(10-07-2020, 11:49 AM)NeptuneBeachBum Wrote:

(10-07-2020, 11:44 AM)JaguarWC Wrote: Believe me, Minshew is not the issue. It is the position that our team is in during the game.  Offensive playcalling depends on many things, including scoreboard.

Maybe I'm missing something, but I am not seeing any posts suggesting Minshew is the problem.  What or whom are you referencing?  Just because people are critical of a few things in his game, I don't think they are passing judgement on his entire career yet.

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(10-07-2020, 11:44 AM)MoJagFan Wrote: During the Thursday game, Aikman summarized.. the expectations on a first round pick are high but the patience is to the extreme.  With a late round guy the expectations are low but there is no patience so they are forced to do everything now and prove it every practice and every game.  Gee why would Minshew press hard and look "nervous" because he is putting this failed franchise on his back and the team sucks in so many areas.

We are team doom.  The offense has been watchable and I give Minshew credit there.

I would agree with that.  He has been a bright spot on a bad team.  I don't think anyone is saying "he sucks".  I think they should stick with him the entire season with his ups and downs to get a real evaluation.  But I do think people have some healthy skepticism if he can ever be an Top Tier QB in the League.  Its too early to say either way, but there are concerns.

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(10-07-2020, 10:50 AM)JagNGeorgia Wrote: I guess we’ll see. I remember seeing a lot of the same attributes from Minshew in those early games, but he’s no longer a franchise QB, so we’ll see if Burrow takes the same route.

Not sure Minshew ever was a "franchise QB".  Too early to tell, either way.  Wouldn't you agree?

I think there are plenty of people that have jumped on the Minshew isn't the man bandwagon and have been putting a lot of the offense not scoring enough on him. Some of the criticism is warranted, he's responsible for like 2/3 of the sacks taken. But overall I think he's played well in about 10 Qs of football this season. He's not the kind of QB that can do it all and play well above the X's and O's. 

But that leads me to wonder, I'm not sure everyone has the same definition of "Franchise QB"... Is a franchise QB an elite level guy only? Like Rodgers, Mahomes, Wilson?
Or is a franchise QB one that is good enough to build a team around and win a lot of games and make playoff runs with?
If it is the former, I'd say two thirds of the league don't have a franchise guy and most years most teams won't.
If it is the latter I think Minshew can be a franchise QB.

I agree though, the jury is still out on Minshew. 12 games to go to answer the question of whether we should move forward with him. And I believe if it is still up in the air or we're unsure we should absolutely move on. But I don't think we as a fan base should be totally giving up on him because he isn't Mahomes or Rodgers. Most QBs aren't and never will be.

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