Joey Harrington

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by jsarno

Poor leftwich...he's entering a terrible situation! That O line sucks in Atlanta, he can't possibly be very productive.

I've never been a big Leftwich fan. I call him the black Drew Bledsoe - a statue in the pocket with zero ability to elude a decent pass rush. As much of a liability as David Garrard is with his lack of a deep ball, Jack Del Rio made the right call getting rid of Leftwich.

[Luxorreb]

I'd rather have Harrington or Bledsoe start instead of Leftwich. Leftwich is not smart and isn't mobile or a game breaker. Needless to say he has almost NO help in Atlanta. Falcons should pack it in with the Dolphins and trade someone for a pick while they have a chance.

[724Skinsfan]

Originally Posted by Luxorreb

Falcons should pack it in with the Dolphins and trade someone for a pick while they have a chance.

Shhh! Our front office might hear you!

[GTripp0012]

Leftwich is a lot more mobile than people give him credit for. Yes, he is more mobile than Harrington. Don't judge a book by it's cover.

Harrington was actually putting together a career year. I'm not sure he deserved to be yanked, as the one bright spot on that team this year, but Leftwich has been the better player over his career, and it's likely a good move.

I picked him up and started him in the Warpath $$ league (as a bye week replacement), so I guess I'm putting my money where my mouth is.

[jbcjr14]

Yep, I think Heath Shuler just gave him a call about an open position in real estate.

[The Zimmermans]

every QB in atlanta blows......

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

I've never been a big Leftwich fan. I call him the black Drew Bledsoe - a statue in the pocket with zero ability to elude a decent pass rush. As much of a liability as David Garrard is with his lack of a deep ball, Jack Del Rio made the right call getting rid of Leftwich.

I hope not to his face. LOL.

That's actually an insult to Bledsoe.

You are right about Del Rio making the right call.

[The Zimmermans]

Was it just me, or were atlanta and seattle not even trying this week? I've never seen the redskins put up that poor of an effort in my life....at lease we have consistent effort

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Leftwich is a lot more mobile than people give him credit for. Yes, he is more mobile than Harrington. Don't judge a book by it's cover.

Harrington was actually putting together a career year. I'm not sure he deserved to be yanked, as the one bright spot on that team this year, but Leftwich has been the better player over his career, and it's likely a good move.

I picked him up and started him in the Warpath $$ league (as a bye week replacement), so I guess I'm putting my money where my mouth is.

We have been on the same side of the fence for almost every discussion, and this discussion is no different.
Harrington has not been mobile. Harrington has 383 yards in 76 games and only 1 time reached 100+ yards. Leftwich has gone over 100 yards in a season 2 times, and has 365 yards rushing in 48 games with 8 rushing tds.
Harrington has 0 rushing TD's to Leftwich's 8. So yeah, Leftwich is definitely more mobile.
Harrington had his shot, and he failed for the most part (4 tds in 6 games). It's time to at least TRY something else. I don't think Leftwich will succeed at all though. No one really can with that pathetic offensive line.

[skinsfan69]

Harrington is just not a good NFL QB. You can get by with him for a few games and that's it. With that being said the more I see of Leftwich the more I don't like him as a qb. He takes long slow drops when he passes, his footwork is sloppy and he can't move at all. He a the big arm but that seems to be it. Del Rio made the right move. Garrard is the better QB.

[MTK]

ATL is just desperate. Joey hasn't played that bad, but he hasn't been great either. They are just looking for a spark, can't blame them for making a switch.