05-26-2016, 08:46 PM
(05-26-2016, 12:47 PM)Savagehenry54 Wrote: Grad and Campbell were bums.
The guys I took exception to are different from the guys you just said (garopolo, foles).....I was lol-ing at guys like henne and Schaub being brought up.
Now you're bringing up different names that aren't as ********. Although foles has been a starter sooooo ....
And as for the rookies you mentioned, they sound sexy now, but within the next couple years half of them will be verified flops, that's how it always goes.
Grad sucked, but Campbell was not a bum. He had a good track record as a starter with the Skins. Had the Raiders off to a great start one year before getting hurt. Henne has started entire seasons and has a pair of 3200+ yard seasons on his resume. He's got a live arm, too. He's better than any backup we've had since Kitna. Honestly, Fitzy sucked for us. He was straight awful in 2008.
Sure it's easy to laugh at some of these names because they weren't great starters, but we should be judging them as backups. I like McCarron's potential over most of these guys, but lets be honest. 5 games (1 that was pretty awful and the rest being "meh") doesn't really tell us much. Hue really neutered the offense for McCarron, so it's possible he could've lit it up had they taken the reigns off him. Then again, he could've tossed 15 INTs too.
Heck, Foles lit it up for almost a whole season - playing well above McCarron's level - and now he looks like warm garbage. So it's really hard to say whether or not McCarron is going to amount to anything. If he does, it's probably not going to be here. That kid is probably going to bolt as soon as his contract is up to find a place where he'll get a shot. That's why I hope we trade him next season, if we can find anyone whose interested.
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