03-15-2024, 10:29 PM
(03-15-2024, 06:51 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I don't know man, personally I think that his career both peaked and then started falling off a cliff from the moment that he pulled that fake slide bullshit in the Hefty Cinch Sack Bowl. The Steelers on the other hand saw that cheap move and thought "Wow, he's so resourceful. He will simply come up with stuff on the fly and keep plays alive forever". Wrong on all accounts. In one very brief moment, this young man's career hit a crescendo, and the rest is just the denouement.
He happily accepted a trade to a team that he will likely never play for, why? Because he has just enough starting experience that tells teams that he CAN play if NEEDED, but I think he's setting himself up to be a career backup. Not a bad gig, collect a giant paycheck each year and stay mostly healthy and in shape.
I don't disagree. I don't think he's great or anything. Probably closer to what you just described, but we've watched a lot of QBs over the years that had rocky beginnings to their careers and still ended up making their mark later. Jim Plunkett, Doug Williams, Jeff Hostetler, Rich Gannon, ect...and more recently Geno Smith and Nick Foles.
Just saying time and place with some fresh coaching and maturity, anything is possible.
