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Carolina and New Orleans are both playing backup QBs, so it will be battles of the backup QBs.
Minshew is way better than Bridgewater. The Saints have won in spite of him, not because of him.
His arm is stronger than a lot of star QBs who don't apparently have noodle arms according to what Ourlads has for his combine ball velocity.JetMaxx said:
He couldn’t reach the end zone from the 40 on a roll out to his right. It’s a noodle.
Bridgewater had a very good game on Sunday versus Tampa Bay. He's no Brees but he was a Pro Bowler 4 years ago. He seems to be a good fit in the TB offense. Let's see how he does this Sunday in Jacksonville.
You're basing this on one throw? I remember a duck that looked like maybe he didn't have a good grip on or something.
He doesn't have great arm strength. That throw from the forty was at the end of a looooooong scramble in the pocket. And did I say it was loooooooong? Only the elite of the elite could have even made that throw. Most would have already have been sacked.
I assume this is just because he is getting laid so often now right?
So predictable that NFL talking head types would favour Foles for his veteran experience. These are probably the same guys who thought Foles' SB win was a fluke and just a 'system' thing. I'm a Foles guy and I understand the contract issue, but it would seem silly to me to go back to him now. A month ago no one would have said Foles should start when he comes back. That should change after a couple of average (but not disastrous) starts? I don't think Foles is so much better than Minshew at this point that his return should move the needle.
I don't know. I'm a huge Minshew fan and do think he's the future for the Jags, but I think the decision to start Foles will be based on the money they paid him and his cred for being Super Bowl MVP. Minshew might be the future but Doug Marrone probably won't be around to see it so why not go with the vet. Probably a dumb move for the the development of Minshew, but coaches on the hot seat don't think long term. The only way I see Minshew sticking if Foles is healthy is that Kahn makes the decision.
If Marrone is on the hot seat, the best way to get fired is to bench Minshew.
There may be something to this. Minshew seems to huge fan favorite. I actually can't think of another Jaguars player in recent memory to make a splash with the fans like he has.kittenmittens said:
It kind of is a no win situation. I'd personally go back to Foles, he looked really good before he got hurt(in very limited work) and they thought enough of him to sign him to a relatively big contract.
