Originally posted by tankle104:
Originally posted by captveg:
Originally posted by tankle104:
Originally posted by SmokeyJoe:
Originally posted by tankle104:
so what should they of done when they started him? they drafted him to play so they didn't have to pay Jimmy and could keep the team around him together. I think they underestimated how raw he really was and the learning curve involved. They didn't draft him to sit him for 2-3 years, the plan was for him to start after one and be able to play well enough to keep them in contention (Beause apparently what Jimmy was doing was really simple and easy).
The running him was wild but I'm assuming his passing was really unreliable and volatile, like it still is.
He should have not been selected 3rd overall firstly.
Second of all he should have never been given the job on a SB capable team without an ability to execute the offense while there were at least two better QBs on the roster. It put him behind with his teammates, and it got him hurt. And it also probably cost us homefield advantage in the playoffs.
oh yeah, I 100% agree with that. I've been saying that for a year now. I don't think they had a choice, they had to start him. can't draft him and never actually attempt to put him out there. They at least gave him a shot and he got injured. this whole thing has been horrible.
Jimmy is somewhere right now like "Really? you put me through all of that for a QB3? REALY?!?"
Jimmy has no high horse to stand on here. He got injured again and that alone proved Shanny/Lynch correct. That the QB they drafted 3rd overall wasn't the answer on the other end doesn't let Jimmy off the hook for being the question.
when Jimmy stayed healthy, we were either in the super bowl or NFCC, that's worth something. He just couldn't stay healthy. He had his limitations, no doubt, but we treated him like crap for this.. lol I felt like that situation was handled very poorly as well.
I remember after Jimmy was supposed to leave after the 2021 season, he did an interview and said "yeah, I hope no one ever has to experience what I did last year. very uncomfortable and awkward" or something like that.
They didn't treat him like crap. Even if they did, they have to answer to ownership and the fan base and do whatever they think is best to win. That's the business. If 2/3 years you had your season derail because your starting QB got injured OF COURSE you're going to look for a potential replacement. I give Jimmy props for staying healthy enough to get the team to the 2021 NFC CG but him getting injured again in 2022 only proved them correct. it just happed to be the other QB nobody expected to be great that replaced him instead of the high pick.