How good Is Hoyer?
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I'd say he's more than a backup. Not every team can have an elite quarterback. Sometimes you just need a guy who doesn't make mistakes.
Pre Mack Hoyer was that guy. Nothing great, but good enough to make game winning drives.
So I'd say he's an average NFL qb. I'll take average over what we've had since our return.
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Mudfly...From the reading I did after Shanahan left I didn't see Defilippo on any radar screens so you did well with that prediction.
I would like to see Hoyer back with the Browns with the improvements on offense they will certainly (almost certainly) make in the draft.
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Mudfly...From the reading I did after Shanahan left I didn't see Defilippo on any radar screens so you did well with that prediction.
I would like to see Hoyer back with the Browns with the improvements on offense they will certainly (almost certainly) make in the draft.
Mudfly...From the reading I did after Shanahan left I didn't see Defilippo on any radar screens so you did well with that prediction.
I would like to see Hoyer back with the Browns with the improvements on offense they will certainly (almost certainly) make in the draft.
For the sake of continuity, I agree he looks like the best option right now......
And whatever issues he may or may not have had with Johnny before, should be gone now.....gotta assume he feels more comfortable that JFF isnt getting anything handed to him and he has an equal(and fair) shot at the job....which is all I think he wanted to begin with....
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Which Hoyer?
The early, confident, conservative, "first-do-no harm" Hoyer with his quick reads and strong play-action skills was a fine complement to a strong running attack and a stingy D (unfortunately the latter was not yet in place). He played like a top-third QB during that period. He was pretty much maxed out at that performance level.
Once Mack went down, taking the consistency of the running attack with him, Hoyer simply had no additional "gears" to compensate for games where the running attack was AWOL. But the pressure was there to do more. I think this started his downward spiral. Ultimately his confidence was shot. He tried to put on a brave face, but there just was too little behind it. This Hoyer fell into the bottom quartile.
Late we glimpsed a bit of the good Hoyer vs. CAR. More relaxed coming off the bench, he put in an OK relief performance against a good D that limited, if not shut down, our run game.
I think Hoyer can be "the good Hoyer" again.
I think that with a run game and a D, he can take us further than either of our current roster alternatives.
I think he can get us into the post season... and that's a start.
But I believe that another alternative will materialize.
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Ceiling Trent Dilfer, Floor Brian Hoyer
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Sorry about the rambling. My question is Hoyer more than just a back up QB?
Not IMHO
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The funny thing about the NFL is no matter how talented you are you get figured out as a QB after a while. Brian Hoyer despite his age was a new QB in 2014 for all important metrics. The run game was on fire and he just was asked to not turn the ball over. However, right around the Jacksonville game is when the flip switched and the "figuring out" occurred. The game was put on Hoyer to win from the first snap of the ball and he proved consistently he couldn't do it. I personally saw more than enough of this to realize it.
There's plenty of guys like Hoyer in the NFL who are coveted for their mediocre but good enough QB play. Look at guys like Drew Stanton, Shaun Hill, Mark Sanchez, Kyle Orton etc. These guys can go in and win you a short spurt of games when a true starter goes down but all get their game figured out sooner than later. That's what Hoyer is and it will be the same script if he's re-signed to start. I get it, that's probably better than Manziel but it's not good enough either.
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JAX was the first full game Mack was out.
JAX was the great McQuistan experiment... it was never repeated.
Hoyer threw one pick, late on a play where he got killed.
After JAX figured us out, we ran off three straight wins culminating in our best win of the season in Cinci #1.
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I was extremely hard on Hoyer this season. It was so hard to get behind him because of that low completion percentage and how he constantly failed on 3rd downs. The thing that I didn't take into consideration was this was his first year starting and his first year in this offense.
With that said there is absolutely nothing enticing about the quarterbacks currently available. Things may change if RG3, Foles, or Bradford need a home, but I think we're better off giving the job to Hoyer and cutting Johnny F*cknuts.
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I was extremely hard on Hoyer this season. It was so hard to get behind him because of that low completion percentage and how he constantly failed on 3rd downs. The thing that I didn't take into consideration was this was his first year starting and his first year in this offense.
With that said there is absolutely nothing enticing about the quarterbacks currently available. Things may change if RG3, Foles, or Bradford need a home, but I think we're better off giving the job to Hoyer and cutting Johnny F*cknuts.
I was extremely hard on Hoyer this season. It was so hard to get behind him because of that low completion percentage and how he constantly failed on 3rd downs. The thing that I didn't take into consideration was this was his first year starting and his first year in this offense.
