Unofficial Official Preseason Game 4 Thread

[Mack Herron]

Will we get a shock and see them go with Gunner for his return skills?

I would not be shocked.

 

[JarOfMayo51]

Who here thinks they win the SB with Hoyer? If the answer is no, as it should be, why keep him over Stidham? Why and how does that even make sense? If they think Hoyer runs the scout team better and that is an identified must have then fine keep Hoyer. Outside of that...

It's not necessarily about needing to win a super bowl with Hoyer, it's having someone who can win you a few regular season games if Brady had to miss some time.. its not just about season ending injuries

 

[AlexB]

If that's the criteria by which backup QBs are judged then every team in the league is cutting their backup this weekend.

Backups are generally there to win you a game or two if the need arises, nothing more.

Many teams should also cut their starter in that case

 

[203Pat]

Maybe I missed it but are people really thinking Stidham will get cut?

 

[BTTA]

Everything Stidham needs to learn are developmentally appropriate at this stage: see multiple receivers in a brief period of time, get to the open guy more quickly. Anybody else remember a hesitant Brady who often settled for the first guy he looked at during his first year?

 

[Kdo5]

The Stidham fan girls in this thread are out of control. He is promising but merely a developmental rookie QB.

 

[ViperGTS]

He shouldn't be cut, but people in this thread are saying Stidham has looked just as good or better and makes Hoyer cuttable which is completely false.

No doubt Hoyer has looked better overall as would be expected. Isn’t BB’s idea that if he can get 80 percent of play from player B over player A he would cut player A? My take is why cut a player from another spot you may need to keep a backup QB you kinda don’t really need?

 

[Bruins29]

Maybe I missed it but are people really thinking Stidham will get cut?

No but he probably shouldn't have his knob sucked so hard by a particular poster

 

[jah]

No doubt Hoyer has looked better overall as would be expected. Isn’t BB’s idea that if he can get 80 percent of play from player B over player A he would cut player A? My take is why cut a player from another spot you may need to keep a backup QB you kinda don’t really need?

I just think that number right now is closer to 30%.

 

[stcjones]

Idea is to open up roster spot for another position of more dire need where you may have a player on the bubble that would be more beneficial to the team.....worst case scenario for Pats if something happens to Brady is to sign one of many backups if Stidham isn’t somehow ready to do Cassel offense....


QUOTE="ViperGTS, post: 5635423, member: 35364"]Will you win a SB with Hoyer?[/QUOTE]
No

If that's the criteria by which backup QBs are judged then every team in the league is cutting their backup this weekend.

Backups are generally there to win you a game or two if the need arises, nothing more.

 

[Bruins29]

The Stidham fan girls in this thread are out of control. He is promising but merely a developmental rookie QB. He should only play a regular season game as an emergency.

Such a great post. OMG like killer post. Great post.


Its a great post.

 

[PP2]

Not in a BB system. Actually the offense with its run game is well suited for a young QB. Kinda like when Brady took the reigns...

You too, put down the pipe.

 

[ViperGTS]

Everything Stidham needs to learn are developmentally appropriate at this stage: see multiple receivers in a brief period of time, get to the open guy more quickly. Anybody else remember a hesitant Brady who often settled for the first guy he looked at during his first year?

A lot of people forget how unimpressive Brady really was to a lot of people. I remember heated debates in college about Brady in ‘01.

 

[Mack Herron]

 

[Bruins29]

You too, put down the pipe.

Prepare to explain what a pipe is

 

[Mack Herron]

A lot of people forget how unimpressive Brady really was to a lot of people. I remember heated debates in college about Brady in ‘01.

Because we are idiots.

 

[BTTA]

The Stidham fan girls in this thread are out of control. He is promising but merely a developmental rookie QB.

I have no idea what you are talking about.

There are forum members who are openly wondering about the risk/reward of Hoyer vs. a different use of a roster spot (OL depth, for example). But I haven't seen a post that anoints Stidham as better than Hoyer at this point.

 

[BradyFTW!]

Idea is to open up roster spot for another position of more dire need where you may have a player on the bubble that would be more beneficial to the team.....worst case scenario for Pats if something happens to Brady is to sign one of many backups if Stidham isn’t somehow ready to do Cassel offense....

If you're looking to free up the last spot on the roster, there are like 5 places you should look before looking to your most capable backup QB. Your backup QB is one hit away from winning or losing you multiple games, to a far greater extent than you can say about your 9th offensive lineman, or your 8th d-back, or your 6th linebacker, etc.

 

[Bruins29]

I have no idea what you are talking about.

There are forum members who are openly wondering about the risk/reward of Hoyer vs. a different use of a roster spot (OL depth, for example). But I haven't seen a post that anoints Stidham as better than Hoyer at this point.

There was a bit of it earlier in the thread.

 

[Love The Drake]

A lot of people forget how unimpressive Brady really was to a lot of people. I remember heated debates in college about Brady in ‘01.

He wasn't on my radar til I remember a episode a patriots football weekly and it said if you didnt know any better you would think this is Tom's team and not Drew's this was in his rookie season
Just the way he yelled at receivers knew the offense.
From that moment I had my eye on him.