(06-15-2021, 11:04 AM)rpr52121 Wrote:

(06-15-2021, 10:48 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: I'd be willing to bet exactly zero NFL head coaches agree with this. 

The two are not mutually exclusive.

Developing a QB   -------------------------------------  Trying to win every game

Two different things.

Then why do so many teams have back up QB's that would be hard pressed to win a game or few if pressed into service?

Also, I'd argue no one knows what Minshew's future really is.
Does anyone on this board think he will develop into a good starter or just a high level back up?
If he is only a back up, is he really already a top 10 back up QB in the league on this team as currently constructed or only on a team that has a decent roster around him?
Is really the guy who can groom a younger QB given the weaknesses we saw in his vision over his last 16 or so games? Does he even want to do that?

This is your opinion. Very few coaches are going to cull better options to keep a backup who isn't going to put the team in best position to win should the starter get hurt. I'll grant that few backups are going to replicate the starter's stats or odds to win.

Are you saying that teams are setting themselves up to fail if their starter gets hurt? There's a lot more to being a backup than "can throw a ball over them mountains". And yes, I think GM15 has the capability to be a very good backup and maybe a serviceable starter. I don't know if he wants to be a backup, but reality sets in real quick when you set your demand at "start or walk" and everyone watches you walk.

I'm trying to figure out your stance - are you saying we should keep him, lest we end up with a backup that leaves us hard pressed to win a game, or move him because you have doubts that he will benefit the team as a backup?

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(06-15-2021, 11:25 AM)JagFanatic24 Wrote: Mentor mentor mentor

I think Lawrence should be mentoring CJ.

ding ding ding

the coaches will mentor. we don't need a third guy to keep the bench warm if we stick with TLaw and Minshew in the QB Room.

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