Comments on: Rookie QBs: To play or not to play? http://www.scoresreport.com/2007/06/29/rookie-qbs-to-play-or-not-to-play/ The National Sports Blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:51:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: T-Bone http://www.scoresreport.com/2007/06/29/rookie-qbs-to-play-or-not-to-play/#comment-39102 T-Bone Sat, 07 Jul 2007 00:20:45 +0000 http://www.scoresreport.com/2007/06/29/rookie-qbs-to-play-or-not-to-play/#comment-39102 I'll go back a little farther...Troy Aikman started in his rookie year and won 3 superbowls with the cowboys yet Tom Brady carried a clipboard until the 2nd game of his sophomore year when he was forced into action by an injury to Drew Bledsoe (a decent rookie starter) and won 3 superbowls with the Patriots. I think for every example of a success story you can find the opposite whether with a clipboard (Favre carried one but so did Todd Marinovich, the 2nd biggest bust in NFL history) or without (Elway was a rookie starter but so was Jeff George). Then we have the hybrid QB who carried a clipboard to start his rookie season but was thrown into action either out of necessity or futility. For every Dan Marino there's a...dare I say...Eli Manning. I’ll go back a little farther…Troy Aikman started in his rookie year and won 3 superbowls with the cowboys yet Tom Brady carried a clipboard until the 2nd game of his sophomore year when he was forced into action by an injury to Drew Bledsoe (a decent rookie starter) and won 3 superbowls with the Patriots.

I think for every example of a success story you can find the opposite whether with a clipboard (Favre carried one but so did Todd Marinovich, the 2nd biggest bust in NFL history) or without (Elway was a rookie starter but so was Jeff George).

Then we have the hybrid QB who carried a clipboard to start his rookie season but was thrown into action either out of necessity or futility. For every Dan Marino there’s a…dare I say…Eli Manning.

]]> By: Bay24 http://www.scoresreport.com/2007/06/29/rookie-qbs-to-play-or-not-to-play/#comment-38643 Bay24 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:22:46 +0000 http://www.scoresreport.com/2007/06/29/rookie-qbs-to-play-or-not-to-play/#comment-38643 It's very rare that a rookie can go out there and be successfull in his first season. It's just a faster game and the defense is bigger a stronger. And the biggest part is reading NFL defenses ........... it all happens a lot faster in the NFL than in College. It takes a while for a QB to slow the game down while he runs his offense. It’s very rare that a rookie can go out there and be successfull in his first season. It’s just a faster game and the defense is bigger a stronger. And the biggest part is reading NFL defenses ……….. it all happens a lot faster in the NFL than in College. It takes a while for a QB to slow the game down while he runs his offense.

]]> By: Anthony Stalter http://www.scoresreport.com/2007/06/29/rookie-qbs-to-play-or-not-to-play/#comment-37733 Anthony Stalter Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:09:44 +0000 http://www.scoresreport.com/2007/06/29/rookie-qbs-to-play-or-not-to-play/#comment-37733 Paul - I mentioned Rothlisberger in the article...just click on the link. Paul – I mentioned Rothlisberger in the article…just click on the link.

]]> By: Paul http://www.scoresreport.com/2007/06/29/rookie-qbs-to-play-or-not-to-play/#comment-37729 Paul Mon, 02 Jul 2007 20:16:33 +0000 http://www.scoresreport.com/2007/06/29/rookie-qbs-to-play-or-not-to-play/#comment-37729 What about Rothlisberger??? 13-0 Rookie starter. What about Rothlisberger??? 13-0 Rookie starter.

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