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Topic subjectRE: Guys like Bortles and Tannehill just suck. (one infinitely more)
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2575484, RE: Guys like Bortles and Tannehill just suck. (one infinitely more)
Posted by COOLEHMAGAZINE, Mon Nov-07-16 05:13 PM
>Waiting wouldn't have changed much.

RG3 is probably in the
>same boat but his situation was so unique.
>
>The days of rookie QBs "not being ready" are mostly over. If a
>guy is going to be a good QB, he is likely ready to at least
>play in a sheltered offense in his rookie year.

What is your evidence of this? The failure of QBs who were tossed in the fire and failed? Like Alex Smith? Let alone that now a ton of these guys have never ran a huddle or made real NFL progressions.

So yeah, I couldn't disagree more
>
>The only caveat is if he's being asked to carry an epically
>shitty offense with a bad OL. But the Rams OL is fine and they
>have one of the 5 best RBs in the NFL. Terrible receivers, but
>OL is perfectly average.
>
>Goff not starting is a sign of Fisher being terrible, Goff
>being terrible, or both.

If Goff is not ready, no reason to play him. The Rams lose nothing by waiting and could toss any potential development by not.