Quote:Yep, and I brought the argument up THEN, that people around here were cluelessly overbashing Garrard, because I saw Garrard "at worst" as nothing less than average. 

 

I knew there was worse than Garrard, yet certain people on this board kept with their crusade, led with their overused vs Tennessee meltdown to cite Garrard as the worst QB in the league and someone we just had to get rid of ASAP....

 

The better plan would have been to keep Garrard as the starter until a Jaguars developed QB proved to earn the promotion to unseat him. 

I think the original plan WAS to keep Garrard until Blaine was ready. His health became an issue with the back problems and such, iirc.

But before all that the fans wanted him out. For the longest time I was convinced he would be a solid QB that could lead us to a Superbowl. I admitted I was wrong about that but I laugh at what transpired with many on this board. Pitchforks in hand wanting to run him out of town for not being able to perform behind a crumbling O-line with mid round draft picks and scrubs at receivers. 

 

Now we have a porous o-line, with average to above average receivers, and somehow what seems like an even worse D. And the pitchforks are out yet again, first for Blaine and now Henne.

 

Will Teddy come in and make the o-line and D better? Johnny? Carr?? 

I don't think so...

 

My point is... there is no reason to get rid of Henne just yet. Or Gabbert really. Draft a guy (in any round), bring in Stanzi (or Scott), Henne, and Gabbert into camp. And start whoever is best, no matter the name.

Rinse and repeat until we find "the guy". 

Henne is NOT the future, but there is no reason to make him not "the now". No one else will come in right away and perform THAT much better, and if they do, it'll likely be one of the younger guys that is already here and knows the playbook or a draft pick.

Bringing in Shaun Hill or Matt Cassel, or even Vick, will not help this team anymore than keeping Henne, imo.

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