Should the Bengals be shopping for backup QB?

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(08-14-2023, 02:18 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Oh I know how you operate by now, lol (I don't mean that in a bad way).

I was just having fun with it, although sarcasm and humor often doesn't translate via text the way we want it to.

I think (as usual) the truth lies between the 2 extremes. We can't (or shouldn't) make sweeping judgements based on preseason games. Everything should be taken with a lump of salt. That said, even the teams themselves make some judgement calls based on preseason performances.

So I think it's fair for fans to do the same.

Of course, it's possible one of these guys comes out next week and throws 4 TD's in a half and puts some serious pressure on Joe Burrow. I'm kidding. I think.

Again, the truth is usually in the middle.

I hear ya, part of talking NFL is admitting that the 2008 Lions have made it as hard to be critical of the preason as Brady being drafted at 199 has made it hard to discount a QB taken...anywhere in the draft.  Kurt Warner helps dispel the myth that a QB even needs to be drafted. 

(08-14-2023, 02:30 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Anyone who says Preseason doesn't matter is silly. Anyone who says preseason game scores matter is sillier. 

Well, the scores don't count but if some rookie WR scores 4 TDs even in a pre-season game I'd say that matters in a sense.  BUt yea, the W/L column isn't terribly important, but it's still nice to see players doing stuff that usually affects the scoreboard.