With that said there is absolutely nothing enticing about the quarterbacks currently available. Things may change if RG3, Foles, or Bradford need a home, but I think we're better off giving the job to Hoyer and cutting Johnny F*cknuts.
Of course after you make a raft of excuses for BH you whine like a bitch about Johnny. The exact same bad circumstances were thrown in his lap and he has not had the benefit of over 6 years in the NFL as well as almost an entire season starting in this offense with this team. Dude its raining on both sides of the ball.
WSS
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Except Johnny is a self entitled prick. Even if you don't buy into all of the media trash talk, our quarterback was such a douche that he got kicked out of a frat party. Do you know how hard it is to be kicked out of a frat party... As the all star quarterback of your school!
I hated the pick when it happened and he looks just like I thought he would in the pros. He's garbage and he doesn't have the drive to be anything better.
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Except Johnny is a self entitled prick. Even if you don't buy into all of the media trash talk, our quarterback was such a douche that he got kicked out of a frat party. Do you know how hard it is to be kicked out of a frat party... As the all star quarterback of your school!
I hated the pick when it happened and he looks just like I thought he would in the pros. He's garbage and he doesn't have the drive to be anything better.
Except Johnny is a self entitled prick. Even if you don't buy into all of the media trash talk, our quarterback was such a douche that he got kicked out of a frat party. Do you know how hard it is to be kicked out of a frat party... As the all star quarterback of your school!
I hated the pick when it happened and he looks just like I thought he would in the pros. He's garbage and he doesn't have the drive to be anything better.
Uh yeah, very insightful.
WSS
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OldBrownsFan: Ask Your Self a question.. Browns were Winners with Kosar and Sipe at STARTING QB's. Can a gritty, Great person that has been labeled as a Career Backup QB get us to the promise land?? I think not, it's time to move on. I am a long time Hoyer supporter and do not want to tie into a deal with the likes of Cardel Jones and other's coming out and other FA's. Hoyer barely beat out a man called Johnny Football, what really do you have in Hoyer after watching that. Manziel is your scarry thought in your head and Hoyer will go on and win games and properly beat us but That's Browns Football..
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Hoyer is a mediocre-talented quarterback who has problems with his confidence and, by extension, his accuracy.
He's also one of the most studious, professional, hard working guys in the league.
If he were on a team stocked with talent and didn't have to worry about losing his job, Hoyer could probably win you 10 games in a good season. With great playcalling and inseason management, maybe even 12.
Hoyer's ceiling is Matt Cassel in 2008/2010. Hoyer's floor is Matt Cassel in 2014.
Brian Hoyer is Matt Cassel. Finkle is Einhorn.
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The funny thing about the NFL is no matter how talented you are you get figured out as a QB after a while. Brian Hoyer despite his age was a new QB in 2014 for all important metrics. The run game was on fire and he just was asked to not turn the ball over. However, right around the Jacksonville game is when the flip switched and the "figuring out" occurred. The game was put on Hoyer to win from the first snap of the ball and he proved consistently he couldn't do it. I personally saw more than enough of this to realize it.
There's plenty of guys like Hoyer in the NFL who are coveted for their mediocre but good enough QB play. Look at guys like Drew Stanton, Shaun Hill, Mark Sanchez, Kyle Orton etc. These guys can go in and win you a short spurt of games when a true starter goes down but all get their game figured out sooner than later. That's what Hoyer is and it will be the same script if he's re-signed to start. I get it, that's probably better than Manziel but it's not good enough either.
The funny thing about the NFL is no matter how talented you are you get figured out as a QB after a while. Brian Hoyer despite his age was a new QB in 2014 for all important metrics. The run game was on fire and he just was asked to not turn the ball over. However, right around the Jacksonville game is when the flip switched and the "figuring out" occurred. The game was put on Hoyer to win from the first snap of the ball and he proved consistently he couldn't do it. I personally saw more than enough of this to realize it.
There's plenty of guys like Hoyer in the NFL who are coveted for their mediocre but good enough QB play. Look at guys like Drew Stanton, Shaun Hill, Mark Sanchez, Kyle Orton etc. These guys can go in and win you a short spurt of games when a true starter goes down but all get their game figured out sooner than later. That's what Hoyer is and it will be the same script if he's re-signed to start. I get it, that's probably better than Manziel but it's not good enough either.
That's a highly coveted list of quarterbacks you listed there, buddy.
