Welcome to the season of the backup quarterback. Are you not entertained?Seriously, this is getting crazy, and we've only just begun. We are 1/8th through the regular season and yet, dating back to the middle of the preseason, nearly 1/4th of the starting QBs in the are already on the shelf. Some are retired ( ), some are benched en route to retirement ( ), and, sadly, far too many are injured for the short or long term.It's been that kind of a year and we've only just begun. Which begs the questions: Where do we go from here? And which of these teams, and pa sers, are up to the task? And whom else should be looking over his shoulder? And, of course, I have answers.The crazy thing is that seven teams
Denver Nuggets Hats are already set to utilize a quarterback in Week 3 other than the man we all expected to be starting in this spot dating back to July. And, I strongly suspect, at least seven more backups end up starting games before all is said and done with the 2019 season.With that in mind, I figured it apropos to give my confidence meter on the quarterbacks already thrust into duty, while also breaking down the other quarter of the league where I anticipate a changing of the guard to take place for one reason or the other. Basically, I broke it down into three separate categories: Backups already slated to start, situations where a changing of the guard at QB is inevitable, and then a cluster of wild-card scenarios where I tend to believe a QB change is coming at some point. We'll start with the seven QBs who are set to start in Week 3 that were nowhere near the top of the depth chart when training camps opened. I'm listing them from most confident to least, and then we'll delve into the other categories.Seven backups slated to start CLE QB #7 I told you guys long ago that this is still a division champion with him and not Andrew Luck under center. And a year ago, when Luck was still healthy and starting, I suggested that Luck was better than roughly half of the starting QBs in the NFL. And he is. Yes, there are some warts and limitations, but Bri sett is a winning football player and a great leader and he should be 2-0 if not for his 43-year-old kicker hitting the wall, hard. He leads comebacks and he knows how to keep teams in the game. He's going to the postseason. MIA QB #5 coming back in November will be like the greatest trade-deadline acquisition ever, and in the meantime Bridgewater will hold down the fort. Last week was rough, but getting to practice with Sean Payton, a top-notch play-caller, every day will be huge and Teddy knows his limitations and can extend plays with his legs and has been through the wars
Allen Iverson Jersey and starting in the playoffs at a young age. He will be just fine. PIT QB #2 The need to step up the run game and the defense, immediately, and this offensive line is better than it has shown through two weeks. But this kid provided an immediate spark last week when went down and had more of a downfield thrust then Big Ben had through six quarters. He has chemistry with going back to college and will prevent the bottom falling out on this season. PHI QB #10 I like this kid. I like his swag, I like his decision-making, I like his athleticism and I like the dude who coached him his final year n college ( ). He pa ses my eye test through two weeks and he's kept his team, which has major limitations on offense, in the game two weeks in a row. The Jags are going nowhere but they were also going nowhere with at $50M guaranteed and I believe Minshew has a chance to be their guy in 2020. NYG QB #8 It's hard to replace a legend, even if that legend has been a below-replacement-level QB for at least three years now. The mind's eye has a way of distorting things, and bottom line is taking over for Eli
Paul Millsap Jersey Manning in-season with this shoddy roster is going to be tough. They lack weapons and the defenses they face the next few weeks look legit. The Bucs are much improved, the Skins can't be this inept forever, the and Pats are among the best in the NFL, and the Cards and seem much improved. I dare say it's not going to look like the offensive tapestry this represented in the preseason. HOU QB #3 It's not looking good for this week, with serious concern about his foot injury and him expected to mi s practice all week. And the are already 0-2 despite playing two NFC home games in the first five days of the season and with the new owner searching for answers and everyone's job on the line. You can only put the ball in 's hands so many times, and if Newton mi ses multiple weeks I suspect rookie gets a crack at this starting QB gig, too. NYJ QB #8 Did you see what happened to Monday night? My goodne s. doesn't look like an SEC starting left tackle let alone an NFL starter, and as much I liked the way Falk spread the ball around and hung in the pocket and, overall, looked the part, the are going to get more QBs hurt this season and, gulp, Falk is the next in line. Four inevitable QB changes Dwayne Haskins QB He was grabbed in the first round for a reason and is only going to be able to drag this thing out so long. With the already going to their rookie QB and these teams facing off in Week 4, I don't think it's long til the Skins do the same. Love his big arm and believe he can be the franchise QB the Skins
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Mason Plumlee Jersey for the long-term. They will be one of the 5-8 worst teams in the NFL and Dalton had a trade-able deal and no reason not to look at the kid QB given the way the league is going. TEN QB #17 The ' defense looks potent. They can run the ball. And they might be able to stay in a lot of games. But they haven't extended for good reason and they treat him like a limited, rudimentary rookie QB for good reason and when you are in your home opener against a division foe down two points with four to play in fourth and short and punt ... well, you don't believe in this dude, either. If they keep up this kind of turnover ratio, Tannehill might be funct
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