oldschool Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 1 minute ago, OILERMAN said: So few exist True but I'm not talking about starter quality. There are better backups than Gabbert. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaTitan Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 14 minutes ago, OILERMAN said: I think you just have to go through next year under the 5th year option and evaluate. As painful as it is, I think this is the best option we have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titans279 Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 I've been against drafting a QB this year (with a non-first round pick) but if you do it you have a (very) small chance of finding a diamond in the rough, and if not and he plays significant time you will get a prime draft pick in 2020. Most of the available FAs don't look too good but I'm all for attempting to bring in someone better than Gabbert. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctm Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 22 minutes ago, OILERMAN said: I think you just have to go through next year under the 5th year option and evaluate. ….and draft a QB in the middle rounds and commit to keeping 3 on the roster in 2019. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ap24786 Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Sure, there are better backups than Gabbert, but it doesn't matter. With this offensive personnel very few QBs will be successful. When your 2 best receivers on an already bad receiving corps are out and you invest all your money on offense on the offensive line and said offensive line is mediocre, this is what you get. A backup isn't going to materially change anything. And if you're looking for a new starter the incoming draft QBs are nowhere close to Mariota. Just hope that Mariota is healthy next year and we should be better with Delanie coming back and JRob shoring up our line Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex in a Can Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 It's hard to understand how our O-line played so much worse than Indy's yesterday, or even worse than Houston's O-line with one high draft pick and a bunch of guys at guard and tackle. Houston's O-line allowed only 3 sacks yesterday, we allowed 5 against a suspect Indy defense, and Indy allowed zero against the top defense. Talent, injuries or coaching? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nine Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 I’m a big Mariota fan...but the durability concerns remain a huge consideration. The team continues dealing with uneven and inconsistent performance and production from the QB position...and Marcus’ injuries have been a huge factor in that equation. I love the kid...but you simply can’t depend on him to be healthy and productive from week to week over the course of a 16-game season. Considering the importance of the position, JRob has to seriously consider drafting a QB prospect in round 1 and let him sit and learn while Marcus plays out his 5th year option...then the organization can make a decision after the 2019 season. Worst case scenario, they end up moving on from Marcus, while his heir-apparent already has a year of meetings and film study (and probably 2-4 games) under his belt. Best-case scenario, they end up with a Brees/Rivers situation where they’re forced to choose between two excellent candidates. Or better yet...they end up extending Marcus for a reasonable price and have two starting-caliber QBs for the price of one for 3-4 years, and they don’t have to make a big decision until the younger guy’s contract expires. (This would also open up the possibility of a blockbuster trade in 2-3 years). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callidus Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 14 minutes ago, Tex in a Can said: It's hard to understand how out O-line played so much worse than Indy's yesterday, or even worse than Houston's O-line with one high draft pick and a bunch of guys at guard and tackle. Houston's O-line allowed only 3 sacks yesterday, we allowed 5 against a suspect Indy defense, and Indy allowed zero against the top defense. Talent, injuries or coaching? Square pegs in round holes. This line is great for a power scheme, we saw that. Even Lewan dosn't look comfortable. Every other starter looks so out of place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschool Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 22 minutes ago, ap24786 said: Sure, there are better backups than Gabbert, but it doesn't matter. With this offensive personnel very few QBs will be successful. When your 2 best receivers on an already bad receiving corps are out and you invest all your money on offense on the offensive line and said offensive line is mediocre, this is what you get. A backup isn't going to materially change anything. And if you're looking for a new starter the incoming draft QBs are nowhere close to Mariota. Just hope that Mariota is healthy next year and we should be better with Delanie coming back and JRob shoring up our line I know you keep hammering this home but I don't agree. look at the Bears talent for example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scine09 Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, Callidus said: Square pegs in round holes. This line is great for a power scheme, we saw that. Even Lewan dosn't look comfortable. Every other starter looks so out of place. Last week this team was great. This week they suck. I can’t stand this board sometimes. And I’m certainly not signaling you out I’m just frustrated and your post was one about how poor a certain part of the team is playing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanDuckFan Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 9 minutes ago, Callidus said: Square pegs in round holes. This line is great for a power scheme, we saw that. Even Lewan dosn't look comfortable. Every other starter looks so out of place. Agreed. JRob built this squad for a Man-Power scheme. The move to Zone has been disastrous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanDuckFan Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 And they still suck at blitz pickup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ap24786 Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, oldschool said: I know you keep hammering this home but I don't agree. look at the Bears talent for example. The offense for the Bears wasn't that impressive last night but overall I agree. Nagy knows what he's doing and so does Helfrich, but Trubisky is a very good young QB. I do think we'd be a lot better if Mariota didn't constantly get nicked up so often. We should be better on offense no doubt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanruss Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 57 minutes ago, BeedoeLaw said: This injury seems like once you've had it, it is easily reaggravated. Stingers are the same way, and it is basically a pinched nerve as well. That sucks because if that is the case, you can never count on him to be your franchise guy. not entirely true. you can have a very basic surgery with a very very short healing time like a couple weeks...that gets the nerve out of harms way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleNinja Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 7 minutes ago, TitanDuckFan said: Agreed. JRob built this squad for a Man-Power scheme. The move to Zone has been disastrous. The ghost of Mularkey is still haunting the team. We never should have retained him when bringing in JRob. AAS should have given the keyw over to him then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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