(08-15-2019, 11:56 PM)rpr52121 Wrote:

(08-15-2019, 11:46 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: It's not ridiculous. It's true. Minshew will look good for 2 or 3 plays and then go on a complete dry spell and the drive "peters out." That's exactly what Kessler did. I judge QB's on how well they can consistently drive the ball downfield and score. So far, Minshew has not shown me he can do that. I don't care how good he looks for 2 or 3 plays, he needs to be consistent. He's playing against backups now, wait until "big boy" football starts. It's gonna get way harder. If he can't get the ball in the endzone in the preseason, then God help us if Foles gets injured.

Minshew has played 6 quarters of any kind of NFL football. Cody Kessler was on his 2nd team, 3rd NFL season, and had already started 8 games before he ever played a game for the Jags. 

You can pick apart nearly every quarterback who ever played in their first 2 preseason rookie games, even greats such as Brady, Peyton, Rodgers, Brees, etc.

You can, but there is a lot riding on the backup position for us. Foles has a history of missing games and we NEED a reliable backup. Minshew has yet to get this team into the endzone and whether you agree with everything I say, that has to be a concern. Trusting the backup role to a rookie 6th round pick with a weak arm is just NOT a smart move at all. If we want to keep him on the team as a developmental 3rd string QB or a practice squad player, that is fine, but the backup role has to go to a guy that will give you a chance to win and I'm not seeing anything close to that from Minshew yet.

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