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I will preface this by saying I am a Bear fan. I thought McCown did a fantastic job last year. I was really hoping that McCown would resign with the Bears as a back up. But prior to last year McCown was nothing more than a journeyman back up QB. He had been in the league for ten years and started 33 games for the Cardinals, the Raiders, and the Bears. But before last year no one considered him a legitimate starter in the NFL. His last shot at a starting job was with the Raiders in 2007 when he started 9 games. Since then he was a back up for the Panthers and the Bears. Although he had a terrific season last year, I believe Tampa will discover that nothing has changed. I think they will discover tha McCown is still a journeyman back up QB.
I think all the stars aligned for McCown last year. Alshon Jeffrey took a quantum leap forward and became a Pro Bowl caliber wide receiver. I think that gave the Bears, if not the best wide reciever tandem in the league, one of the top three. Bennett is a solid tight end. Forte is a terrific receiver out of the backfield and one of the top RBs in the league. Long and Mills solidified the O line, and made that an above average unit. But most importantly, Trestman did a masterful job of putting McCown in the position to be successful.
Now McCown is moving to Tampa. Vincent Jackson is a solid WR and Evans is a promising rookie. Evans will need time to develop, and Jackson is a step below either Marshall or Jeffrey. Behind them there is nothing. Wright has shown flashes at TE, but Bennett is much better at that position. Doug Martin is a pretty good back, but coming off a torn ACL. The Tampa O line was awful last year. So you have put McCown in a situation with a significant downgrade in the talent around him. But the biggest factor, I think, is Lovie. In Chicago we saw that Lovie hasn't a clue how to handle a QB. There is no comparision between Trestman and Lovie in that department. I know that Tampa has Tedford to help McCown. but looking at the whole situation, I think Tampa is going to find out that McCown is exactly what he appeared to be before last year. Either Glennon will be the starter again by the midpoint of the season, or they will be looking for someone new in the 2015 draft.
I hope I am wrong because I think McCown is a good guy, and as a Bears fan, I was thrilled with the season he gave the Bears last year. But journeyman back up QBs don't suddenly morph in to starters at the age of 34. I think the Bucs are about to find that out.
I think all the stars aligned for McCown last year. Alshon Jeffrey took a quantum leap forward and became a Pro Bowl caliber wide receiver. I think that gave the Bears, if not the best wide reciever tandem in the league, one of the top three. Bennett is a solid tight end. Forte is a terrific receiver out of the backfield and one of the top RBs in the league. Long and Mills solidified the O line, and made that an above average unit. But most importantly, Trestman did a masterful job of putting McCown in the position to be successful.
Now McCown is moving to Tampa. Vincent Jackson is a solid WR and Evans is a promising rookie. Evans will need time to develop, and Jackson is a step below either Marshall or Jeffrey. Behind them there is nothing. Wright has shown flashes at TE, but Bennett is much better at that position. Doug Martin is a pretty good back, but coming off a torn ACL. The Tampa O line was awful last year. So you have put McCown in a situation with a significant downgrade in the talent around him. But the biggest factor, I think, is Lovie. In Chicago we saw that Lovie hasn't a clue how to handle a QB. There is no comparision between Trestman and Lovie in that department. I know that Tampa has Tedford to help McCown. but looking at the whole situation, I think Tampa is going to find out that McCown is exactly what he appeared to be before last year. Either Glennon will be the starter again by the midpoint of the season, or they will be looking for someone new in the 2015 draft.
I hope I am wrong because I think McCown is a good guy, and as a Bears fan, I was thrilled with the season he gave the Bears last year. But journeyman back up QBs don't suddenly morph in to starters at the age of 34. I think the Bucs are about to find that out.
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