The "Inside Word" on the QB Search

[MTK]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

So you'd rather him (snyder) sign off on a guy who's never taken a single snap in NFL or attended one camp, yet pay him even more money as well as costing a draft pick?

You were saying?...lol

I thought you weren't a fan of the idea of signing him?

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

I thought you weren't a fan of the idea of signing him?

I'm not so much (well, depending on the amount). Merely questioning Tripp's logic on this.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

I thought you weren't a fan of the idea of signing him?

Forgot the thread you posed this question, but I meant to answer it. Been away for the past week.


Would I be ok with signing Flynn and drafting a developmental QB in the draft.



See, there are two issues I have with the "signing flynn" portion of this.

1) Is he even better than the guys we have?

2) What type of coin is he wanting?


Flynn was graded as a low end QB, in the draft, based on his skills and collegiate performance. I personally think the guy has just flourished in the current system he's in and will most likely end up being the type of QB he was graded as. (low end) That's just my opinion. He very well could be the next coming of Tom Brady, but you won't know that until he plays in another system with different players.

I would be fine with bringing Flynn in only if the contract was modest and he actually beat the competition in training camp. I'm not willing to say "let's bring this guy in as the unquestioned starter".

[sportscurmudgeon]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Forgot the thread you posed this question, but I meant to answer it. Been away for the past week.


Would I be ok with signing Flynn and drafting a developmental QB in the draft.



See, there are two issues I have with the "signing flynn" portion of this.

1) Is he even better than the guys we have?

2) What type of coin is he wanting?


Flynn was graded as a low end QB, in the draft, based on his skills and collegiate performance. I personally think the guy has just flourished in the current system he's in and will most likely end up being the type of QB he was graded as. (low end) That's just my opinion. He very well could be the next coming of Tom Brady, but you won't know that until he plays in another system with different players.

I would be fine with bringing Flynn in only if the contract was modest and he actually beat the competition in training camp. I'm not willing to say "let's bring this guy in as the unquestioned starter".

Let me try to help out with your issues here:


1. Is he better than Beck and Grossman? He is clearly better than Beck even though Flynn has only been in a handful of games. I think he is better than Grossman because he has not shown any proclivity to turn the ball over with INTs or fumbles. Grossman does that about twice a game...


2. What type of coin is he wanting? The answer is very simple. He wants as much as his agent can squeeze out of a team. If there are multiple teams that want his services, that can lead to a bidding war; if there is only one interested "buyer" for his services, then the single buyer has a ton of leverage. My guess is that he gets a fat deal...

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

I think he is better than Grossman because he has not shown any proclivity to turn the ball over with INTs or fumbles. Grossman does that about twice a game..

Flynn has thrown five INTs and fumbled three times in what amounts to about a three or four game career. It's hard to draw many conclusions from that, but it's a red flag that if you aren't very careful with the ball in your audition to be a starter, it's easy to be careless when you have that job security.

[Paintrain]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Flynn has thrown five INTs and fumbled three times in what amounts to about a three or four game career. It's hard to draw many conclusions from that, but it's a red flag that if you aren't very careful with the ball in your audition to be a starter, it's easy to be careless when you have that job security.

Echoing what you previously mentioned, I'd rather see us bring in Chad Henne than Matt Flynn. Flynn is going to be a hugely expensive risk. He's going to command a top 12 QB salary off of what amounts to 1/8 of a seasons work over 4 seasons. Just doesn't make sense. He is far from a sure thing or a proven QB.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Forgot the thread you posed this question, but I meant to answer it. Been away for the past week.


Would I be ok with signing Flynn and drafting a developmental QB in the draft.



See, there are two issues I have with the "signing flynn" portion of this.

1) Is he even better than the guys we have?

2) What type of coin is he wanting?


Flynn was graded as a low end QB, in the draft, based on his skills and collegiate performance. I personally think the guy has just flourished in the current system he's in and will most likely end up being the type of QB he was graded as. (low end) That's just my opinion. He very well could be the next coming of Tom Brady, but you won't know that until he plays in another system with different players.

I would be fine with bringing Flynn in only if the contract was modest and he actually beat the competition in training camp. I'm not willing to say "let's bring this guy in as the unquestioned starter".

Exactly. Not giving any compensation to GB and not paying him a lot of $. I go back to Kevin Kolb. He had some big games for Philly and how's that working out for AZ. year one? I prefer to go out and get our own guy, play him day one and live with his mistakes.