addicted Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Simple question here folks If you could decide tonights starting QB who would you pick and why? I'll start: Going along with my belief that we should open up the offense more tonight then just a regular preseason offense since we are up against a great Defense my choice for tonights starter would be Rex Grossman. I believe based on the two games already played that Rex gives us the better chance of winning because of his pocket awareness and his expirence. He also is better at the long ball then John Beck and I believe a conservative approach to the offense tonight will likely mean many 3 and outs for the starting unit and we need as many real reps as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destructis Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I think it's going to be Rex based on the thread I just started with LL56's Twitter post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addicted Posted August 25, 2011 Author Share Posted August 25, 2011 I think it's going to be Rex based on the thread I just started with LL56's Twitter post. Not a question of "Who do you think it will be" I want to know "Who do you pick as tonights starting QB" To me there is a big difference. Lets play a game of Arm Chair GM for a moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kibbiani Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Beck's short quick passes and mobility will move the chains - Beck would be my starter tonight. Besides, I have enough game tape on Rex, I'd like to see what Beck does under the bright lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecker Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I pick Rex because he is an NFL experienced QB and will be better able to adjust to things the Raven's D throws at him. I would hate to see Beck start and the Raven's make him their ***** after the first series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpacePenguin Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Beck, and not because I think Rex sucks, but only because I know he's a pretty good qb. It's the preseason, and I'd rather find out for sure what we have in Beck, sink or swim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOSKINS_08 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Beck..We know about Rex, I wanna see how Beck would do against a good defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwack Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I want to see how Beck handles a great defense like the Ravens. We know how Rex can play against a premier defense, he showed that vs. Pittsburgh (even though they were missing Troy and Harrison), but everyone else started. If Beck performs well and shows he can lead the offense against the Ravens defense then I believe he's the starter for week 1 vs. the Giants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsCrushCowboys Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I would like to see Beck and how he handled the defense pressure...have seen the cannon last year a bit more of seeing Beck would be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSHRedskins3ATLBraves3 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I want to see what Beck can do against the Ravens. We have years of tape on Rex. We know what we're going to get from him. If Mike and Kyle both feel like Beck is our best option for this year, we've got to see him more against first teams with our first team. Hopefully we will be able to get a franchise QB this year in the draft, but until then we need to see if Beck is the best QB on the roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3553 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 rex, because i got sick of mark brunell years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.T.real,lights,out Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I would go Beck for the simple fact we know Rex can handle a full gameplan. We need to see if Beck can and before week 1. I think if Beck stinks it up tonight Rex will def be week 1 starter. JMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralStonewallTaylor Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Beck. Completed 82% of his passes last week. Let's see him do it against a majority of the Ravens' starters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassSkinsFan Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Grossman. Followed by Beck for Game 4. Split their starts in pre-season, alternating starts. Name the regular season starter after the pre-season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecker Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Beck..We know about Rex, I wanna see how Beck would do against a good defense. I do too but I would prefer Rex to weather the initial storm and then put Beck in. They will both play against the ones but I'd like Rex to start it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C26 Run Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I'd pick Beck. I do like the fact that Grossman knows the playbook better than Beck but I don't like his gunslinger mentality. He gotta away with that with the Bears because that D was one of the best ones that year. Our offense isn't good enough yet to compensate a possible pick Rex would throw. :helmet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Hog Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Grossman. Followed by Beck for Game 4.Split their starts in pre-season, alternating starts. Name the regular season starter after the pre-season. Agree. I think we're gonna see Beck though start the game. I think the coaches want to see what he can do against the bird's defense. If it were me though, I have a better feeling about Grossman, but what do I know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santana_89 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I want to see how Beck handles a great defense like the Ravens. We know how Rex can play against a premier defense, he showed that vs. Pittsburgh (even though they were missing Troy and Harrison), but everyone else started. If Beck performs well and shows he can lead the offense against the Ravens defense then I believe he's the starter for week 1 vs. the Giants. I agree Bushwack:) I want to see what Beck can do against the ratbirds starting D. Can he effectively move the offense up and down the field? I need to see the smart qb I saw last week in Indy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Grossman. Let's see him against a live, full paced fired-up D for the first time this off-season to shut ASF the Hell up when he buckles under the pressure. Hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.T.real,lights,out Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I do too but I would prefer Rex to weather the initial storm and then put Beck in. They will both play against the ones but I'd like Rex to start it off. See, i dont want Rex to weather the initial storm. We know he can. We have no idea if Beck can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Andrew Luck. To be fair, I didn't check the paraemeters of the debate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinC Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I'd start Beck. We know pretty much what Rex is, Beck is the unknown and this would be a good opportunity to find out much more about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire71 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 All things being equal, I'm going with the new face. Grossman was good against the Steelers in Week 1, there's no denying that...but I watched John Beck last week and saw a guy that just gets it. The thing about Grossman - the thing that has always been true about Grossman - is that his games have a high ceiling, but a low floor. He can make some great plays on one drive and come back on the very next drive and make a "WTF"-inducing mistake with the football. He gives, yes, but not quite enough to offset how much he seems to take away. Not only do interceptions obviously cost you possession of the football, but they tend to give the opposing team better field position and better momentum than a simple 3rd-down stop would. There are a few contingents in the fanbase that I've seen in my 20 minutes of being back on this site again that seem to have John Beck marked as an ultra-conservative game manager that's afraid to throw the ball downfield - based on a half-game of action, no less. But they also seem to forget that the Tampa 2 defense - which the Colts have run since the Dungy days - is a zone-type defense specifically designed to take big plays. Beck simply took what the defense was giving him and ended up with 4 scoring drives and 82% accuracy. There always comes a time when explosive plays are needed/wanted. I'm not discounting that. I can think of probably four teams in the playoffs last year that were good teams in all other areas but were undone by their inability to get the ball downfield. I think, given the opportunity, Beck could make those plays. But defenses have a hard time covering the short (behind the line - 7 yards), mid-range (8-16), and deep (17+) thirds of the field at the same time. Beck's much more likely, if that deep or mid-range throw isn't there, to come back short immediately and stay ahead of the down and distance (avoiding those 2nd/10, 3rd/8+ situations where bad things tend to happen to QBs and offenses) instead of forcing a pass that isn't there. So, all that said, Beck would probably be my guy up until we know for sure that he can't or won't take a shot downfield. After a half, we don't know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecker Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 See, i dont want Rex to weather the initial storm. We know he can. We have no idea if Beck can. Yeah, but if Beck starts and gets owned right off the bat we will have to endure a media onslaught of "I told you so's" all next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.T.real,lights,out Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Yeah, but if Beck starts and gets owned right off the bat we will have to endure a media onslaught of "I told you so's" all next week. But i would rather have that happen this/next week than Week 2, ya know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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