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Except Johnny is a self entitled prick. Even if you don't buy into all of the media trash talk, our quarterback was such a douche that he got kicked out of a frat party. Do you know how hard it is to be kicked out of a frat party... As the all star quarterback of your school!
I hated the pick when it happened and he looks just like I thought he would in the pros. He's garbage and he doesn't have the drive to be anything better.
Except Johnny is a self entitled prick. Even if you don't buy into all of the media trash talk, our quarterback was such a douche that he got kicked out of a frat party. Do you know how hard it is to be kicked out of a frat party... As the all star quarterback of your school!
You need a fact checker. The frat he was kicked out of was at the University of Texas @ Austin. They positively hate the guy for making our entry into the SEC a major success when they wanted us so badly to fail because we left the Longhorn conference the were so busily constructing (same reason Neb. Colo and Mo. left).
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Except Johnny is a self entitled prick. Even if you don't buy into all of the media trash talk, our quarterback was such a douche that he got kicked out of a frat party. Do you know how hard it is to be kicked out of a frat party... As the all star quarterback of your school!
You need a fact checker. The frat he was kicked out of was at the University of Texas @ Austin. They positively hate the guy for making our entry into the SEC a major success when they wanted us so badly to fail because we left the Longhorn conference the were so busily constructing (same reason Neb. Colo and Mo. left).
You need a fact checker.
HA!......fact checking?.......here?.......thats a good one
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If starting Manziel is plan A for the Browns next season I just want a good plan B in place. This team has too much talent not to compete next season even with a tougher schedule.
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A mediocre quarterback? Within the context of the entire NFL, regardless of positioning within a depth chart, perhaps. But let's not create revisionist history and pretend that Hoyer was an average starting NFL signal caller this season because he was not. The fact remains that Brian rounded out 2014 near to last in every individual statistical category applicable to starting quarterbacks, many of whom were significantly younger and more inexperienced than him.
Did the team scratch out a collection of nice wins while he steered the ship (and nearly crashed it at some points)? Sure. Did he play marginally better than some past quarterbacks employed by the Browns? Yes. Unfortunately, football is not judged in a vacuum and neither of these answers is exclusive or even a strong indicator of prolonged quarterback success going forward. Do we appreciate the professionalism and exemplary work ethic that Hoyer brought to the team? Of course, however those qualities and a credit card are only good enough to get you season tickets. The fact remains that outside of a limited sample when nearly every other positional unit of the Browns was functioning at an incredible pace Hoyer performed well below the average NFL starting quarterback.
Now, if folks are campaigning for Hoyer because they simply feel as if the alternatives will never amount to anything better then I'd understand it to an extent but to suggest that Brian Hoyer will suddenly secrete some sort of new skill level at the age of 30 that four NFL teams have been unable to unearth? How does that definition of insanity, falsely attributed to Einstein, read again?
My personal opinion is that we all can reasonably project what the Browns ceiling is with Brian Hoyer at the helm and this projection falls substantially short of a Super Bowl, which is the ultimate goal. Does treading water in mediocrity bring the Browns closer to their end goal? I dont believe so, in fact I believe that finding that critical component necessary to charter a championship club (ie. difference maker at QB) will simply become that much more elusive as the organization becomes complacent enough with mediocracy and too fearful of losing to have the fortitude to make a change at that point.
I'd rather take a chance on the unknown that at one point was at least thought to have the upside to be a difference maker at the quarterback position. We can debate the merits and skill of Manziel until next year but the fact remains that a 22 year old with his pedigree does have upside. Did Johnny give any on-field indications of future success in his 7 quarters? He did not (outside of one Buffalo drive). Has Johnny acted like a petulant child? Yes. Thankfully we can rattle off past examples of young quarterbacks that also faltered early and/or refused their professional responsibilities only to eventually develop into quality starting quarterbacks. Even considering the high probability of default we still enjoy a material possibility for healthy returns on investment into this player.
I'd prefer that the organization fail in taking a chance of developing a champion to committing to a future that realistically has a ceiling lower than that of which we'd like.
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I like Hoyer and I put that question out there to see if anyone thought maybe Hoyer could get back to being the same quarterback that led the club to 6-3 midway through the season? I agree with the consensus here. As much as I like his attitude, work ethic and leadership I realistically see he will not be the quarterback to take us deep into the playoffs or even SB. Maybe he could be the bridge until we get the right quarterback? Manziel can say it isn't fair for him to be evaluated after only 7 quarters but he is a good one to talk about fairness. it wasn't fair for the Browns not to get his best from the start. Even backing up Hoyer he could have used that time absorbing the playbook.
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