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[Irrefutable]

Originally Posted by whistler

Exactly, a backup is just that. Most teams put their stock into the starter. It's a luxury to have 2 starting quality qbs, and if you have 2 good qbs you can usually trade one for early draft picks. Which is not the case with KC.

really, didn't the Redskins win a Superbowl with a backup QB ?

Sonny Jurgensen was a backup, Theismann was 3rd string.....the Redskins have had plenty of good back up QBs.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Irrefutable

really, didn't the Redskins win a Superbowl with a backup QB ?

Sonny Jurgensen was a backup, Theismann was 3rd string.....the Redskins have had plenty of good back up QBs.

Jurgensen didn't win the Super Bowl. He arguably also wasn't the backup in '72 - he got hurt and Kilmer took over.

Thiesmann was the unquestioned starter when we won the SB with him.
Rypien was the unquestioned starter when we won the SB.
Whether Williams or Schroeder was the backup when we won the SB in '87 is open to debate.

[Irrefutable]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Jurgensen didn't win the Super Bowl. He arguably also wasn't the backup in '72 - he got hurt and Kilmer took over.

Thiesmann was the unquestioned starter when we won the SB with him.
Rypien was the unquestioned starter when we won the SB.
Whether Williams or Schroeder was the backup when we won the SB in '87 is open to debate.

you prove my point, the Redskins have had success with backup QBs

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Irrefutable

you prove my point, the Redskins have had success with backup QBs

Backups who became starters. Plus all of those guys were in the pre-free agency era. Different times.

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by Irrefutable

you prove my point, the Redskins have had success with backup QBs

Williams was a starter in Tampa Bay long before coming to Washington *AND* had nearly gotten the Bucs to the Super Bowl. So, Williams already had proven history of being starter material in the NFL before coming to Washington.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Irrefutable

you prove my point, the Redskins have had success with backup QBs

No. Thinking of the guys I listed as backups is a misrepresentation for reasons i mentioned.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Irrefutable

you prove my point, the Redskins have had success with backup QBs

It's not just here, you see it all the time where a starter goes down and the back up comes in and outplays the starter. It happens all the time.