Redskins 2011 Starting Quarterback: John Beck?

[VTSkins]

We can all agree upon that McNabb is gone. We may be able to get a player or maybe (if you are lucky) a 3'rd round draft pick. I don't see us getting both for him. Painsworth we will most likely end up cutting... We should not trade away any of our next year picks for a qb. I'd sign a free agent. I read online on the espn wegbsite that Alex Smith got a playbook from the 49ers. Here is the link San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh met with Alex Smith on Friday, says he 'is a 49er' - ESPN If that is true then most likely he will resign with them. What do you think of Brady Quinn? Better than Grossman, & Beck. In my Madden league he lights it up but that is just a game.....

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by VTSkins

We can all agree upon that McNabb is gone. We may be able to get a player or maybe (if you are lucky) a 3'rd round draft pick. I don't see us getting both for him. Painsworth we will most likely end up cutting... We should not trade away any of our next year picks for a qb. I'd sign a free agent. I read online on the espn wegbsite that Alex Smith got a playbook from the 49ers. Here is the link San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh met with Alex Smith on Friday, says he 'is a 49er' - ESPN If that is true then most likely he will resign with them. What do you think of Brady Quinn? Better than Grossman, & Beck. In my Madden league he lights it up but that is just a game.....

49ers: Harbaugh bets playbook on Alex Smith at QB

[SBXVII]

Didn't Orton play for both Chicago and Denver and has not worked out? Oh wait that sounds familiar...... Who could that be? Oh yeah ..... Beck. We might as well keep Beck. Sign Grossman for another year, give him better protection so he can stay up right and make the throws, and see what's available in FA and the Draft next year.

[Longtimefan]

Shanahan Has a 'Game Plan' At Quarterback
By Gary Fitzgerald: Redskins.com

In a draft full of surprises, the biggest surprise may be that the Redskins did not draft a quarterback. And now John Beck could be a candidate to be the Redskins' 2011 starter.

After the Redskins picked their last of 12 players -- nose tackle Chris Neild from West Virginia -- in the seventh round, head coach Mike Shanahan said the team has a "game plan" for the quarterback position.

"We have a lot of different directions we could go," he said. "I can't share it with you for obvious reasons. But we do have a plan."

The plan appears to include John Beck, the third quarterback for most of last season behind Donovan McNabb and Rex Grossman.

Beck, 29, was acquired by the Redskins in a trade with the Baltimore Ravens in 2010 training camp. He was signed to a contract extension just before the start of the regular season.

Beck has not taken an NFL regular season snap since 2007 when he was with the Miami Dolphins.

Asked about Beck on Saturday night after the draft, Shanahan praised the fifth-year quarterback but would not get into specifics in terms of his role.

"Let me say when John Beck came out [of the draft] I had him as the top-ranked QB that year," Shanahan said. "I didn’t even think it was close. So I have a lot of confidence in John Beck. You evaluate a lot of quarterbacks in a [draft] and he was by far the No. 1 guy. So I think the world of him.

"But I’m not going to get into detail about [the team's quarterback situation]."

Of course, the Redskins could explore quarterback options in free agency once it starts. Free agency is on hold until the NFL labor situation is resolved.

In explaining the team's decisionmaking at quarterback, Shanahan said: "When you have a board, when you pick at certain times, you have to decide what you’re going to give up, the depth of your football team, how long it will take a guy to play, if he fits in your system.

"If that guy does come in, how long will he be on the bench? Do you want to go out in free agency [and get a quarterback]? Do you have somebody targeted? Do you have somebody targeted at the college level as an undrafted guy?

"Obviously we can’t give our game plan away but those are the things we evaluate as part of the process."

The Redskins had opportunities to draft one of the elite quarterbacks as high as the first round.

Missouri's Blaine Gabbert, regarded as a top 10 pick, had fallen to the Redskins at No. 10 overall. Shanahan decided to trade down in the first round with the Jacksonville Jaguars at No. 16 overall. The Jaguars promptly selected Gabbert.

Shanahan opted not to pursue TCU's Andy Dalton and Nevada's Colin Kaepernick, both of whom were selected early in the second round.

In the mid-rounds, Shanahan bypassed the likes of Arkansas's Ryan Mallett, Alabama's Greg McElroy, Iowa's Ricky Stanzi, North Carolina's T.J. Yates and Virginia Tech's Tyrod Taylor.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Longtimefan

Shanahan Has a 'Game Plan' At Quarterback
By Gary Fitzgerald: Redskins.com

In a draft full of surprises, the biggest surprise may be that the Redskins did not draft a quarterback. And now John Beck could be a candidate to be the Redskins' 2011 starter.

After the Redskins picked their last of 12 players -- nose tackle Chris Neild from West Virginia -- in the seventh round, head coach Mike Shanahan said the team has a "game plan" for the quarterback position.

"We have a lot of different directions we could go," he said. "I can't share it with you for obvious reasons. But we do have a plan."

The plan appears to include John Beck, the third quarterback for most of last season behind Donovan McNabb and Rex Grossman.

Beck, 29, was acquired by the Redskins in a trade with the Baltimore Ravens in 2010 training camp. He was signed to a contract extension just before the start of the regular season.

Beck has not taken an NFL regular season snap since 2007 when he was with the Miami Dolphins.

