starter at QB vs the Packers

dawgpound3

@restinpeace said:
Pray tell, how does DA have a "slight advantage?"

Anderson has been throwing better of lately. He's improving his accuracy on the shorter throws and is getting better throwing on the run. Anderson can be dangerous, if dealt the right cards. I do like Quinn's intangibles, though.

dawgpound3

@shepwrite said:
DA has an advantage? Since when?
Quinn played better in the only scrimmage. Practice has been a wash, as every outlet reports over and over and over. The only comments from Mangini is that there is no separation between the two guys.

Scrimmage doesn't mean anything. The defense knew the hand signals for christ's sakes. How can you say that? Wait and judge in the preseason games.

steel88

@dawgpound3 said:
Scrimmage doesn't mean anything. The defense knew the hand signals for christ's sakes. How can you say that? Wait and judge in the preseason games.

and Anderson still threw a pick.

Sez.EJ

@clevelandrocks said:
Well whoever starts against detroit will be at a slight disadvantage because detroit will know who to gameplan for. Hope the oline bullies smith a little bit though

If you consider the above statement to be true... The QB who starts and plays well vs Detoit would then have a big advantage then right? Not sure I buy that myself...

Vegasdogg

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Wake me when we know who starts vs Minn.

ballpeen

@clevelandrocks said:
Well whoever starts against detroit will be at a slight disadvantage because detroit will know who to gameplan for. Hope the oline bullies smith a little bit though

Teams don't do much gameplanning in preseason. Teams are working on their stuff and don't really care much about who is going to play QB.

Just a FYI

osusev

I wonder what the statistics are for whoever the qb is if they start the first preseason game are the starters during the regular season. Anyone in here know?

ClevelandRocks

@ballpeen said:
Teams don't do much gameplanning in preseason. Teams are working on their stuff and don't really care much about who is going to play QB.
Just a FYI

That's why I said slight advantage because they don't do much. But if it didn't matter at all you have to wonder why mangini is waiting until the last possible second

NebBrownsFan

@clevelandrocks said:
That's why I said slight advantage because they don't do much. But if it didn't matter at all you have to wonder why mangini is waiting until the last possible second

Probably to prevent all the second guessing by the media and the fans.

Squintz

Honestly - does it really matter who stars vs the Pack? In the FIRST preseason game?

Vegasdogg

@squintz said:
Honestly - does it really matter who stars vs the Pack? In the FIRST preseason game?

Stars? Yes.

Starts? No.

roach

@osusev said:
I wonder what the statistics are for whoever the qb is if they start the first preseason game are the starters during the regular season. Anyone in here know?

It would be extremely high, but that doesn't apply in our case. Most teams don't have an outright competition at QB. Whoever starts at GB does not have an advantage, because the other guy will start against the Lions. As many have stated, Pre-Game 3 will provide the answers.

osusev

I disagree I think the coaching staff is leaning already in one specific direction. I think whoever that guy is unless he is a disaster in preseason or the other guy is that much better the coaching staff is leaning one way already.

pl4tinum

@dawgpound3 said:
Scrimmage doesn't mean anything. The defense knew the hand signals for christ's sakes. How can you say that? Wait and judge in the preseason games.

DA already came out in the media and said that was a joke, never happened.

Quinn looks like a quarterback, DA looks like a doofus.

osusev

pl4tinum "looks" matter so much..... well I suppose maybe it does to ahem some people who are in to that sort of thing... lol

Honest_Abe

to quote inspecta "brady is so effin dreamy"....its true

choco

@pl4tinum said:
DA already came out in the media and said that was a joke, never happened.
Quinn looks like a quarterback, DA looks like a doofus.

guess that depends where you are observing from....

where i sit, quinn looks like a child among boys, and DA looks like a doofus.

? Masters

@dawgpound3 said:
Scrimmage doesn't mean anything. The defense knew the hand signals for christ's sakes. How can you say that? Wait and judge in the preseason games.

Um, no the D didn't. That story has already been debunked. Including being debunked by DA himself.

LCDawgFan13

As far as who starts for at GB and against the Lions, I think a little differently. We know Brady has home support and the environment in Cleveland will be in favor of him. The opposite is true about DA. The home crowd will be more hostile toward him than anywhere else. DA has had trouble dealing with pressure. Make him prove he can handle it at home! Make Brady play on the road without the major fan support. It's preseason, yes I know, but every guy on that team wants to win! Nobody wants to lose, even in preseason! Playing DA on the road is not going to give you a barometer of how he will handle pressure as well as him playing in Cleveland with Brady on the sideline.

Dave

Either way, both QB's are going to play in both games. What happens if BQ looks good against the one's in Green Bay but bad against the two's against Detroit? Same goes for DA. I think this whole derby is a sham to begin with. BQ was the QB Mangini was going with from day one. He's got miles of film on DA, he knows how he plays in games, he knows a lot more about him than any of us. He's got a few games with BQ, and anyone with a pair of eyes could see BQ looked like a franchise QB in those games, even if he didn't light it up. Even Bernie the magnificent had bad games, and was benched in his rookie year, but everyone knew he was a franchise QB.