01-07-2016, 02:15 PM
(01-06-2016, 10:20 AM)Daddy-O Wrote: He is a top 10 tier QB in a league where it is very difficult to find franchise QB's. It's the "known" versus the unknown. You always go with history. And when you have a QB that's won more games in his first 5 seasons than any other QB in history it's a no-brainer.
2000: New Orleans Saints, Jeff Blake playing at a Pro Bowl level in his first season in New Orleans breaks his foot. Replaced by Aaron Brooks. Blake never gets his job back.
2001 : New England Patriots, Drew Bledsoe, former #1 overall pick, arguably a top 10 NFL QB at the time gets hurt. Replaced by second year 6th round QB Tom Brady. Bledsoe never gets his job back and is traded to Buffalo during the off-season.
2004: Pittsburgh Steelers, Tommy Maddox (a year removed from being named NFL comeback player of the year) is injured and replaced by rookie QB Ben Roethlisberger. Maddox never gets his job back.
I could keep going, but please tell me how you "always go with history" again?
I'm in no way advocating that I want McCarron to replace Dalton. McCarron's looked good...for a backup QB. But to assert that established starters (especially at qb) are immune to losing their job due to injury is a fallacy.
