YES!!! Its never a good idea to start at rookie qb so a year on the bench of kellen is good. Martin might start but you will see all the rb's get playing time. Plus there is alot more to a team then a qb and rb
Well, since there are 43 other roster slots on the team besides the two you mentioned and lots and lots of changes being made, I'd say "yes."
I wouldn't say never. Marino started as a rookie, he was pretty good. Aikman, Roethlisberger, Brady......all started as rookies and all eventually won Super Bowls
Doesn't matter, this team's goal this year is to win a championship like every other team in this league. Anything less is a disappointment.
Yes, and those teams all had a lot of solid foundations built around the QB position when the Rookie started. This team is no where close to being solid after last year. See the OL. :wink:
Brady only started as a rookie because Mo Lewis knocked the piss out of bledosoe, if it wasnt for that then Brady could still be sitting the bench, he wasnt even supposed to be that good, we are rebuilding...even with chad at QB because he is our best shot, he will be back to the old chad and I think he will surprise us this year.
Of course it's still a rebuilding year. Do you really think Chad will be healthy all season - behind a line starting two rookies - no matter how good they are? It's not uncommon for a rebuilding team to start with veterans and ease in the replacements during the season. Clemens is the heir apparent, but we don't really have our replacement for Martin yet - I don't think? I hope Peterson doesn't get killed without his QB this year...
True, but I was just responding to the statement that a rookie should NEVER start. I gave you 4 guys that started as rookies for varying reasons. I want Chad to start and be the Chad of old too. But if he isn't or if he gets hurt, there is no precedent that says Clemens can't be the starter and that he will have a bad career because he started in his rookie year.
I agree with GG. The CS/FO realizes that Chad might well start this season but not finish since he never has. Since they passed on a blue chip RB during the draft, the RB position is still a work in progress at best.
I disagree. He is an 11 year veteran...a real pro. Being on the field now is ridiculous - even if he was 100% healthy. What does the first three weeks of TC offer Curtis Martin.? To get in shape? Not Curtis...we all now about his legendary off season training. Does he need to feel a LB hitting him? He has had 11 years of that. Does he need to practice his pass blocking? No. He is arguable the best pass blocking RB in the AFC maybe the NFL. The only thing the first month of TC offers Curtis at age 33 is the opportunity to get hurt... Let's rest the horse and lets ride him when it counts..I'm sure he will be in TC after the 2nd pre-season game. That will give him 2 games to get into "Playing Shape"....more than enough time for a REAL PRO.. Just to be clear though we can not rely on Curtis for 300 carries and 1300 yards...and if anyone thought we need to they might as well jump ship now. Remeber Parcells did the same thing with Jumbo Elliott one year...Jumbo did not practice nor did he play the entire pre-season and then he goes ahead and starts Week 1. The same type opf thinking applies. What could Jumbo, a 10 year veteran with back problems gain from TC? He was always in shape for an OL. He never came in to camp or palyed a down in poor physical shape. It is the reward for being the consumate professional.
You know after I typed that, I noticed Aikman, and to be honest I don't remember much about the Cowboys at that time when he started. It isn't a guarantee that QB can start in his first year or that he needs to wait a year. But if the rookie is good and has some skills and the rest of the team is suffering like our OL is, I think it would be wiser not to rush them into the role.
all the more reason not to sacrifice our qb before the team is better. That horrible rookie season eventually led to aikman retiring early ......:sad:
I'll take the three Lombardis though. By my calculations, Woody would then be 1 for 9 and 2 for 7 in bringing a championship to Hempstead and Florham Park respectively.
We are not the cowboys. If suffering through one bad season makes us super bowl winners I'm all for it....but more often then not it stunts the growth of the q.b. Aikman was the exeption, not the rule. And if Aikman did not go through that first year I think he would have still been a superbowl qb and have a longer career.
That's what the preseason is for. Martin is a veteran, he can miss camp because he has a very intense work out schedule. He can take some preseason carries and do just as well.
