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They cut Garrett Gilbert earlier in the day.
They cut Garrett Gilbert earlier in the day.
Yes, it is. Just more of a vet presence behind Jimmy G in case Brady does miss time.DrewDawg said:That's insurance in case suspension is upheld I would imagine.
Assuming he claimed pay in 2014, they can release him at any point and not be on the hook for any guaranteed money? That's a nice feature.NortheasternPJ said:https://twitter.com/patscap/status/609109780012146688
I don't feel this is the case at all especially after Jimmy G's 5 INT performance one day at last weeks OTA's. There is an open competition for those starts if Brady is out (I'm not convinced he will miss games but that's another story).RedOctober3829 said:Yes, it is. Just more of a vet presence behind Jimmy G in case Brady does miss time.
HomeRunBaker said:I don't feel this is the case at all especially after Jimmy G's 5 INT performance one day at last weeks OTA's. There is an open competition for those starts if Brady is out (I'm not convinced he will miss games but that's another story).
I mean of course there always is competition but the job is clearly Jimmy's to lose. You always want to create competition. However, I wouldn't take one bad day at OTAs to mean that he's lost all confidence of the coaching staff and that Flynn is the guy. He'd have to be really bad in training camp to not warrant getting those 4 starts.HomeRunBaker said:I don't feel this is the case at all especially after Jimmy G's 5 INT performance one day at last weeks OTA's. There is an open competition for those starts if Brady is out (I'm not convinced he will miss games but that's another story).
I don't take it that BB has lost faith in Jimmy being the future QB however that is far different to having him ready Week One in 2015. Again I doubt it's 4 games or even 2 but Jimmy I doubt he is guaranteed of anything that his Pre-season performance doesn't warrant.RedOctober3829 said:I mean of course there always is competition but the job is clearly Jimmy's to lose. You always want to create competition. However, I wouldn't take one bad day at OTAs to mean that he's lost all confidence of the coaching staff and that Flynn is the guy. He'd have to be really bad in training camp to not warrant getting those 4 starts.
I think HRB owes you some thanks for leapfrogging his post in the most unlikely category.RoDaddy said:No doubt he's insurance in case Brady misses games, but I think it also opens up the opportunity to deal Garoppolo if there's a good deal out there after that stretch, such as for a very good corner.
Buying into what? He threw nearly 20% of his passes into the arms of the defense. Brady threw 0. That isn't buying into a story it really happened. Does it mean anything? I dunno. I'd feel a lot better about him starting an NFL game in 12 weeks had he not.Mugsy's Walk-Off Bunt said:It's bad enough that espn and the rest of the media has given any coverage whatsoever to the FIVE INTERCEPTIONS of Jimmy G - in OTAs, for the love of all that is holy. That SOSH posters are buying into it for even a millisecond is seriously disheartening.
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With Gilbert gone, there is one less.soxfan121 said:I say again, McLeod bethel-Thompson is kicking himself.
HomeRunBaker said:Buying into what? He threw nearly 20% of his passes into the arms of the defense. Brady threw 0. That isn't buying into a story it really happened. Does it mean anything? I dunno. I'd feel a lot better about him starting an NFL game in 12 weeks had he not.
Having another QB who can play would be great. Matt Flynn isn't that.dcmissle said:It's foolish to believe that 5 INTs in an OTA drive this move.
However, it's also foolish to have any faith in Jimmy G as an NFL starting QB for potentially 4 games beginning 3 months from now. Hope, yes. Faith, no.
What has this guy ever done in a professional game that counted for something? The college career counts for nothing at this point. It's entirely possible that he shits the bed in 3 months because he simply is not ready. That is behind the signing too, I think. Signing somebody who has demonstrated he can play at this level made sense all along.
TheoShmeo said:This reminds me a little of the Julio Lugo signing and the acquisition of every other player who did particularly well against the local entrants but wasn't actually a good player.
Flynn's performance on that Sunday night against the Pats was pretty special.
Were their better options available for this role?
Hes fine for the role. He's a third string quarterback and they can apparently have him week 1 and not pay him for the full year. But if he plays he's going to be terrible.TheoShmeo said:This reminds me a little of the Julio Lugo signing and the acquisition of every other player who did particularly well against the local entrants but wasn't actually a good player.
Flynn's performance on that Sunday night against the Pats was pretty special.
Were therer better options available for this role?
Stitch01 said:Hes fine for the role. He's a third string quarterback and they can apparently have him week 1 and not pay him for the full year. But if he plays he's going to be terrible.
he seems to do OK in GB with their players and whatever they are running. Elsewhere he went in twice as a presumptive starter and didnt make it through camp and couldnt beat out scrubs in Oakland or BuffaloTheoShmeo said:Kenneycb, you may be right but Stich's claim was that if Flynn ran the Packers' system, he'd probably be fine. I was just trying to understand that comment a little more.
Ed, I don't think the Pats are toast if they get to Flynn. If Brady is suspended for 1-4 games, Flynn is likely the number 2 for that period. Suffering Flynn for as many as 4 games and getting Tom back for the remainder is not a doomsday scenario.