07-16-2015, 09:44 PM
(07-16-2015, 03:58 PM)djs7685 Wrote: Actually, I think the best case scenario would be that AJM lights it up in preseason. Then Andy has an Aaron Rodgers-esque season and we're winning by so many points that AJM plays the entire 2nd half in most games and lights it up against 1st string defenses throughout the whole season. We win the Super Bowl with Andy having a 150 passer rating and then we trade AJM for 3 future first round picks right before the draft. He then decides to retire from football (don't want to wish injury on any player) so that team no longer has the great AJ McCarron and we have all of their first round picks for the next few years. Wooo!
But yeah, if McCarron doesn't see the field we're probably in better shape than if he needs to. There are definitely delusional people on both sides of the argument. I see no reason that people wouldn't want him to be good, but I also don't see why people want us to be in position where he'd need to be playing.
As OP of future star thread I guess that makes me the minister of propaganda for the delusional Mc'Nazi party. But let me just say that I root for AJ and don't want to see Andy slide or ever get injured. I hope he lights it up so that they can let AJ clean up too!
The analogies to Brady that I made are about his pick value and traits. I don't want him to have to play his first year for a hurt Andy like Brady did for Bledsoe. I've said before I don't want to see McCarron starting this year. He waited his turn at UA and earned his start (admittedly over Blake Simms) so he could theoretically do the same here.
To make it easier for those who are having a hard time dealing with the inherent conundrum of rooting for a backup QB, I will help you out by formulating a best case scenario where AJ gets to start even though nobody does bad or gets hurt.
Best case scenario: AJ gets to start after a few seasons of periodically winning over fans and coaches through a number of consistently good performances in regular season game appearances which where slowly earned only after a number of great preseasons and team practices.
I don't know how many preseasons or regular season appearances it will take to win people over. The formula makes that dependent on Andy and AJ collectively. But if you think about it this best case would work even if we win a SB under Andy. If AJ does in the next few years prove (to everyone) that he is every bit as good as an improved SB MVP Andy then why wouldn't we decide to go with youth and the extra cap space. Rooting for this scenario is rooting for the best thing that can happen for the team as a whole. Plus they seem like pals, Andy would understand and would still play somewhere (if he wanted to) and negotiate an even better deal for himself at a needier team.
So... (CHANTS with crowd) Don't Hate or UnderEstimate!
