(08-16-2019, 06:45 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

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

Are you saying McGough or Lee would be a better choice? Minshew is our option. The majority of the time he was in there, the pocket was collapsed instantly. Its pretty hard to judge someone when they have no time at all to progress his reads. Considering the pressure he was getting, i felt like he did a very good job. Receivers were dropping some pretty good passes also. There were quite a few starters on the Eagles defense when the game started. Let him get some more experience with the difference in speed in the nfl compared to college. I feel like he isn't much worse than Blake and hes just a few quarters in so far....

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