[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Good post SS33. Given your post about the whole QB situation, here is my thinking why Beck won't come unless there is a complete and total meltdown by Rex in a losing game (kind of a conspiracy theorish view).

I feel MS is not much of a gambler when it comes to QB decisions. You are right, Beck could come in and be a better game manager than Rex. But if Beck comes in and loses against the Eagles, all the flack will be on MS (even fans, who LOVE to blame the players for everything, will get blame MS). If Rex comes in and loses the Eagles game, all the flack will be on Rex and very few people will blame Shanahan.

If MS was a gambler with his QB decisions, he would not have gotten McNabb last year. But he chose the safer route, and in the end not many people are blaming him for getting McNabb. But let's say that MS would have stuck with Campbell or some an unproven QB. All the blame would have fallen on MS.

Despite all this babbling I just typed, the $60,000 dollar question is...what does Kyle want? Remember, Grossman is sort of his guy right now, but I'd be curious to see who would Kyle wants to start. I think KS is stubborn (hence the ton of passing calls when we should be running), so I wonder if KS is keeping Rex in the starting lineup.

I'm not sure MS is too worried about flack or fans/media criticism, he's got 100%+ support from Snyder so (at least for the forseeable future) I don't believe that's an issue. But it's an interesting point and something to keep in mind as the QB-drama unfolds.

I think your last sentence is absolutely correct. MS evaluated Beck out of the NCAA, not Kyle. Rex is Kyle's guy. Daddy needs to break out the "whoopin' stick" and get little KS in line