Brooks

WhoDat · 07-06-2005, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by SaintFanInATLHELL

Quick Quiz: Name all NFL QBs that have had at least 20TD passes and 3500+ yards each of the last 4 years?

It's a really short list dude!

Quick Quiz: Name all STARTING NFL QBs that have averaged a QB rating of less than 81.5 for 4 years and still have their jobs as starters. It's a really short and very ugly list dude.

Originally Posted by SaintFanInATLHELL

Back to the quick quiz. What exactly kind of consistency do you want? Quantify it please.

Completion Percentages above 60%. QB ratings no less than 90 at a minimum. You can post all the articles you want about how QB rating isn't really a fair measure, wah wah wah. Bottom line, when I look at QB rating, I see it accurately measure the QBs in the league and where they fall. Peyton Manning is the MOST EFFICIENT QB in the game. AB is somewhere in the bottom half of the league. Furthermore, I'll take Joe Montana's and Steve Young's word for it when they say that it is bar none the best measure of how effective a QB is in a game - which they have both said on national TV. I think those two know something about quarterbacking, don't you?

Originally Posted by SaintFanInATLHELL

All I keep hearing about Brooks is that he's inconsistent, makes boneheaded plays and needs to be replaced. Please describe a realistic replacement to me.

Well, this relates to two issues to me. First, the frustration with past poor decisions. Jake Delhomme was a good candidate to replace Brooks. So was Marc Bulger. JT O'Sullivan might have developed into one, who knows? True, those aren't AB's fault, but then, saying the team should replace Brooks is not only a criticism of Brooks, but a criticism of the team's decision-making ability, or lack thereof, isn't it?

Currently, A-Mac is probably the best candidate on the team. That's not to say that the team couldn't seek replacements in FA. Ramsey and Vollek were two names that I heard speculation about this offseason and I particularly like those two. Mind you, there were never any confirmed trade rumors, etc, just two suggestions, but I like them. There are QBs available in FA and the draft every year. What the Saints need now is a veteran. A-Mac is as good a future prospect as any. They need a realistic substitute option for the right-now, not the two years from now.

07-06-2005, 09:37 AM	#11
WhoDat 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 5,631	Originally Posted by SaintFanInATLHELL Quick Quiz: Name all NFL QBs that have had at least 20TD passes and 3500+ yards each of the last 4 years? It's a really short list dude! Quick Quiz: Name all STARTING NFL QBs that have averaged a QB rating of less than 81.5 for 4 years and still have their jobs as starters. It's a really short and very ugly list dude. Originally Posted by SaintFanInATLHELL Back to the quick quiz. What exactly kind of consistency do you want? Quantify it please. Completion Percentages above 60%. QB ratings no less than 90 at a minimum. You can post all the articles you want about how QB rating isn't really a fair measure, wah wah wah. Bottom line, when I look at QB rating, I see it accurately measure the QBs in the league and where they fall. Peyton Manning is the MOST EFFICIENT QB in the game. AB is somewhere in the bottom half of the league. Furthermore, I'll take Joe Montana's and Steve Young's word for it when they say that it is bar none the best measure of how effective a QB is in a game - which they have both said on national TV. I think those two know something about quarterbacking, don't you? Originally Posted by SaintFanInATLHELL All I keep hearing about Brooks is that he's inconsistent, makes boneheaded plays and needs to be replaced. Please describe a realistic replacement to me. Well, this relates to two issues to me. First, the frustration with past poor decisions. Jake Delhomme was a good candidate to replace Brooks. So was Marc Bulger. JT O'Sullivan might have developed into one, who knows? True, those aren't AB's fault, but then, saying the team should replace Brooks is not only a criticism of Brooks, but a criticism of the team's decision-making ability, or lack thereof, isn't it? Currently, A-Mac is probably the best candidate on the team. That's not to say that the team couldn't seek replacements in FA. Ramsey and Vollek were two names that I heard speculation about this offseason and I particularly like those two. Mind you, there were never any confirmed trade rumors, etc, just two suggestions, but I like them. There are QBs available in FA and the draft every year. What the Saints need now is a veteran. A-Mac is as good a future prospect as any. They need a realistic substitute option for the right-now, not the two years from now.
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