Rex reporting for duty!

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Originally Posted by Paintrain

I can't believe I'm typing this but I'm slightly excited (emphasis on slightly) that Rex is there. I've watched the Cowboys, Jags and Giants games a few times this offseason and Rex has a really good grasp of Kyle's offense. He needs to correct three things: holding on to the ball too long, late passes to the flats (3 of his 4 INT last year) and protecting the ball in the pocket. If (big IF) he can suppress his HTM-Human Turnover Machine-tendencies he can be a competent QB for us. I'd give him a 3 win advantage over Beck with this team.

Great post, I pretty much agree. I've still got full games against the Cowboys (2nd), Packers, Bears, Jags, Bucs, Titans, and Eagles (1st) on my DVR, and I've been watching them in my downtime during this offseason. One thing I really noticed is that Rex really does have a better grasp of Shanny's offense than McNabb did. I thought Rex was a disaster based off the 2 minute drill in the Lions game, but he came back at the end of the season and showed he's not as bad as it appeared in that game. He still had turnovers obviously, but he made as many plays as McNabb did and he really showed he's got no quit when he brought us back from down 27-7 against the Cowboys to tie it at 30. Honestly I'd be fine with using him as a stopgap this season until we can get our franchise qb next offseason. If Beck fails, I have a slight reassurance that we have an okay backup in Rex.