Start John Beck Madness Thread

Well it's just too bad we didn't get Kyle Orton...who has 13 turnovers in his last 7 starts

They don't care what the hell we think. Shanahan might be deceptive about a lot of things, but competition is most certainly NOT one of those things.

Bulls-eye!!! One thing you can be sure about is Mike not giving two sh!ts what people think.

There is a significant difference between "What has Rex done lately?" and "What has Beck ever done?"

The decision was made to go with Grossman and Shanahan should stand by his decision until/unless he becomes convinced he cannot win with him, or he get's injured.

I'm convinced before the season is over there's going to be more Grossman vs. Beck discussions. Imagine what this discussion would be like had we actually lost to the Rams and Grossman's two picks were the culprit. The fact we won the game is the main reason why there aren't more fans calling for Beck.....the most popular guy on the team......:)

Well it's just too bad we didn't get Kyle Orton...who has 13 turnovers in his last 7 starts

yeah. Would be nice to have Hasselback, till he gets banged up that is.

Maybe Vinny Testaverde is out there?

LMAO.... can't believe I would even type this, but you know we do have two weeks to get Ol' Brett Farve ready to go against Philly. :)

Well it's just too bad we didn't get Kyle Orton...who has 13 turnovers in his last 7 starts

HEY!!! You leave Orton out of this

And how do you know that Beck CAN do those things? Answer: you don't.

The fact is, neither Grossman nor Beck are the answer in the end. When it comes to QB play this year, we must grin and bear the situation.

But since some here would like to blindly change QB's, I reinstate my call for Jon Crompton. How do we know that he isn't the next Dan Marino?

Start Crompton Now! Start Crompton Now! Rocky Top for the Win!

Read, and retain. Read, and retain. Not a difficult process. Whether he can or he can't get it done, as we know him now, is not the issue. It's nebulous. The point is to put him in a situation where you can clearly define whether he can or can't get it done.

And what "some here" are proposing is not completely absurd. Beck atleast knows the offense. I realize you're just trying your hand at humor, but Crompton? C'mon dude.

Read, and retain. Read, and retain. Not a difficult process. Whether he can or he can't get it done, as we know him now, is not the issue. It's nebulous. The point is to put him in a situation where you can clearly define whether he can or can't get it done.

And what "some here" are proposing is not completely absurd. Beck atleast knows the offense. I realize you're just trying your hand at humor, but Crompton? C'mon dude.

That's what the preseason is for and Beck really did not get it done that well.

I am no Rex apologist. He makes me cringe often.

But the "let's throw Beck out there and see what happens" argument that you are making is absurd. First, we could be worse off and thereby squander our hard-bought early gains. Second, Shanny sees Beck every day in practice and therefore has a fair idea what he can do, so Shanny has no reason to throw things against the wall to see what sticks. Third, the "let's see what happens" argument can be applied to others on the roster. It is also coherent to argue that we don't know what Crompton would do so we should throw him out there. Heck, one could argue as well that we should throw Doughty out there as QB - he's never been tested by fire in that role, either.

You do not seem to appreciate how absurd the "let's just throw Beck in there and see what happens" argument is.

Rex.