Asked about Beck on Saturday night after the draft, Shanahan praised the fifth-year quarterback but would not get into specifics in terms of his role.

"Let me say when John Beck came out [of the draft] I had him as the top-ranked QB that year," Shanahan said. "I didn’t even think it was close. So I have a lot of confidence in John Beck. You evaluate a lot of quarterbacks in a [draft] and he was by far the No. 1 guy. So I think the world of him.

"But I’m not going to get into detail about [the team's quarterback situation]."

Of course, the Redskins could explore quarterback options in free agency once it starts. Free agency is on hold until the NFL labor situation is resolved.

In explaining the team's decisionmaking at quarterback, Shanahan said: "When you have a board, when you pick at certain times, you have to decide what you’re going to give up, the depth of your football team, how long it will take a guy to play, if he fits in your system.

"If that guy does come in, how long will he be on the bench? Do you want to go out in free agency [and get a quarterback]? Do you have somebody targeted? Do you have somebody targeted at the college level as an undrafted guy?

"Obviously we can’t give our game plan away but those are the things we evaluate as part of the process."

The Redskins had opportunities to draft one of the elite quarterbacks as high as the first round.

Missouri's Blaine Gabbert, regarded as a top 10 pick, had fallen to the Redskins at No. 10 overall. Shanahan decided to trade down in the first round with the Jacksonville Jaguars at No. 16 overall. The Jaguars promptly selected Gabbert.

Shanahan opted not to pursue TCU's Andy Dalton and Nevada's Colin Kaepernick, both of whom were selected early in the second round.

In the mid-rounds, Shanahan bypassed the likes of Arkansas's Ryan Mallett, Alabama's Greg McElroy, Iowa's Ricky Stanzi, North Carolina's T.J. Yates and Virginia Tech's Tyrod Taylor.

I have no idea why Shanahan is so high on John Beck. Average arm, average mobility, can't make the players around him better...I really don't care what the guy did in college cause that was like 5 years ago.

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

I have no idea why Shanahan is so high on John Beck. Average arm, average mobility, can't make the players around him better...I really don't care what the guy did in college cause that was like 5 years ago.

I understand what you're saying and there are a lot of people who agree with you. What I see happening here is that Shanahan probably feels that in the short term he has enough in Beck and Grossman [if he's resigned] that he wouldn't feel pressed to draft an unworthy QB just because there's a need when we have so many needs in other places.

I trust in his statement that he has a plan, we don't know what that plan is, whether in the end it will include a cobination of Beck - Grossman or neither is to be determined.

[Quote] I don't care what the guy did in college [Unquote] I say that about every player at every position that leaves the collegiate ranks and enters the NFL.

[GusFrerotte]

[quote=Longtimefan;800154]I understand what you're saying and there are a lot of people who agree with you. What I see happening here is that Shanahan probably feels that in the short term he has enough in Beck and Grossman [if he's resigned] that he wouldn't feel pressed to draft an unworthy QB just because there's a need when we have so many needs in other places.

I trust in his statement that he has a plan, we don't know what that plan is, whether in the end it will include a cobination of Beck - Grossman or neither is to be determined.

I don't care what the guy did in college [Unquote] I say that about every player at every position that leaves the collegiate ranks and enters the NFL.

John Beck is a smokescreen. Putting him in as starter would be like if Zorn gave Chase Daniel the start, even worse in my book. Not grabbing even Mallet when he went so frigging low should be an indication of an impending FA QB acquisition. We have both McNabb and AH to unload on someone. At this point I say Palmer is on our radar screen, maybe Alex Smith and Vince Young also..

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

I have no idea why Shanahan is so high on John Beck. Average arm, average mobility, can't make the players around him better...I really don't care what the guy did in college cause that was like 5 years ago.

I hear ya, BUT MS never said JB would be the starter.

[Beemnseven]

I guess they figured a rookie QB selected in this year's draft wouldn't fair any better than Grossman or Beck.

I believe they played this one exactly right.

[MTK]

Beck will be in the mix and why not? I think we'll bring in a vet and re-sign Grossman too.

[skinsfan57]

first of all,forget about Andrew Luck.According to CBS sports.com he's not coming out until 2013.next year's college crop does not look as good as this year.what about Matt Linhart with Houston?they just drafted T.J. Yates.

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by skinsfan57

first of all,forget about Andrew Luck.According to CBS sports.com he's not coming out until 2013.next year's college crop does not look as good as this year.what about Matt Linhart with Houston?they just drafted T.J. Yates.

As coveted as the experts proclaim he will be upon his eventual decision to enter the NFL, there's already negative karma swirling around his awkward throwing motion.

The negatives as well as the positives are always to the forefront.

[Quote] Oliver Luck, Andrew's Dad..“Call him old school,” Oliver Luck said. “He comes from a faction of people who believe you go to college to pursue your degree.” [Unquote]

[Longtimefan]

Competition at the position will be a good thing, the same goes for all other position players.

I really don't think anyone is looking to either Beck or Grossman as being our savior at the position, rather a means to an end. The end result is still in the making.

[Beemnseven]

If Leinart can't wake the hell up after two chances, the dude's not going to wake the hell up.

Remember, to Matt Leinart, football comes in second to babes, hot tubs, and beer.

[Duffman003]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Remember, to Matt Leinart, football comes in second to babes, hot tubs, and beer.

Matt and I have a lot in common