(01-19-2021, 11:02 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(01-19-2021, 10:39 AM)RicoTx Wrote: So since it 'isn't my dime' I can't have an opinion on how they spend their money in free agency?  So why have an opinion on anything regarding the team?  I mean, I don't own the team so why should I care...right?  

It's ridiculous to go shopping for a backup...a [BLEEP] BACKUP...when you have one under contract already.  

Just about any team is going to be screwed if they are forced to play their backup for any amount of time.

So if you have a car that is broken down, you shouldn't look for another one, because you already have a car? 

I want a proven backup behind my rookie QB. I don't want a Joe Burrow situation here. Dalton has a lifetime 56-35 win/loss record and Ryan Fitzpatrick was having a very good season for the Dolphins before being benched, so they could start Tua. Neither would cost nearly as much as what you are making them out to be and they would only be on short term deals. I believe it's important for rookie QB's to be able to come in and learn from veterans. There is nothing Minshew can teach Lawrence except how to look like a deer in headlights when being blitzed. Why are so many people on this board so enamored with Minshew? He's just "a guy."

And what exactly am I 'making them out to be' other than more than Minshew?

What the hell is the 'Joe Burrow situation'?  I don't even understand the relevance.  He was playing very well without this mythical backup.  He obviously didn't need said mythical backup to learn anything from.  Then he got hurt.  What did it cost the Bengals by not having this backup?

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