tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949075318550910381.post6296012785511728752..comments2023-09-30T15:28:27.260-05:00Comments on Start Kyle Orton: When Should the Jaguars Give Up On Blaine Gabbert?Code Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07786432219652182147noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949075318550910381.post-31597240485893060682012-10-13T15:18:46.497-05:002012-10-13T15:18:46.497-05:00They should be careful, though, even Blaine Gabber...They should be careful, though, even Blaine Gabbert would be better than getting a QB who was grumpy on the sidelines.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11727701871585553791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949075318550910381.post-36284033122730903662012-10-12T09:58:59.016-05:002012-10-12T09:58:59.016-05:00Or, as I said, they should give Henne a look. Henn...Or, as I said, they should give Henne a look. Henne's at least had legitimate flashes of competence. Is he likely to turn into a star? No. But he'd be better than Gabbert and at least HE, unlike Blaine, has shown that the potential really Is there. Gabbert is amazing. Other than a half decent, 260 yard, 2 TD game against the Vikings in the opener, he really has gone 19 games without so much as one "wow" moment. Code Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07786432219652182147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949075318550910381.post-68929887315109195562012-10-12T09:38:19.121-05:002012-10-12T09:38:19.121-05:00Oh yeah, they should bring in a capable veteran. L...Oh yeah, they should bring in a capable veteran. Like, I don't know... David Garrard? God I hate Jacksonville. They drafted a low-rent version of David Garrard to replace David Garrard.Iggins!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00304872897825135353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949075318550910381.post-3039913746050211702012-10-12T09:13:02.253-05:002012-10-12T09:13:02.253-05:00They can even have him on the roster next year, bu...They can even have him on the roster next year, but they have to bring in a legit competitor and be willing to actually start him if Gabbert shows no improvement. Not a Sanchez situation where they bring in Tebow to "fire him up" but won't actually start him over Sanchez. My argument is basically that they should start moving away from building the franchise around him, because it ain't gonna happen.Code Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07786432219652182147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949075318550910381.post-38972094958447950182012-10-12T09:09:42.095-05:002012-10-12T09:09:42.095-05:00I think the Jags should cut bait on Blaine after t...I think the Jags should cut bait on Blaine after this year. They can start him for the rest of this year just to see if maybe something will happen, but if they are not already drafting up plans for a potential future without him they're damn fools.Code Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07786432219652182147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949075318550910381.post-26482211892048353642012-10-12T06:40:57.497-05:002012-10-12T06:40:57.497-05:00Oh and Brees actually regressed from his first ful...Oh and Brees actually regressed from his first full year of starting work to his second. How weird is that? I remember how freaked out I was that Brees would flame out. Drew at Purdue is what got me interested in college football as a kid. Before that I just watched the Bears (and the last few years of Jim Kelly with the Bills).<br /><br />I actually rooted for Brees against Iowa. How fucked up is that?Iggins!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00304872897825135353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949075318550910381.post-48029145612431248182012-10-12T06:38:22.534-05:002012-10-12T06:38:22.534-05:00Erik, I'ma let you finish, but Blaine Gabbert ...Erik, I'ma let you finish, but Blaine Gabbert would never have been serviceable under any circumstances. The offense he ran at Missouri should hav eleft him with a 75% completion percentage in college and he didn't even hit 60%. In a goddamned west-coast spread. In college. His ceiling is Matt Cassel. That is not the ceiling you want.<br /><br />On the other hand, Brees managing around 6 YPA through his first two years is a good case for letting a guy play into year 3. Brees' third year was fantastic. Makes you wonder if that's the amount of time in an offense it takes for a former college spread guy to adjust? Alex Smith has only just now had the chance to actually get into an offense, and he's looked much better this year. The Jags need to keep at it with Gabbert until some time next season just because there's no point in drafting ANOTHER QB so soon. They have plenty of holes. Fill the other ones, and if Gabbert sucks next year as well draft a QB then.Iggins!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00304872897825135353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949075318550910381.post-56663089075549074642012-10-11T23:28:10.618-05:002012-10-11T23:28:10.618-05:00We could make a list of how many rookie QBs were c...We could make a list of how many rookie QBs were crushed by ridiculous standards. Players like Gabbert are a microcosm of everything that's wrong with GMs desperately looking for the next Franchise Player. Franchise Players like Bruce Smith, Walter Payton, and Dan Marino, players who have elite talent, athleticism, upside, AND instincts, are rare on an astronomical level.Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949075318550910381.post-5215268456968167762012-10-11T22:47:34.551-05:002012-10-11T22:47:34.551-05:00The sad thing is that a guy like Glabbert could be...The sad thing is that a guy like Glabbert could be an okay NFL QB, but not as a rookie Starting Franchise Savior. He's bad, but part of that problem is that he's been thrown into a defunct franchise and has the weight of the team hanging on his shoulders. A guy like him needs a few years on the bench, catching snaps when the game is already won or lost and the pressure is off and doing work in the offseason. He needs time to concentrate on his technique and work on his form without also having to worry about winning or losing games. He'd never be a great QB, more than likely, but he could've been serviceable with the right circumstances.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11727701871585553791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949075318550910381.post-77011953047899247232012-10-11T22:04:19.939-05:002012-10-11T22:04:19.939-05:00I know we've already talked about the Blaine G...I know we've already talked about the Blaine Gabbert Fallacy, but what's really hilarious about the Jaguars' problem is that they had not one, but TWO former QBs in Garrard and Leftwich who were better than Blaine. Those two would cream their pants at the thought of throwing to Blackmon.Leenoreply@blogger.com