I'm not real concerned about passer rating. It is somewhat of a flawed stat...Ben Roethlisberger's passer rating is 75.8, about 8 points higher, yet he has turned the ball over 18 times (17 INT, one fumble) in 9 games. That wanton carelessness is one of the reasons his team is losing.
Observationally, Joey was a good pickup this year. He has played well enough to give us a chance to win. He is not great or even really "good" at this point, but he has played better the last two weeks and seems to be enjoying himself at times. He's getting more comfortable...he just needs to keep his head in the game.
Daunte is still this team's future. I do, however, find it amusing that the o-line decided to show up after he got hurt. Sure, his lack of mobility was part of the 21 sacks, but doesn't anybody else find it funny that we don't see as many opponents in the backfield now and Randy McMichael isn't being forced to stay in and block? I almost think Daunte might have been more effective if the o-line had played as it is doing now (but probably still not great).