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Paulsen has always seemed like a straight shooter.  Can't see him saying this just to say it.

https://www.audacy.com/theteam980/sports/washington-commanders/why-commanders-shouldnt-start-sam-howell-against-cowboys

Logan Paulsen doesn't think they are going to start Howell.  

Jake Fromm vs. Sam Howell is the QB debate we need to keep this page going for another 1000 pages.

41 minutes ago, 88Comrade2000 said:

If it wasn’t for Ron, Taylor would be on sister’s couch.

If it wasn't for Taylor, Ron would be on Taylor's sister's couch.

12 hours ago, clskinsfan said:

 And there was no way to know Wentz would suck as bad as he did yesterday.

A career of doing the same thing as well as the first 6 weeks wasn't enough?  This dude literally did the same exact thing last season.  

Just now, Zim489 said:

I agree. Theres a lot that SIP does that is great. The defense of Ron and mediocrity as a whole in any fashion is just something I can never get my mind regardless of sport.

Where is he defending him?  Like at all?  Rivera managed to shut out the noise for the most part and have his team focus on football instead of the constant drama caused by this dip**** of an owner.  The results on the field have been mediocre, but the fact that he's managed to keep this team relatively relevant going into December every year under Snyder is what SIP is complimenting.  He's not declaring him Vince Lombardi.

QB A:

181/266 

68% Completion

1681 Yards

87.0 Passer Rating

10 Total TDs

8 Total Turnovers

5.98 AY/A

2-5 Record

QB B:

172/276

62.3% Completion

1755 Yards

80.2  Passer Rating

11 Total TDS

10 Total Turnovers

5.69 AY/A

2-5 Record

QB A is Matt Ryan over his last 7 starts.  QB B is Carson Wentz over his last 7 starts.  This is why I am a bit hesitant to bring in a quarterback like Derek Carr who has previously shown that he struggles in new systems.  

The way this loser went out of his way to rush to social media to defend Wentz should have been a bigger red flag than it was at the time.  He is such a mentally frail guy and it would surprise me if he's on a roster at the start of the season next year.

Who else is excited for the Sonny Jurgensen jersey retirement game in front of Dallas fans?

I think Rivera is going to announce Heinicke as the starter and Howell will be active as the backup and will eventually see some playing time.  Not what I want, but I personally think he's going to go this route.  

3 minutes ago, Redskins 2021 said:

You can probably get Tannehill. Tennessee is probably rebuilding. I think relatively cheap 

Malik Willis is awful.  I can't see Tennessee letting Tannehill leave just yet.

1 minute ago, Zim489 said:

Hes pretty much the only option that has a decent chance of being both available and an elite option. 

 

Everyone else is mid at best.

Richardson has the biggest potential to be a massive bust.

Free agent quarterbacks I think could work out:
-Tannehill

-Minshew

-Brady

Free agent quarterbacks I'm leery about:

-Carr

-Garoppolo 

-Mayfield

Free agent quarterbacks I do not want unless it's to be a backup:

-Darnold

-Bridgewater

-Brissett

-Smith

And I hope they steer very clear of Anthony Richardson.  I don't think they can draft a quarterback this year because all of the ones worth drafting are going to be gone.  

2 minutes ago, skinsmania123 said:

Wow! That is unacceptable because you have to evaluate constantly. And let's face it, Carson had what most of us perceived as a solid season in Indy until that last game, with another win or go home scenario against a losing team. Maybe it is asking too much for a coach to be aware, but he already had "choke" in his repertoire. And so coming into a game with the exact same implications, therefore it should have been a very tight leash.  BUT then I am listening to Rivera admitting he gaffed on the significance of the loss. He really thought he had next week.

But he didn't have Brian Robinson!  The defense wasn't playing as well as it was!  Arm strength!  Tall!  Red hair!

Had no idea there were reports that players were not happy with the switch back to Wentz.  

They are going to sign Jimmy G. and re-sign Taylor to be the backup.  Jimmy breaks his foot in week 6, and Taylor comes in to win 4 or 5 games in a row again, and then start losing just in time for Jimmy G. to be healthy.  QB controversy all over again.  It's the Washington way.

1 minute ago, Zim489 said:

Youre undying defense of Ron often in long diatribes is one of the most ridiculous bits on the board.

I'm sure SIP can speak for himself, but he is not a Rivera sycophant at all.  He's always fair in his posts, and I think he was essentially saying that Rivera was admitting that he's gotten the QB search wrong for 3 years now...or else he wouldn't have said that they are yet again searching for a QB1 in year 4.  

There are other posters on here who had an undying loyalty to Carson freakin' Wentz in 2022...which was weird.  

Good thing that Rivera essentially ended any prospect of bringing back Wentz next year.  But I can't fathom how they watched him all week and thought that was going to provide a spark.  Chris Russell said that the portions of the practices last week that were open to the media, Wentz looked horrible and was inaccurate.  Totally inexcusable to play him.

It's such a Dan Snyder move and I'm glad it failed spectacularly yesterday.  He can't sell the team fast enough.  

If Howell starts next Sunday, this will be the third season in a row under Rivera where there have been 3+ different quarterbacks making a start.

2020:

Haskins

Allen

Smith

Heinicke

2021:

Fitzpatrick

Heinicke

Gilbert

2022:

Wentz

Heinicke

Howell (?)

5 minutes ago, Skinsinparadise said:

he likes the game for Howell even more now that Dallas has something to play for, 

This...actually is a good point.  Although I still think there is an argument to be made that you don't want to shellshock a young quarterback in a meaningless game, but there is no better test as to see whether or not he has what it takes against one of the best defenses in the league.  

1 minute ago, Skinsinparadise said:

49ers have a big boy defense. Stidham isn’t a rookie but he doesn’t have a ton of experience. He looks fine. 

Stidham is familiar with McDaniel's offense.  I want to see Howell.  But he's on the roster next year regardless of what happens in a meaningless week 18 game against a very good defense.  If Howell doesn't start, he should absolutely be the #2 and active and be ready to be inserted when the starter inevitably struggles, though.

Two years in a row.  Thanks Carson!

Another one of Dan's quarterbacks going up in flames?  Who could have predicted this?!?!?

1 minute ago, Skinsinparadise said:

if we are going with a pure football situation it’s a no brainer to play Howell IMO 

Dallas is going to play their starters because they still have a shot at winning the division.  It would be malpractice to play Howell in this scenario.  If they think Howell's ceiling is a high level backup...what's the point in playing him in a meaningless game?  If they think Howell might be the guy...what's the point in playing him against a Dallas team that is going to try and win the division?  

Just now, Cooleyfan1993 said:

I was neutral on the Qb change, but I can’t blame Rivera for wanting to see if wentz would provide a spark. He didn’t, and that sucks. Whatever. It is what it is……not sure what else he could’ve done,  either way we would’ve lost. It sucks. 

He could've stuck with Heinicke for to at least see how he responded after being benched for Wentz.  Every single measurable metric told you that this was going to happen today and people just ignored it.