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Interesting. According to KFFL, ESPN's story was this yesterday:
But there are plenty of reports saying otherwise:http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/10/17/...rn-to-leftwich/
Well that & his lack of mobility.
Right, so let's use that to combat Joey holding the ball too long, that'll work. This is a ####ing disaster.
Nobody benefits, the Falcons just continue to lose.
Whoever plays the Falcons benefits a great deal.
Very hard to say if anyone benefits or looses at this point. Having watched Leftwich play in Jacksonville his entire career the one thing I can tell you that will change with Byron under center is that Leftwich will trust his arm on throws deep into a small window. Since he is coming in cold, I don't know if that's a good or bad thing. But I would expect that the Falcon WRs will get more chances to make plays with Byron. I'd watch the targets very closely this week. Byron does like to pick a "go to" WR and if the Falcons have some success with Leftwich, whoever that go to guy is could have some value.
Exactly. Meanwhile, Norwood continues to get only 6-8 touches per game so that teams don't have to respect the running game and can pin their ears back on an even slower QB.This is the stupidest thing I've ever seen. And I'm a Falcons fan!
I'm not sure how much of an upgrade he is, dood. The guy holds the ball forever. With that o-line I wonder how long it will be until he gets injured.Harrington is not better than Leftwich, dood.
Roddy White. He's been putting up decent yardage (50+ in 5 straight games). If Leftwich can get him the ball like he did Jimmy Smith in the past White can be a pretty good option.
Fans in the 10th row get a bump.
Same thing I was hoping. However, with a new qb comes new looks. Harrington looked to White alot, hopefully Leftwich doesn't lock on Crumpler. I have a few on bye weeks this week and need to decide between Welker or White. I think I am going to wait to see how this plays out.
sounds you are down to joey as your only qbgl
Or he just watched the game and doesn't dismiss accurate observations based on silly guesses at someone else's roster. Second most annoying type of post after "wow, so and so is on waivers? Can I get into your league" posts.
How about the posters that dismiss years of solid QB play based on poor performance late in one game where the QB was brought in cold having never even practiced with the first team offense? Byron gets ragged on a lot, but look at his career numbers, they aren't that bad. He's started 16 games in the last 2 season and thrown for 21 TDs, 11 INTS, 3,300 yards, rushed for 4 more TDs. Considering the conservative offense and lack of WR talent in Jacksonville, those numbers aren't bad at all.
The numbers aren't bad at all. I believe you're a Jaguars homer, so you've probably followed Leftwich closer than many of us. He's always suffered through various injuries and he takes a VERY long time getting rid of the ball. Playing behind the Atlanta offensive line, what do you see as being his upside?
This week. The New Orleans Saints Defense
Yea, I am a Jags homer and to be honest I'm not sure there is any upside. It could be a total disaster. Atlanta's O-line looks awful and the Falcon WRs have the same drop issues the Jags WRs have had for years. If you are looking for positives, Petrino's spread system is similar to the system Marshall ran, in which Leftwich had a great deal of success. Jacksonville tried to fit Leftwich, a gunsluger QB, into a West Coast/ball control system which never maximized his talent. This different system should be more suited to his skill set. And while Leftwich does obviously have a long windup, he makes quick choices and is not afraid to throw the ball away if a play isn't happening. And it's the same windup he had a decent amount of success with in Jacksonville. I'm in no way proclaiming Leftwich the savior of the Falcons season and early front runner for comeback player fo the year. But the move does make sense when you consider that Joey likely isn't the longterm answer and Leftwich at least could be a QB for the future. And that while off to a terrible start, the Falcons are not out of it yet with QB concerns in Carolina and RB concerns in Tampa. If Leftwich can come in and jumpstart the offense, they could still make some noise this season.
This seems like a very decent defense of Leftwich, but I am curious how it applies to my statement.
I don't see how if the WRs continue to drop passes that hit him in both hands. I am not arguing for or against Joey or Byron. I just think it's silly to bench a guy who continuously hit receivers in both hands. That could have been a good game, like it was in the first quarter, if even half those dropped passes were caught. I just don't see what Joey did, especially compared to how bad Lefty looked last week, to get himself benched. He is clearly not the problem on their O. No line, no running game, no time to throw the ball. And then when he puts the ball in a catchable spot he takes a big hit while the ball hits the ground.
Maybe there's more to being a good QB than throwing the ball?
The New Orleans defense this week.
Leftwich has had injury problems to be sure. But Byron has never missed a single game due to an injury he got from a hit in the pocket. His injury have occured when he's avoided the rush and moved outside the pocket, the major one being when A. Wilson rolled up his ankle on a freak play where he barely hit hit.
Gamblers.
Leftwich is a DC guy that is tough and hungry to win whenever he's in the lineup. Joey doesn't have that kind of toughness and hunger.
Smith had 3 of his worst fantasy seasons with Leftwich at QB.His best season with Leftwich (9.6 PPG) was only marginally better than his worst season with Brunell (9.1 PPG).
Harrington is not better than Leftwich, dood.
