Jethrodsp Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Are the Chiefs making the right decision going back to Trent Green? I dont understand the whole "you dont lose your job to injury" logic, esp if your team is in a legitimate playoff race and the current QB is playing well. I am worried for Trent mental state on the field and I think KC should start Huard for the rest of the season and then take the situation as it plays out into the offseason. Huard has really surprised me, I think he has 11 TDs vs 1 INT since he came in. How can you sit that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 hmm i think trent green is the qb of this team.. he was the starter for over 5 yrs i think.. he knows the team.. however, if this guy is mark brunell, hell no.. trent green is a pro-bowl qb.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jethrodsp Posted November 17, 2006 Author Share Posted November 17, 2006 Green is a pro-bowl QB no doubt, but you have to wonder if he is really ready mentally to step back into the lion's den. Also, he is not Herm's QB, he was Vermeil's. I wish the Skins had kept him. He was a practice squad QB here for like 4 or 5 years at the beginning of his career and when he finally got his chance after Gannon got hurt he lit it up. He was subsequently let go in the offseason in another installment of Redskins musical QBs. Check out this list of guys that we had under center in the 1990s: Gannon Green Johnson Any one of them could have paid big dividends for our team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoCommiesGo Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Trent Green was lost due to the ownership debacle of the Skins. He wanted to sign here but the ownership group didn't want to pay him if I remember correctly. If we had a decided owner at that point in time we wouldn't have been going threw this QB debacle for the last decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jethrodsp Posted November 17, 2006 Author Share Posted November 17, 2006 Ah yes...the John Cooke and his people proved that the apple does indeed fall far from the tree... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWinzit Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Huard has played well for the Chiefs. They evidently have decided he has only been efficient and Trent can bring more to the table. Prior to hearing Trent was going to start, I anticipated Huard to stick. He has proven himself, Herm brought him in and he is younger and cheaper. Plus they have a kid in third round pick Croyle they like carrying a clip board. I figured Trent would be out of a job. From a health standpoint, Trent has sat for quite some time. I'm sure they wouldn't bring him in unless all felt comfortable with the move. I hate it every time I hear that a player endured a concussion and then will play the following week. This is especially true for players with concussion history. It just doesn't seem to be long enough. The Redskin ownership issue came up at a horrible time and unfortunately cost us Trent. To think of how the past decade would have been altered by Trent being a franchise QB:doh: . All the thrown away draft picks, bum FA's, expensive FA, Spurrior never leaving Florida etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherdallasfanindc Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 I dont know if it is the right move or not, but the way the move was made worries me. The Pres/GM made the move for Green to be the starter, not the coach. I believe the head coach makes that call. the Head coach should always make the call on who starts week to week.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWinzit Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 I dont know if it is the right move or not, but the way the move was made worries me. The Pres/GM made the move for Green to be the starter, not the coach. I believe the head coach makes that call. the Head coach should always make the call on who starts week to week.... Great point, but why does this somehow not surprise me with Herm being involved?:whoknows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 wasn't it herm who announced the change at qb? he was the one who said that trent green is the starter and huard is the backup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherdallasfanindc Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 wasn't it herm who announced the change at qb? he was the one who said that trent green is the starter and huard is the backup nope not till after the pres/GM announced it. Herm was noncommital to it, then the decision was made...but look even IF Herm wanted it this way, it is his move and his call, the GM should just let him "run the team" his own way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty-eight Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Huard had a TERRIBLE game last week. If he would have continued playing well he would have remained the starter from pft.com.... HUARD WAS "PLAYING SCARED" AGAINST THE FINS A league source tells us that the Chiefs decided to make the change from quarterback Damon Huard back to Trent Green due in part to the fact that Huard was "playing scared" against the Miami Dolphins. Per the source, several Miami defenders perceived that Huard was tentative against a physical front seven, and they concluded that it negatively affected his performance. A career backup, Huard started only six games in nine years before starting eight straight games in 2006. Hey, no one who plays in the NFL is a coward (except for the members of the Gramatica family tree). But it would be naïve to believe that some players aren't thinking (consciously or otherwise) about avoiding a hit. ESPN broke down video a couple of weeks ago of Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer instinctively lifting his left leg prematurely in order to avoid exposing his new ACL to injury. And Carson is no chicken. These guys, after all, are human. (Most of them, anyway.) And human beings generally don't like to get the crap beat out of them. Some of us are less inclined than others to take a pounding, and Huard's lack of live reps over the years might have caused him to land in that category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWinzit Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Do you have the link? I need it because I want to make sure you didn't alter the article by exchanging Brunell's name for Huard's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty-eight Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Do you have the link?I need it because I want to make sure you didn't alter the article by exchanging Brunell's name for Huard's. :laugh: http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRay Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 This may sound like an contradiction even though I feel a starting QB should not lose his job dued to an injury. No, I do not feel this is the right decision Huard was playing well up to this point he had a couple bad games last week and one against the Steelers . For the most part though he has played well.. I think putting Green back in there is going to mess up the chemistry of the team that Huard has already established with them . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty-eight Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 For the most part though he has played well.. I think putting Green back in there is going to mess up the chemistry of the team that Huard has already established with them . But green has lead that team for a number of years. I dont think it will be difficult for the team to readjust to his style. But i see your point, with new coaching staff and all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRay Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 But green has lead that team for a number of years. I dont think it will be difficult for the team to readjust to his style. But i see your point, with new coaching staff and all... Yes, exactly is what I meant thanks for adding that part about new coaches !. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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