Originally posted by Ceadderman:
Originally posted by genus49:
Originally posted by Ceadderman:
Originally posted by genus49:
Anyone with a brain could tell that QB competition was BS. I said it last year that JTO had no business being in that competition and the fact that he suddenly came out of nowhere was a friggin joke.
Funny how many people jumped on his bandwagon only to come crashing off of it when he couldn't hide his knack for turnovers.
That's why I'm in love with Sing. [b][b]The guy is a straight shooter[/b][/b] and if he says there is competition and both guys are on equal footing the players know it's legit.
My only concern with Sing and Raye is that they don't get all Mooch like late in the 4th quarter if we have the lead in close games. I want us to be a pound the ball and move the chains team but sometimes you can't just run 3 straight downs into consistent 3 and outs and give the other team a chance.
That game against Chicago where we gave up 15 points in like 2 minutes and lost in OT still haunts me. Perfect example of why you play to win....not to not lose.
He is huh. Then why name the QB now. Why not wait til AFTER the 3rd game. Which was what Sing STATED back when we learned there was going to BE a competition.
There was no competition. It was a figment of his imagination.
I'm still behind Sing but man it is NOT looking too good at the moment.
~Ceadder
What the hell are you talking about? Sing never said when the decision would be made. The competition was very fair and they switched up every practice unlike last year when it was very obvious when JTO was HANDED the job and Nolan kept telling us not to read anything into the fact that JTO was getting every first string practice while Smith got 2nd and Hill hardly practiced.
Ummmm I believe that you should go back and look it up. It was the THIRD game and has ALWAYS been the THIRD game. Ummm now this said, how many games have been played? It's been reported on just about EVERY network that covers the NFL that it was the third game because the fourth game is traditionally used for the scrubs to make an impact on the coaching staff and for the other staffs of the league if they don't make it with the one they went through Camp with.
And fair? Mmmmm let's look at this. 2 snaps for passes in game one for Hill. 7 for Smith.
7 in game 2 for Hill and 9 for Smith. This is a QB battle not a RB battle. We already KNEW that we were going to Run the ball. Where was the QB battle again?
I got the stats from the 2nd article on Zone home page just to cite my source.
I didn't personally keep track of it but from everything I saw there was NO competition.
~Ceadder
I'm not going to look back for something I remember changing around. When it was first starting they all claimed they would like to decide as soon as possible but said it may go as long as after the 3rd game.
You're transfixed on some recent statements that were made. If they didn't need 3 games to make the decision it doesn't change the fact that there was a valid competition.
Were they on equal footing going into it? No. And everybody knew that. Listen I wanted Alex to win more than anything but he didn't pull away like I expected. Hill who was never a very good practice player suddenly started practicing well and in the games neither guy really stood out.
Despite the numbers in the last game Alex outplayed Hill and looked really good but it wasn't good enough.
Oh and are we forgetting the fact that Alex could NOT play against Dallas anyway?
The coaches and players alike said the sooner a starting QB is named the better it will be for a team. So why drag it out longer?
You're making a mountain out of a mole hill man. Alex got his shot and unfortunately he couldn't go through with it.
You'd be b***hing if you were treated like that too... Just look at how you reacted to this article.
He WAS PROFESSIONAL and took the situation like a man because he could have blown things up in an instant last year. Imagine if he had opened his mouth just a little? Instead, he kept his cool and came to work and did his job.
