The "Inside Word" on the QB Search

[Big C]

Originally Posted by Bubba305-ST21-

If there was a real chance of us getting him, wouldnt we have scooped him up when the broncos released him?

maybe we didnt want to absorb his old contract for the remainder of the season

[Bubba305-ST21-]

Originally Posted by Big C

maybe we didnt want to absorb his old contract for the remainder of the season

gotcha. i thought once they are a free agent you didnt have to do that

[Big C]

Originally Posted by Bubba305-ST21-

gotcha. i thought once they are a free agent you didnt have to do that

he never was a free agent, he was on waiver wire and was claimed by the chiefs, meaning they inherited his contract from denver

[tc2deuce]

http://nfltraderumors.co/browns-cons...qb-matt-flynn/

[SmootSmack]

Here's what I'd like to see in 2012.

1st QB: Rookie QB starting (by week 5 at the latest): Let's say Nick Foles. Not any inside info here or anything, I'm just putting it out there as an example.

2nd QB: Proven veteran who can step in a pinch. Looking at the available choices. I like Orton the best, (or maybe dislike him the least?). Look, I'm not a huge Orton fan by any means and maybe (most likely) a guy like Clausen has more upside. But I just want a guy who has starts under his belt and if pressed can step into action. System be damned. Looking at the possibilities right now, to me that's Orton. What, you're asking, makes selecting Orton so much a better backup than just keeping Grossman? And why would Orton come here to be a backup? To the second question, I don't know. To the first, because I don't want the crutch of Grossman anymore. The easiest way, in my opinion, for us to move forward at the QB position is to clean house there. I'm guessing here, but I think the Shanahans would be less inclined to look to their bench and go to the backup if Foles (again, just an example) is struggling, if it's not Grossman. Just tough out with the rookie.

3rd QB: Late round, even UDFA QB. We'll say Chandler Harnish because I know they've scouted him. This is the guy (meaning the position of 3rd QB) who tears it up in preseason, who can be coached up during the season, and emerges either as a valuable backup/future starter in a year or two for the Redskins or as trade bait

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Here's what I'd like to see in 2012.

1st QB: Rookie QB starting (by week 5 at the latest): Let's say Nick Foles. Not any inside info here or anything, I'm just putting it out there as an example.

2nd QB: Proven veteran who can step in a pinch. Looking at the available choices. I like Orton the best, (or maybe dislike him the least?). Look, I'm not a huge Orton fan by any means and maybe (most likely) a guy like Clausen has more upside. But I just want a guy who has starts under his belt and if pressed can step into action. System be damned. Looking at the possibilities right now, to me that's Orton. What, you're asking, makes selecting Orton so much a better backup than just keeping Grossman? And why would Orton come here to be a backup? To the second question, I don't know. To the first, because I don't want the crutch of Grossman anymore. The easiest way, in my opinion, for us to move forward at the QB position is to clean house there. I'm guessing here, but I think the Shanahans would be less inclined to look to their bench and go to the backup if Foles (again, just an example) is struggling, if it's not Grossman. Just tough out with the rookie.

3rd QB: Late round, even UDFA QB. We'll say Chandler Harnish because I know they've scouted him. This is the guy (meaning the position of 3rd QB) who tears it up in preseason, who can be coached up during the season, and emerges either as a valuable backup/future starter in a year or two for the Redskins or as trade bait

This is very similar to what I've been thinking. The only difference is that I would not use Foles as an example but would use Tannehill as a certainty.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Lotus

This is very similar to what I've been thinking. The only difference is that I would not use Foles as an example but would use Tannehill as a certainty.

Fair enough. This is what I wanted us to do last year essentially (but were unable to). Draft Locker to start, sign Matt Moore as a backup, sign a guy like Scott Tolzien to be the 3rd string.

By the way, whatever happened to Ben Chappell?

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Fair enough. This is what I wanted us to do last year essentially (but were unable to). Draft Locker to start, sign Matt Moore as a backup, sign a guy like Scott Tolzien to be the 3rd string.

By the way, whatever happened to Ben Chappell?

Good question. There's likely no hope for him here since Crompton seems to be the favored flier QB for now. Right?

[T.O.Killa]

I dont know much about Kirk Cousins, but I like his size. Cant find allot of highlights. Can someone post some.

[Alvin Walton]

Cousins

Kirk Cousins NFL Draft Analysis - 2010 Season -...

[Big C]

Originally Posted by T.O.Killa

I dont know much about Kirk Cousins, but I like his size. Cant find allot of highlights. Can someone post some.

not sold on cousins being a viable nfl starting qb. i see him as a career backup.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Big C

not sold on cousins being a viable nfl starting qb. i see him as a career backup.

Me too.

[CultBrennan59]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Me too.

me 3

[GMScud]

No big shocker, but apparently Irsay has his mind made up on Luck:

Indianapolis Colts to draft Andrew Luck of Stanford Cardinal with No. 1 pick, sources say - ESPN

[GTripp0012]

Kyle Orton makes throws that makes you say out loud: "Hey, this guy is pretty good, I don't know why he can never get a long term contract."

And then by the end of the game, he does stuff that reminds you that you've been watching Kyle Orton this whole time.

Kyle Orton is a slightly below average NFL quarterback, which is about what Rex Grossman is. But if our system does for his numbers what it did for Grossman's, we could have slightly above average quarterback play with Orton. Of course, if it ends up turning him into McNabb 2.0....