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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...qbs/index.html

Who we taking as a back-up/slash potential competition to start?

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not my choice but my money is on no change. they have coddled brooks and his sensitive ego this far and long that they dont wanna threaten the po boy now. make it this year or the complete rebuild starts after the coming season, staff n all. ya know who he reminds me of? jake the snake, mr. hot-n-cold in arz. somebody will take a chance on him even if things fall apart this year. the results will probably be much like jake in denver too (the same). a more realistic hope is getting someone in the 3rd round of the draft.

PS TO ALL-- that didnt look like a premium article but it certainly is welcome and appreciated when anyone posts stuff from premium espn, si, sn, etc. THANKS

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If I get ESPN Insider stuff, i\'ll post it. I have a subscrip.

The only probelm with handing the team to him another yeat with NO competition is, what if his value drops after next season? Then we are pretty much stuck with him. If he leads the team in fumbles again, I think it would be valuable to have someone there that we can go to and at least say Aaron, we aren\'t gonna tolerate these mistakes any more and if you can\'t get it done, we will find someone who will. The staff has not had the balls to say this to Aaron at any point in his career and now is the time. If he flakes before the trade deadline, maybe we can get something for him in season for next season and take a shot at Leinart, which I think we should do anyway if he comes out in the supp draft.

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Mr. Rain ... meet Mr. Parade. I\'m going to rain on y\'alls parade.

There ain\'t going to be another QB brought to the Saints. :o

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Certainly not if you have anything to say about it, right? :D

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:rollinglaugh:

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Why not? Frankly I think we\'ve been pretty lucky so far that Brooks hasn\'t been injured so badly that he is completely unavailable.

I\'ve had very little confidence in the backup QB position since Jake left.

Just because I don\'t necessarily want Brooks gone doesn\'t mean that we shouldn\'t look for another good QB.

Bowman has shown nothing in the two years that he\'s been here.

SFIAH

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I believe they will look for someone late in the draft for a #3 spot on the roster. That\'s how they got J.T. and I think Kingsbury will be given a shot to compete for a roster spot.

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For me, the backup QB is of more importance right now than the starting position. I believe we could do better than AB, but for the backup Bouman has not impressed me at all. IF AB were to get hurt, we\'d be pretty screwed.

The thing is we can really get two things at once here. We can get a veteran who will clear up our backup concerns while at the same time might be someone who could push AB for the starting job. One guy could solve a lot of problems.

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I like Holcomb

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holcomb went dr. jeckyl/mr. hyde for the browns though..that kina worries me about him.

I like mcmahan-the backup from detroit-he did really good in limited minutes.

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I like Holcombe, but he\'s about as spotty as AB. He\'d make a good career backup, but if he hasn\'t \"got it\" in 8 seasons, he\'s simply not likely to.

I really like Kurt Warner. If we could get him on the cheap, I think he might really come through for us (assuming we make some OL improvements). If a team\'s willing to give Warner a chance, he may make them VERY happy.

I\'ve also put my 2 cents in for Jay Fiedler before. Say what you like, but compare his stats as a starter to AB\'s before you start blasting me. Fiedler\'s posted comparable stats with far less talent surrounding him, and an absolutely deplorable O-line in front.

That being said, I sullenly agree with those who say no new QB will be brought in. I sincerely wish one would, but Haslett and company have stuck with Leon this long ... it unfortunately looks like they\'re with him for the long haul.

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mutey! You\'re alive?!

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Umm ... it was a LOOONNNGGG Mardi Gras... ;)

Actually, I was feeling a little scolded for bashing AB so much, so I took a step back for a few days. The wife and I bought a new computer earlier this week, too, so we\'ve been setting that up. Wasn\'t trying to neglect the BnG, just had some other stuff going on.

Back now ... time to bash AB some more ...

{pours more Whodi-approved AB poison into the Associated Press water cooler}

:beer2:


[Edited on 18/2/2005 by mutineer10]

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Amd here I thought I was all out. Way to hold out bud. :no_no:

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There\'s talk about Garcia going to the Lions. I don\'t know that they can\'t keep all three, but it could be likely that either McMahon or Harrington could be cut loose. (probably traded rather than cut)

So, although I\'m not a big fan of McMahon as a starter, I think there\'s a good possibility that he could be the backup we\'re looking for. And, he MIGHT push AB. How much would we give for him? I\'m guessing 4th or 5th rd pick.

Just a thought.

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mcmahon is ufa, i think he is the best alternative as far as bang for the buck. he has high upside and could surprise if given the opp. when ya consider him for 2mil or under vs. ab at 6mil... :banana: that 4mil could land a hartwell, etc. i think affordable as a pusher/top notch backup anyway.
my gm move would be oust ab while something can be had for him. another flop this year and it wont be much next year. then mcmahon with walter as a 2nd round pick holding clipboard and learning the ropes.

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I think that\'s a mistake. I believe the one thing that everyone here can agree on is that Bouman isn\'t the answer at backup QB.

We\'ve been very lucky that Brooks hasn\'t been injured to the point where he couldn\'t play (since December 2002, when he shouldn\'t have played).

The Saints need a veteran QB in the stable.

SFIAH