January 4Jan 4 Think we need to put in a couple starters on defense. The 2nd seed is looking real rn. The backups ain't getting it done.
January 4Jan 4 Just now, Nightwish said:Think we need to put in a couple starters on defense. The 2nd seed is looking real rn. The backups ain't getting it done.Not a bad idea
January 4Jan 4 2 minutes ago, NCiggles said:So you admit McKee won’t blow it.I've been a big McKee fan since he was a rookie. Was annoyed both years that he was stuck as 3rd behind Mariota and then Pickett when both years he was clearly better.
January 4Jan 4 Frankly, I think the significantly more interesting thing is how fast the plays are getting in all of a sudden. There's been some gradual improvement in that regard, but suddenly they have all day. Hmm...
January 4Jan 4 Other than the screen to Shipley which he dropped and the pass to Dotson in the middle, the patterns look the same to me. Anyone agree? Doesn't seem much different.
January 4Jan 4 Just now, AmericanEagle77 said:To be fair to McKee, he's had orders of magnitude less practice, as well as the personnel differences, but mhm. It's kind of one of those things where it's important to evaluate the totality when possible. Although it's a little odd that you mention the backups less conservative thing, considering a lot of people used to say teams play more conservative with backups.I guess it really just depends on the team.I agree, it's not fair to judge with a small sample set. As I said, he needs time to get more into the flow of the game. Just like starters with rust in week 1. Depends on the situation for backups. Resting starters and not caring about winning, teams often are auditioning players and letting them run plays not playing conservative. If you have a backup QB come into a game with a lead, they play it safe and run the ball and limit the throws. If they are losing and need a win, they let the QB throw. Different circumstances.Reid used to always do this with McNabb. He would make him throw too much and not run the ball enough and not call better plays for him. Then the backup would come in, he'd run the ball and scheme to the QBs strengths and they'd open things up. Fans would always complain, why doesn't he call plays like that for the starter?This game won't change minds either way. If McKee plays great, the Hurts haters will hype him while people who want to downplay it will say it's just the Commies against a 3rd string QB playing for nothing. If McKee doesn't do much the rest of the game, people will say we didn't see him with the starters and the offense would be better off with him. The best way to really judge would be if Hurts were injured and McKee played with the starters in meaningful games. Otherwise, the most popular player in Philadelphia will remain the backup QB.
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