesses physical tools that Kolb doesn't so he can't just try and imitate Vick. On the other hand, Matt Flynn was in the film room with Aaron friggin Rodgers. I'll bet he learned a ton from him, just like Aaron learned from Brett Favre and how did that turn out? From that Lions game I saw, that Green Bay offense in a high pressure situation didn't even skip a beat with Matt Flynn. He looked incredible. Poised, accurate, and in complete mastery of the same offense he could run down here.
4. Offensive system continuity. If he comes here he will be set up to continue his development in a system he has been in since 2008. I wouldn't underestimate the value of that.
5. Accuracy. Granted, it's limited action in the pros, but in 2010 he went 40 of 66 which is 60% accuracy in a pro system vs pro defenses. In 2011 he went 33 of 49 for 67% accuracy vs pro defenses with 6 TDs vs 2 ints and Vs the Lions, High Pressure game he went 31 of 44 for a 70.5% completion rate and 6 touchdowns. Kevin Kolb never ever did that nor anything close to it, I believe that this guy is the real deal and would be thrilled if we got him.
6. Cost. Forget financial cost because who cares? a. it's not your money, and b. Franchise QBs cost money so if you've got a good one he's going to cost you. So the cost that matters to me are draft picks and I'm betting Matt Flynn will cost less of those than if we trade up to position number 2 or 3 to try and land RGIII. That would allow us to draft BPA with our draft picks, I'd even be cool with a right tackle with our first pick in that scenario if that was the best player on the board.
7. Plays his best in big games. Named Offensive MVP of the BCS Championship Game after connecting on 19 of 27 passes for 174 yards and four scores, and his performance in that Lions game shows me the stage isn't too big for this guy.
These are the reasons why I think that Matt Flynn is not another Kevin Kolb and why I think we should aggressively pursue him. You can't predict these things, but I bet he's going to be great.
Now that we have our new head coach, I've been thinking about the QB position and what we can do to upgrade it. First of all, we will absolutely keep Matt Moore. He's proven that he is decent and he is cheap and regardless of whether we draft a rookie who can sit and learn from him, or get someone like Matt Flynn we will need a quality number 2, and he won't be much of a cap hit.
Before we get into the reasons why I think Matt Flynn won't end up being like another Kevin Kolb I'd like to say that I'd prefer Matt Flynn over Peyton Manning because I don't want another QB who is on the downside of his career with so many injury question marks, and it's unclear that Peyton would play anywhere else anyways. It was painful watching Marino's last couple of years as he was a shell of himself, looked like the Michelin man and had the mobility of a crippled snail, he was getting killed back there. I don't want to see that type of thing again.
Right, so here are the reasons why I like the idea of going after Matt Flynn:
1. Joe Philbin. He is no doubt intimately familiar with Matt Flynn's strengths and weaknesses and if we do end up signing him, it's because he believes in him and liked what he saw every day in the film room, the practice field, and on game day in the limited engagements that he played in.
2. Green Bay has a history of producing Quality QBs that have gone on to other places and succeeded. Kurt Warner (actually cut, but still, they saw enough in him to sign him), and Matt Hassleback. This is as opposed to Philadelphia (anyone remember AJ Feely?) and Kevin Kolb.
3. Aaron Rodgers. I mean, what did Kevin Kolb learn sitting behind Donovan McNabb and Michael Vick? Donovan McNabb was inconsistent, lazy, and not very accurate by all reports and Vick possesses physical tools that Kolb doesn't so he can't just try and imitate Vick. On the other hand, Matt Flynn was in the film room with Aaron friggin Rodgers. I'll bet he learned a ton from him, just like Aaron learned from Brett Favre and how did that turn out? From that Lions game I saw, that Green Bay offense in a high pressure situation didn't even skip a beat with Matt Flynn. He looked incredible. Poised, accurate, and in complete mastery of the same offense he could run down here.
4. Offensive system continuity. If he comes here he will be set up to continue his development in a system he has been in since 2008. I wouldn't underestimate the value of that.
5. Accuracy. Granted, it's limited action in the pros, but in 2010 he went 40 of 66 which is 60% accuracy in a pro system vs pro defenses. In 2011 he went 33 of 49 for 67% accuracy vs pro defenses with 6 TDs vs 2 ints and Vs the Lions, High Pressure game he went 31 of 44 for a 70.5% completion rate and 6 touchdowns. Kevin Kolb never ever did that nor anything close to it, I believe that this guy is the real deal and would be thrilled if we got him.
6. Cost. Forget financial cost because who cares? a. it's not your money, and b. Franchise QBs cost money so if you've got a good one he's going to cost you. So the cost that matters to me are draft picks and I'm betting Matt Flynn will cost less of those than if we trade up to position number 2 or 3 to try and land RGIII. That would allow us to draft BPA with our draft picks, I'd even be cool with a right tackle with our first pick in that scenario if that was the best player on the board.
7. Plays his best in big games. Named Offensive MVP of the BCS Championship Game after connecting on 19 of 27 passes for 174 yards and four scores, and his performance in that Lions game shows me the stage isn't too big for this guy.
These are the reasons why I think that Matt Flynn is not another Kevin Kolb and why I think we should aggressively pursue him. You can't predict these things, but I bet he's going to be great.
