04-06-2023, 09:22 PM
(04-06-2023, 08:30 PM)OSUfan Wrote: Well, Genuine answer is neither Allen nor Browning really are anything more than career backup QBs which is why no one is really looking to poach them as you say. Allen more than likely has a leg up because of familiarity. Zac Taylor coached him when they were both with the Rams so your assessment of being flat out better may not actually hold water.
Okay. So, this is where I don't think your listening to what you said fully. You believe that Jake Browning is a "far better" player, yet he can't win the job because Brandon Allen knows Zac Taylor? That is the only thing preventing Browning from succeeding? Let's say that is true. Why is Browning now not getting his opportunity? Allen is gone, it is the perfect time for Browning to ascend into that spot. Bengals have a very cheap replacement who is significantly better than their previous guy. Yet, the Bengals are in the midst of a search for their new back-up QB. Browning seems like nothing but an afterthought at the moment.
Quote:So genuine question - If Allen is "flat out better" than Browning then why is he still sitting out there as a free agent with what appears to be virtually zero interest from other teams?
Because he isn't good enough to warrant his salary? You seem to be conflating my idea of "Allen is better than Browning" with "Allen is good". Allen isn't very good, but he is better than Browning. At some point, what you argue has to align with reality or the argument is simply wrong. If your analysis is that Browning is "far better" than Allen, then your analysis is flawed because that isn't the reality.
If Browning ends up winning the spot, then that shows that my analysis is wrong, and I'd be happy to admit that.
