[CBFF] Long goodbye -- chicagotribune.com

[Ross McCoy]

Going with a Kurt Warner type gives you the same thing that a Griese gives you
a known commodity at a commiserate price which is not going to become a top 
notch QB. i.e. I don't see the point wrt your argument. So, it seems that we
are all saying approximately the same thing. We need 2 QBs with experience
(preferably with upside) and one unknown (be it a draft pick or FA) who we
"see what he has". Unfortunately, my other point is you rarely really see what
someone has until your other players fail or go down, just because coaches are
reluctant to turn the franchise over to an unknown (see Orton who actually had
some track record). I think it is likely we will have 2 of the 3 current QBs
on the roster next year (one of which will probably be Orton). I expect the 
third will be your requested wild card, but I doubt that will really make you
happy because the wild card would have a very difficult time finding his way
to the field next year.

Ross


Tom Shannon (tshanno at gmail.com) writes:
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com [mailto:cbff-
> > bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Ross McCoy
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 12:11 PM
> > To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
> > Subject: Re: [CBFF] Long goodbye -- chicagotribune.com
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> > It is unlikely we would fill the roster with 2 inexperienced guys, so
> > whether
> > you draft a player has a tremendous impact on whether you pick someone
> > up
> > off of a practice squad of free agency.
> 
> Yes, if you pick a practice squad guy or generally a younger guy, you don't
> draft, I think.  But if your competitor is an older guy like, for instance,
> a Kurt Warner-type (to pick a low-priced, successful example), then I think
> you might need to give it serious consideration.
> 
> The other problem with drafting a QB is that the team really does have a lot
> of other needs that should be addressed there.  Then Jerry's argument that
> there are more important things to take care of becomes valid.  Taking a
> flier on someone costs you almost nothing and doesn't preclude improvements
> in other areas in any way.
> 
> Tom S.
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