Originally posted by Tman:
Originally posted by genus49:
Originally posted by Tman:
Originally posted by genus49:
Originally posted by Tman:
So who are the top 3 QBs playing right now…..Brady, Rodgers, Mahomes? What do they all have in common besides winning SBs
Not saying this the tried and true method but it does lead to future success
All those guys show is development helps. I think Brady and Rodgers sitting was a big help for them but another thing all those guys had in common they started a lot of games in college.
Brady played in 29 games at Michigan
Rodgers played in 25 games at Cal
Mahomes played in 32 games at Texas Tech
Lance played in 17 games at NDSU
Lance needs the game snaps because his development is further back than most of those guys. It's a tough situation because there are clearly things he has to work on but it's hard to work on those things when you're not actually playing.
I think that's even more reason to let him sit.
That wasn't really my point. It's a balancing act. We're a talented roster with a shot at the SB if we limit mistakes and take advantage of Kyle's scheme. However Lance also makes this offense from legit to dangerous so you need to get him out there in some capacity to have him grow.
Brady grew as a QB more by playing. Rodgers sat for a while and worked on his mechanics so he hit the ground running.
Lance needs to work on his mechanics but he also needs game reps. You can work on mechanics in the offseason but game reps you can only get by playing.
Kyle will have to see what improvements Trey makes before week 1. If he thinks he's made enough where his talents overcome things he still has to work on then he'll start. If he thinks Trey still hasn't shown enough of the little things where he thinks Jimmy gives them the less potential for mistakes and better chance to win games then Jimmy will get the starting job and Trey will see the field for some plays.
Right, good post. We have a shot at a Super Bowl this year if we limit mistakes just like you said. Those SB shots are few and far between like we all know to well. So if we need to limit the mistakes why start such a young, albeit super talented, inexperienced qb? Makes a whole lot more sense to ride the veteran who was here for our last SB visit.
There is wisdom in both approaches in developing Trey, I'm just on a different side then you
I get where you're coming from.
The only thing I'll say which makes me excited is preseason was super vanilla. Really the one play where Lance used the skills which got him drafted so high ended up being the 80 yard TD.
We know once the real games start not only would Trey play with the starters but he would also have Kyle dialing up plays to confuse the hell out of the offense and give the QB easy looks.
So the fact that on the play where we saw the closest to that type of situation resulted in a huge TD is very encouraging. His struggles in the 2 minute offense are understandable. That's more - GO GO GO situation where it's up to the QB to make fast paced decisions and understand that you need to move the ball quickly.
Trey is very smart but obviously it takes time to get the offense to the point where you almost don't have to think. Guys like Brady/Brees/Manning were still working on their craft late in their careers and still had moments where they miss in those situations. I'm actually glad we saw him struggle there because it just means he'll drill down on stuff like that even more.