Not the same; despite several similarities, there are also several key differences. Siemian wasn't last years QB, and Plummer wasn't a 2nd year 7th rounder whose ONLY snap before 2006 was a kneel down. We knew what we had (and didn't) with Plummer, but Siemian's far less of a known quantity. There's no way of knowing what Cutler would've become if both he and Kubiak had stayed in Denver; Lovie Smith's hardly known for developing QBs (Grossman and Orton, anyone?)
Be careful of the false dichotomy, too: Just because Plummer (or Siemian) isn't the answer doesn't prove Cutler (or Lynch) is, nor vice versa. If it were as simple as either/or, Cleveland wouldn't have gone through a dozen QBs in as many years.
If Plummer and Cutler offer a lesson from which we can benefit, it's that NEITHER had quality NFL coaching to develop them, nor quality NFL protection and run support giving them time to learn how to scan the field, read defenses, go through progressions and generally run an offense. Plummer got happy feet because awful Cardinals teams gave him no pocket; Cutler forces passes because the Bears gave him the same problem. By the time Plummer got to Shanny and Kubes it was too late; he was a finished product who only got frustrated by their disciplined offense. Flip side, Cutler only had a few years with them before going to a defensive team that treated its offense as an afterthought.
So don't make Lynch run before he can walk, or you'll end up with another injury-prone QB scared of his own shadow, throwing desperate passes even on the rare occasions he DOES have protection, because he never knows when it'll break down, only that it WILL break down, and usually sooner than later.
Last edited by Joel; 12-03-2016 at 04:01 PM.
Oh, valid point. I thought you meant all starters, you should take the time to be more descriptive, don't be shy. —Jaded
Never confuse frustrated candor and disloyal malice.
Love can't be coerced. —Me
Trying to draw comparisons to the Plummer/Culter scenario and this scenario is absurd. For one, Plummer was a veteran and TS is a young upstart. Secondly, and more importantly, TS lost his job due to injury.
Kubiak was been committed to TS as much as any HC can be committed to a guy like TS.
step back off freyaka, f***er. . .
"even trevor" vs "trevor would have struggled also". . . potato, po-tahto, either gawd damn way we need to run the ball. . . and maybe even pass protect a little bit also. . .
+5,000 to both of these sentiments!
Last edited by dogfish; 12-03-2016 at 08:51 PM.
Ok, maybe no more Herules IPA's for me
:mtn_man.....what
He'll lead the BRONCOS to a win.
Packers/Texans game here. #suckstobemewithnodirectv
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)