(01-19-2021, 11:51 AM)RicoTx Wrote:

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

Let me spell it out for you. The Bengals were counting on Burrow to make it through the season and he got injured. They had nothing behind him in the way of backup QB's. If that situation happens to Lawrence and we are left with Minshew as the backup I would not expect to win over one game and that's if we were lucky. The regression I saw in him from 2019 to 2020 was overwhelming. He looked completely lost. He has never mastered the art of throwing the ball away when no one is open. He just freezes up and takes the sacks and we lose yards. It happened over and over last year. I want a veteran who isn't constantly costing us yards. Veteran QB's know to throw the ball out of bounds when no one is open. If you wanna keep Minshew as a 3rd QB, fine. He certainly has no trade value, but he should not be the backup. Hopefully Meyer sees this.

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