QB Tyler Huntley Signs with Dolphins

Well, I think Tua disproves that statement.

 

Trust me when i tell you this, its not getting better with Tyler. First, he sure doesnt know the playbook like skylar would. Second, he isnt remotely serviceable.


Next offseason, assuming Tua comes back, which i strongly believe he will, we need to invest on a backup qb. I dont care if he rides the bench for 17 games, backup qbs are important. Chad Henne won games for the Chiefs, hell playoff games while Mahomes was out with an ankle.


Gotta do it. 5 million for quality qb depth or draft a second day qb with a late third or 4th.

i wouldnt mind signing a guy like Zach Wilson.. just get someone behind Tua. Our season is almost over because we dont have anyone serviceable to put behind center.

 

What makes you say that? I don’t think I’ve seen him play very much, if at all. He can’t be any worse than Boyle or Thompson, can he? Skylar may know the playbook inside and out, but he looked clueless out there on Sunday. Boyle shouldn’t even be in the league.

 

I don't think Huntley can be any worse than Thompson or Boyle. As far as paying decent money for a backup next year? I'm fine with that, but I truly believe it's time to start looking at the draft again. We can't keep doing this with Tua. He either moves past this or it's time rebuild.

 

It will be the same.. tyler was on the practice squad for a reason.. there are qbs to be had for draft picks but our GM probably thinks this is a lost season

 

How so? No one is worried about Tua's arm, they're worried about Hill or Waddle getting behind them.

 

Whatever. Give me deep ball accuracy over arm strength any day. You want arm strength watch Anthony Richardson play. Yeah, it's cool he can throw a 70 yard bomb accurately once every year.

 

How is the ball getting to those two? Good defense do actually worry about Tua’s arm. Again, he’s led the league or is near the top in both Air Yards and Yards Per Attempt over the last two years.

 

Deep ball accuracy is a product of arm strength. While the latter doesn't guarantee the former, you absolutely can't have the former without the latter.

The qb's who have amazing deep ball accuracy all have canons attached to their shoulder, and just know how to aim it better than most.

 

You think Tua has a cannon? Because, for the umpteenth time, Tua has lead or been near the top in all deep ball stats over the previous two seasons. His deep ball accuracy is elite.

 

I think with White they hoped they could resign him back for less money and it ended up biting them. I recall one game in pre season with White at QB he had a look on his face like WTF are these plays were are calling. Like he felt he didn't have a chance to succeed with what they were doing. He quickly took the offer from the Bills and didn't look back.

This offense is Tua's offense designed for him. If you don't have a Tua 2.0 the QB won't be much good. Need a QB with accuracy and can get ball out of his hand quickly. This OL won't allow for anything else.

 

Zack Wilson is terrible.

 

Hes better than any backup we have. Im not trying to make him the franchise qb. I just want a guy that is able to throw a football

 

There isn't any good reason to go from awful to slightly less awful

 

Truth. We are past the point incremental improvement is a welcome sign for this current version of the team.

 

It sounds as if Thompson will be starting again if healthy enough to practice this week. He better not.

 

There’s really not much out there, unless you want to take a flyer on somebody like Trey Lance or Bryce Young (at least they’re young) or hope Fields has another good game and you can get Russell Wilson (at least he’s experienced) on the cheap.

Zach Wilson needs to sit this year and get himself straightened out before taking another snap in a game.

 

I still say they should have done what it takes to get Garopollo.

 

Russel Wilson is obviously the only answer if you are trying to win but I doubt the Steelers would give him away for anything you would want to give up

 

Lol what other options we got. I really dont care if tyler, tim or skylar start. None are NFL quarterbacks and are not even worthy of holding a clip board or surface laptop, whatever.

good news is, tennessee is awful.. so are the patriots but their defense is good.. we have a chance at being 3-2 at the bye week.. and then we have to endure one more game of backup qb play before Tua can return..

 

Jimmy Garoppolo career stats...

15,494 yds
94 TD's
51 Int's
97.6 Passer rating.

Despite a horrible year with a not very good Raiders team his performance with San Fran throughout his time there was very very good.

I like Wilson as a QB, but think Garoppolo would be both a better fit, and at this point in his career a better QB. Reason, Garoppolo is known for his quick release, and his accuracy, both of which are important with our current team's weaknesses and the coach's offensive style.

 

Super injury prone so he won't last behind the line. Rams also aren't going to just give him away either.

Just doesn't seem to be any real good reason to trade for anyone. If Tua isn't coming back then they are already hosed.

 

He can't even do that. I watched a lot of his games, he is bad bad. I'd rather have Skylar.

 

Bailey Zappe

 

Coach has to call plays that Skylar is good with. If Skylar plays.

 

R Wilson was not terrible last year.

 

If you watch the game film video I just posted in the Seattle game day thread, you can see that a lot of times, the PLAYS were there. Skylar just wasn’t, and there’s no excuse for this.

It’s not like this is Skylar’s first year with the team. This is his 3rd year under McDaniel. He should KNOW the plays to make. His lackluster performance was just inexcusable.

 

I mentioned this in Club. The play calling, although lackluster at times, wasn’t anything close to what some are saying. Guys were open on a lot of the plays and Skylar just couldn’t get them the ball. Skylar just can’t process the field. Even on simple passing plays he was clueless.

 

That’s exactly what he looked like. He couldn’t even catch the snap cleanly on most plays out of the shotgun. Rarely even looked downfield.

 

He’s a guy who had a couple of halfway decent games, but falls into that vast black hole of mediocre quarterbacks; would not be an upgrade over the dreck we already have.

 

They absolutely have to try starting Huntley. Simplify the offense. Get him comfortable with a bunch of plays. Split Hill and Waddle out wide, spread the D and let him run a lot. Starting Skyler or Boyle is pointless.

 

And? All that means is he's throwing to receivers downfield. Tua has to throw earlier on deep balls than guys with stronger arms. Like this isn't rocket science. An accurate deep ball thrower with a strong arm is much more difficult to defend. They can wait longer on deep balls because they throw with higher velocity.

This isn't me saying that Tua is bad at the deep ball. That would be idiotic. But it's just as idiotic to argue that the deep ball stats have diddly to do with arm strength.

 

But then why is he on the team? How has he lasted multiple years? Why is he the backup if he's this pathetic? It's concerning.

 

I’m not arguing that. I’m arguing that a strong arm isn’t needed to be a good deep ball thrower. Tua has an average arm. Yet he’s one of the best deep ball QB’s in the game.

It seems you’re more in disagreement with Born in ‘72. He’s the one, not me, that claimed arm strength is the only way you can be a good deep ball QB.

 

I don’t know. I asked in another post of McD is actually becoming friends with these guys and doesn’t want to cut them out of loyalty. That’s the only thing I can think of as to why she would hang on to Skylar. Unless Skylar is just amazing in practice, there’s no explanation for why he is here.

 

Hey, you can call the limits of human anatomy and the laws of physics idiotic all you want, but you'll still be wrong.

Let me ask you this. If one QB can throw a ball 50-60 yards with greater velocity and on a lower arc with medium physical effort, and another guy has to throw it on a higher arc with less velocity and exert maximum physical effort, then who do you think is going to be able to throw that pass with greater accuracy, greater play speed, and thus greater success and less chance of the defender getting there to break it up or possibly intercept it?

Think before you answer.

 

You need to re-think that question. SERIOUSLY!!! Because I can list off 5 quarterbacks off the top of my head that had cannons…nay…HOWITZERS for arms who’s accuracy pales in comparison to Tua’s.

Accuracy is by leaps and bounds far more important than arm strength.