(10-18-2019, 11:06 AM)Kane Wrote:

(10-18-2019, 11:01 AM)Corriewf Wrote: Valid points and it’s valid that Foles offered an upgrade from Bortles. I personally have not been impressed by most of the QBs that have gone 1st round the last year or two. Foles made total sense and he may still make sense if Minshew doesn’t work out. 

This upcoming game for me is a huge test for Minshew. Can he bounce back? Everything I have seen of him indicates he will.

Foles is definitely an upgrade over Dr Jekyl Mr Bortles.
And I was on board with him because well, I don't make the decisions lol

But some people act like Foles was something super special. He's not.
And yeah, it's good to keep Foles in case the Minshew Maniac still needs a little time to develop (or never does)

I too have been less than impressed with most QBs taken early in past drafts, but we've definitely missed some opportunities like Watson and Mahomes.
It's a bit of a crap shoot, QBs... the draft... sometimes it takes a perfect marriage of player and coach.

I may be one of the few people that think the FO has done a decent job. Drafts are almost always over promise under deliver. There have been some mistakes, but they gave those mistakes a chance to develop. I get that even if it’s painful to watch. 

Foles is the definition of hot and cold his entire career. He seems VERY dependent on the system he’s currently in. 
QBR-
2018: 96
2017: 79.5
2016: 105.9
2015: 69
2014: 81.4
2013: 119.2
2012: 79.1

Bortles for comparison -

2018: 79.8
2017: 84.7
2016: 78.8
2015: 88.2
2014: 69.5

So far Minshew is at 97.5. That is higher than 5 of Foles 7 seasons. That’s a rookie..this is supposed to be his floor. Foles has a high ceiling, but his floor seems to be right there in Bortles land. Foles can come out and be an utter rockstar if the system he is apart of is great. Otherwise he can perform just as badly as Bortles. 

We really need a difference maker at QB. One that isn’t a product of the system but makes the system a product of him. A franchise QB. We MAY have that in Minshew.

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