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Book is developmental. I'm good with Dalton and Hill.

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Here is a question I asked last night in the game day chat: Do we keep 3 QBs on the final 53?

IMO Taysom is a far better "emergency" QB than Book will ever be.

Don't be surprised if Coach Allen cuts Ian Book at the close of camp.

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So the last chapter has been read on Ian Book? Probably so... Let's give him one more try in the next game.

Isn't next year supposed to be the year at QB in the draft anyways?

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If I'm a coach Smash, these are my concerns in general :

Struggles from outside the pocket, and has issues "climbing" up and away from it. Throws have been inaccurate & take unnecessary sacks. He's also short. But that overthrow to Dixon (I believe) led to a pick (and Texans points) & D'jon is at least 6'4. In real games, turnovers turn into L's.

I just don't see him developing much. Probably a nice dude to hang out with, but he's not going to cut at this level of football.

I'm just a couch coach and have been wrong before :rolleyes:.

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None of what you typed has anything to do with a fundamental pass rush.

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Brother. Professional paid coaches and scouts are wrong more often than right about players. Pennington, Carmazzi, Redman, Martin, Bulger, Winn were all picked before Brady. :bng:

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I read an article a couple of years ago about how many times teams have actually had to us a number 3 quarterback or emergency quarterback in a game. Now of course this was before Covid. Has anyone ever seen the likelihood of this happening over the years of NFL games. With that in mind you don’t waste a roster spot on a 3rd QB. If it ever were to get to that point in a game you line up taysom back there who is as good as any 3rd qb you could find.

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Zach Baun needs to ice up and get it together.

Did not play last night :rolleyes:

If Abram can show more on special teams, he has a shot. He did some good things & seems to be a strong runner. I understand that "punch out" was perfect but you simply cannot fumble. Two hands & secure it.

Side note: I'd like to see what Costello can do under center on next week.

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If you’re going to be a smaller QB like Ian Book you need to be a Drew Brees, Russell Wilson, or Kyler Murray. He ain’t that. Cut ties.

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Have you watched the game yet? You commented about no pass rush while admitting you hadn't even seen the game. If the 4th string players were fundamentally sound they wouldn't be 4th stringers now, would they. However, the entire defense performed quite well, especially early on when actual roster players were in the game. There was adequate pass rush. There's more to a pass rush than sacks, right? It's hard to rack up sacks when you are getting three and outs. I know they didn't actually go "three and out", but the Texans were really unable to do much of anything on offense until the final two minutes of the game.