Sunday, August 19, 2007

We have an "insurance" back-up quarterback.

Matt Cassell is not the quarterback of the future. He's not good enough to win a game, and he isn't being groomed to hold onto the lead and make safe decisions.

We re-signed Vinny T today. I think this means we think our defense is good enough hold slim leads. Our back-ups haven't proven either of them could lead a touch down drive this decade, and we have never been in the market for someone who could step in for Brady over a month long stretch.

It goes without saying no one could fill in for Brady over the long haul, but we have one guy who hasn't taken a meaningful snap in his life, and the other who has taken a few too many. If everything goes according to plan, there would be no Brady injury, but look at Philly in the past decade. They have survived and thrived after McNabb gets injured with dynamic play from back-ups.

Deep down, I hope they find a way to bring in Bledsoe for the veteran minimum. He still has a cannon and never had the speed to get out of the way of the pass rush, so we know exactly what are getting.

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