Originally posted by Goatie:
Originally posted by Franchise408:
Originally posted by ritz126:
i would argue Jimmy has actually been good to very good when healthy. When hes injured its a different story he isnt the type of QB who can play injured,
He is injured a lot though
This is accurate.
Jimmy healthy = really good QB
Jimmy playing through injury = really bad QB
Jimmy injury frequency = hard to count on Jimmy being consistently really good QB
I've felt playing Jimmy was the right thing to do all year. For this game, I'm hesitant with either choice. I don't think Trey is ready for putting the pressure of an entire season on his shoulders for one game. I also don't trust throwing Jimmy out there to play through injury.
At the end of the day, I might be leaning more towards Trey for this game. I like Jimmy, but not when he's trying to play through an injury.
Last year Jimmy got stomped on by a defensive lineman due to poor pass protection which started his ankle issues. His calf injury this year, though relatively minor, was due to poor pass protection. His thumb injury was due to poor pass protection. Trey will be playing behind the same oline. I think it shallow analysis to blame a player for injury when there are other significant things at play. On the upside for Trey he does seem a little bit more aware in the pocket of incoming defenders and can jink around. I hope that helps prevent defender inflicted injuries.
It's harder to pass rush a mobile QB like Trey, and easier to do so with an immobile QB like Jimmy. Just from a defensive line point of view, you have to rush in a contain manner so there isn't any holes that a mobile QB can exploit to get past the DLine for some easy run gains. Because if a mobile QB gets past the line of scrimmage on 3rd and long, and all the defenders are 10+ yards from the LOS, there's a good chance the mobile QB can make that first down conversion. On top of that you have to spy the QB, and that also might take that player out of coverage or a blitz.
As for Jimmy, you know he's not going to get away from most defensive ends, who can run as fast or faster than Jimmy, so you can blitz him or you can do all sorts of stunts and dogs to shake the protection and still expect Jimmy to be where he is for the sack. Jimmy also has that linebacker mentality and will take on DLinemen and Linebackers instead of going down. I think Trey has more of a QB mindset and will duck and get down or go out of bounds or throw the ball away. Jimmy will stand there and hold the ball and take the sack instead of throwing the ball away - at least from what I saw - is the difference between Trey and Jimmy.
