Sorry, see my edit. You can believe what you want about the Jets being 3-0 with Teddy, that's just confirmation bias speaking since you have nothing really to base it on other than a few series in preseason against 2nd and 3rd stringers. My opinion is the Jets are 3-0 if Robbie Anderson doesn't fumble the ball in key situations.
f*** me I did not intend for this to be a novel, sorry.
I don't think you're being even remotely fair by assuming that it's JUST confirmation bias. I felt this way before the trade, I declared my thoughts immediately after and I am simply continuing to echo those thoughts. Why can't you consider that it could just be me analyzing football, evaluating the skills, accuracy, experience of Teddy, comparing them to what we've seen in Darnold while also looking at the closeness of these last two games, taking alllll of that and forming my own conclusion?
We all know that the outcome of the games would be different (that's pretty inarguable, we could discuss if it'd truly change the WL, of course but the games would never play out the same) so I'm obviously in the camp that the different outcome would include a better WL, a better development path for Darnold and a better path to the future for this team. It's over now, the trade is done but it's normal to express frustration and regret and f*** it what else am I up to? (I included that last bit to pre-empt someone stupidly saying "The trade's over, move on")
Of course there is the possibility that Teddy could've gotten re-injured or that his rust would have led him to be worse than what we've seen from Darnold, I think the rust argument would have zero evidence to support it and tons of evidence to contradict it but I acknowledge it's possible.
Edit: Some teams keep 3 on the roster (like the Giants) it but if you lose your starting QB odds are you're season is shot .
What? You're taking a general example and applying it to the Jets when clearly that example doesn't fit this teams season.
So if they had picked Bridgwater to start and he got hurt the season is shot bc now you're stuck playing an inferior player: Darnold
I don't get why you're saying this specifically because they traded Bridge....so then by your logic their season is shot because they're playing that inferior player by default anyway. Which is my original point. My original point, dont forget, was ALSO about how I think it was best for Darnold to give him more time studying, practicing and seeing how Teddy goes about his business as the starter. Even if that only lasted 3 games before injury I think even that short time would have been tremendously beneficial for Sam compared to the current course.
Also, to your "season gets shot by injury" comment. Another reason why it doesn't make sense here, besides it not applying to this specific Jets situation, is just think about what literally happened with the browns two days ago. The Browns are in a nearly identical situation. You COULD have started Baker from the get go but it might be better to let him sit a bit. Then if there's an injury you haven't lost anything bc he'll get to play either way. It's about soooooo much more then just the WL record.
Edit: may as well use the extra roster spot for someone who can help the team. It doesn't make any sense to keep 3 QBs IMO.
Edit: meant to say
"Just to continue on why...." i feel you're using generalized situations that ignore all context and don't apply to the Jets again.
What a team needs varies depending on the roster. First, there's the fact that if you look at EVERY teams roster you will see nameless 3rd and 4th stringers who can be cut without even a half of a thought paid to it. You are insinuating a guy like Chad Hansen (on every roster there are multiple Chad Hansen's) is more important, taking up a roster space, then keeping the QBs the Jets had in this very specific situation? If that opinion were a set of bowling pins I'd walk down the lane and whip the ball at them at point blank range out of anger (And probably fling it sideways like Malcolm in the Middle lol) because I personally disagree that vehemently with it. I also think that visual is fun.
The Jets for example can probably get much more mileage out of McCown as mentor and Bridgewater as mentor/vet stopgap then they will EVER get from luminaries like Jeremiah (picture not found) attaochu, Nevell Hewitt (!?), Mike P-Penne...Pennel? (Who?). Shit they have FOUR TE's. So for the Jets specifically, yes it made sense to keep these very specific 3 QBs at the cost of a....Nevell...Hewitt...Maybe Nevell becomes a superstar one day, point still stands, there are interchangable 4th stringers who are lucky to see a down that can be cut. The Jets, this specific year, with those specific guys, could have and should have kept those 3 Qb's over a guy like Neville
Of course, you're free to disagree and if I disagree with your premise I'll still debate it.
Edit: Chad was released, had no idea. I also had no idea Neville was on the team. Point still stands, it's possibly made stronger by this lol
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