(long read) Let's talk Jameis Winston's future... while keeping it real.
No. He's saying that people in this very thread saying we should trade Jameis and make Haener the backup are jumping the gun quite a bit.
Then they should have more clearly said that, instead of disagreeing with my point that Haener is an unknown.
Being unknown does not equal being good or bad. The poster originally said that Haener equaled all the QB's the Saints drafted that have turned out bad. We don't know if Haener = those bad QB's. That may turn out to be the case, but we don't know that at this point in time.
I don't think the Saints should rely on unknowns as part of their overall plans going into the season and I have no fear that they will. I also have no fear that the Saints will ever make decisions based on what fans think.
I haven't seen anyone in this thread say the Saints should make the decision right now to make Haener the backup and either cut or trade Winston.
I've seen people say that they hope or think Haener will show enough during training camp for the Saints to trust him as the backup, so they can trade Winston for the right value, instead of just losing or releasing him at the end of the season.
There's nothing wrong with hoping for or wanting it to work out that way? Just like there was nothing wrong with people hoping or wanting Winston, Hill, Dalton, Book or Siemien to win the starting QB job.
Why not let people be optimistic about whatever they want? Our opinions have absolutely zero influence on the decisions the Saints make, so no harm comes from anyone's optimism. We can disagree on these things without feeling like we have to prove people wrong for being optimistic about anything.
I'd like to see a lot more "I disagree and this is why" and a lot less of the "you're wrong and here's the proof" or the smugly dismissive "if you don't agree with me, then you don't know what you're talking about" mindset that dominates our society and this board at times.