Rank our Backup QB

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(05-31-2016, 12:59 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Actually TJ Yates is a very interesting comparison. Both were 5th round picks. Like McCarron, Yates' first NFL starts came in place of an injured starter (Schaub) late in the season. He led a really good team to a couple more wins down the stretch. Then he won a playoff game - the Texans first playoff win in team history.

The only differences were...

1. Yates actually beat 2 playoff teams in the regular season (Falcons and Bengals) instead of bad teams like McCarron beat (49ers and Ravens).
2. Yates actually played well and won in the playoffs, unlike McCarron.
3. Texans fans weren't talking like they had the next Tom Brady sitting on their bench.

This is the nature of the game...for some reason people just LOVE to dream QBs with empty resumes are going to be SUPER.  And it only seems to apply to QBs...no one ever seems to say:

- We need to see what a HC with no NFL experience can do
- I'd rather take my car to a mechanic who's never worked on a car before rather than a boring old industry veteran
- My dentist might be the Tom Brady of dentists because he graduated really low in his class
- I already KNOW what I have in my middle-aged wife...maybe I should bench her for a young prospect and see what happens

Ok, well the last one seems to hold some appeal.