[CBFF] What's different about Rex

[Steve Behrens]

Steve, thanks for clarifying... pretty much what I was trying to point out.

-Behr


On 11/29/07, Westmalle van 't vat <westmalle at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> On 11/29/07 8:02 AM, "mactbone" <mactbone0 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Don't do this. There's no way Grossman is now or will ever be in his
> entire
> > life - and I don't make this statement lightly - anywhere near as good
> as
> > Peyton Manning. Compare Grossman to Dilfer, Grbac, maybe, maybe Kosar,
> but
> > there's no way Grossman can be compared to one of the best QBs ever as
> if he's
> > got the talent to be one.
> > -Chris
>
> Chris, in fairness to Behr and others, I don't think they are drawing the
> conclusion, Therefore, Rex is the second coming of Manning.  I take it
> they
> are, rather, trying to demonstrate the point that even great QBs take time
> to develop and pointing out factors that might have hindered Rex's
> development (injuries, porous OL, mediocre-to-bad WRs, etc.).  Manning had
> better stats after 31 starts, but not so much better that you'd think he's
> a
> sure lock on the HoF.  That's the point.  Rex had more games over 100 (8
> vs.
> 6), and more over 90 (11 vs. 8) than Manning.  That's the point, too.
>
> You are right that Dilfer, etc. are a better comparison group, but better
> still--I think--are Drew Brees and, maybe, Donovan McNabb.  Bearing in
> mind
> that, yes, they are two very different types of QBs, I'm only talking here
> in terms of talent at the position and potential to succeed.  Notice that
> both of those latter guys have been high risk-high reward players.  They
> have been often quite inconsistent, too.
>
> Final point: I think the argument to retain Rex is not that there is no
> one
> who might be better, but that it is not obvious that there is.  You'd have
> to trust this organization right now, in the midst of all this turmoil, to
> scout a better replacement than Rex.  I'd rather they focus on shoring up
> the OL and defensive secondary and getting some more talent at WR.  Rex's
> problems are not the worst we have to deal with.  So if you retain Rex, it
> is at a cap friendly, short-term rate.  And then, if he does really
> blossom,
> you've got exclusive negotiating rights to sign him long term, or else,
> you
> cut bait and then try again to find his replacement.
>
> Steve
>
>
>
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