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I dont see all the hype with Feeley. He is a one game wonder.
An interesting point to consider is that I think if you give a guy like Feeley players like Moss, Welker, Galloway, etc. - who knows if he could up his game and at least keep them in contention. I don't recall him ever having a group of guys like that collectively to throw to. But I think after last night they may not be that desperate for him at this point anyway.
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Like another poster mentioned, it wont matter whos the back up if Brady gets injured. Brady is the offense.
That may be, but as we found out last year in the event Brady gets hurt players still want to win - so they want to have someone who can at least execute and move the ball up and down the field. Nobody thought much of Cassel last year and he won 11 games. Can't just throw in the towel if your starter goes down - the season still has to be played.
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As long as you're comfortable with the fact that Edelman couldn't play until the 4th Quarter.
I don't think they get to put Edelman on the 46th roster spot and still play him during the game... I'm pretty sure the Emergency QB rules say that if Edelman, as Emergency QB, plays before the 4th Quarter neither Brady nor Hoyer can come back in the game.
I think I'd prefer to keep my options open with Edelman to bring him in throughout the game, making Hoyer the Emergency QB.... I mean why keep Edelman on the roster at all if you only want to be able to use him in the 4th Quarter?
If it were me I'd make Hoyer the Emergency QB and just cross the bridge of dealing with the consequences of that in the midst of a Tom Brady injury mid game when I came to it... he could still come in for Edelman if he were in over his head, though Edleman couldn't come back into the game and they'd have to finish the game without a backup QB.
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Last edited by JoeSixPat; 09-04-2009 at 07:01 PM..
You know what's kind of funny? Matt Sanchez started 16 games in the Pac 10, and nobody questions that he should be the Jets' starter. Brian Hoyer started 26 games in the Big 10, and it's ridiculous that such a raw rookie should be #2 for the Pats.
Obviously, I'm not comparing the players as prospects; there's a reason one was a top-5 pick and the other was undrafted. But "experience" wasn't the reason.
It's still perfectly likely that the Patriots will sign a vet, but I don't think a rookie backup is quite so outlandish an idea as some of us make it out to be. If Hoyer and not O'Connell had been the 3rd rounder, wouldn't it almost seem obvious?
very good post patchick....i was impressed with Hoyer last night......
As long as you're comfortable with the fact that Edelman couldn't play until the 4th Quarter.
That works for me. We're deep at WR. This would give us an emergency QB and allow Edelman to practice all year as a WR which is huge compared to the frequent cry to stash young guys on IR when they can't practice and develop. Instead a 3rd QB we could keep Nunn and still develop Edelman all year.
I myself think that the Pats stand Pat and pass on Feeley and go with just Brady and Hoyer and hope for the best - Feeley probably wouldn't be released until Vick gets back in 2 weeks anyways.
If Brady gets hurt you may finally see NE in DEEP trouble unless Hoyer can play opponents 2nd and 3rd stringers.
This is a good idea. I thought earlier that they would have Brayd, KOC and Edelman.
Brady, Hoyer and Edelman are fine with me.
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I don't think they get to put Edelman on the 46th roster spot and still play him during the game... I'm pretty sure the Emergency QB rules say that if Edelman, as Emergency QB, plays before the 4th Quarter neither Brady nor Hoyer can come back in the game.
True, but once the fourth quarter starts, you can put him in anywhere, as often as you like, without losing the other QBs.
Also, that only applies if he's the 46th player. If he's on the 45, that rule doesn't apply.
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You know what's kind of funny? Matt Sanchez started 16 games in the Pac 10, and nobody questions that he should be the Jets' starter. Brian Hoyer started 26 games in the Big 10, and it's ridiculous that such a raw rookie should be #2 for the Pats.
Silly moderatrix. BB has this stupid philosphy that once TC opens, where you were drafted doesn't determine how good a QB is. It is based on things like reading the defense correctly, reading the same keys and the WRs and OL, getting the chekcdowns right, etc etc etc.
We at Patsfans know better. Here is how you determine how good a QB is:
Late round pick/UDFA = No good, can''t play, can't learn.
First round pick = Guaranteed NFL starter quality from day one.
Silly moderatrix.
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“When we look at the board, based on everything we want in a football player at that particular time, we evaluate them and take the player that fits best for our football team. That’s what we always do, and I think the last nine years we’ve put a pretty competitive team out there on the field every year. I think that’s how you do it – you get good football players. Sometimes they are not always at the No. 1 position, but I don’t think you pass up good football players to get the guys who aren’t as good just because they’re at a position that somebody feels you need.”
BB on his draft philosophy, April 2010
Much like Troy Brown, they wouldn't list Edelman as a QB because he'd be seeing duty as a return man and a wide receiver. Thus, he would have no impact on the QB scenario; they would simply know that Edelman does know how to throw the ball and if forced into the position he'd do better than the other guys on the roster. (Think Nick Green pitching relief for the Sox the other night.)
If the Pats only carry two "real" QBs, chances are they will be adding SOME quarterback onto the practice squad. Don't know who, doesn't matter who, just some JAG who they can have on the PS as that "emergency QB" in case Brady and Hoyer both go down in a game and they don't feel like moving Edelman over. I think it's pretty much an unwritten rule that every team has a QB in that PS pool for that very reason.
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