I'm so cute. Cuter than you can cope with.
Great write up!Coach Sean Payton has spoken very glowingly about both of his QBs that have been backing up Drew Brees. He has been watching the progress of both Taysom & Jameis at every practice & team meeting. While he probably hoped he wouldn't have had to replace an injured Drew Brees, he had to make his decision on more than past statistics. I believe that the grasp of the offense and the amount of time working with the current offensive roster played the biggest role in Payton's decision to start Taysom last Sunday. I don't doubt any of the positive things that Sean said about Winston when reporters offered up questions about how he's coming along, but at the end of the day our coach had to weigh all the data about both players and simply ask himself, "Who do I trust more right now to get the job done?"
After the game Payton was asked about his decision and he said that it was a very tough one to make. It appears that a lot of the staff may have been on the fence about who would fill the role the best. I believe both of those statements. These two guys are both very talented and it is a close race to pick an eventual winner. But I can say that a lot was learned in the Atlanta game this past Sunday. Part of the 'experiment' (<-as so many tag this as being) was to see how Taysom would do in more than just a few cameo appearances during a game. Would he improve as he got into the flow of the game, or would he struggle trying to find some rhythm? There would be no way of knowing for sure with the small sample size that we've seen of Hill on those occasional & brief opportunities that he had in the past. Taysom probably earned a 'Good', but not 'Great' rating on Sunday. However, with the exception of his late game fumble during a truly stellar drive, there is no doubt that he improved tremendously as the game progressed... which is what Coach Payton needed to know about him.
Will Winston get the chance to show his skills in an entire game? Who can say? But for now it seems that unless Taysom gets hobbled in a game, I don't see Payton making any big changes in the lineup. If the coaching staff really believes that Taysom Hill has the potential to be Drew Brees' replacement, there's no better opportunity to prove their theory now so that there will be far less 'dice-throwing' when Drew finally does ride off into the sunset. The Saints have to know for sure what they have in these two players... even though they have already paid Hill like they have a pretty good idea. But the more they see how Jameis progresses, the easier it will be to know if Winston is part of the future of this team as well.
My popcorn is ready, and I can't wait to see how this drama unfolds in the months to come!
Actually, according to most reports, he was offered a few contracts for more money to be a backup, but chose to take what the Saints were offering so he could sit and learn from the best.
That's a bad comparison. Grouping the first 5 years is misleading, because it doesn't tell you anything about the trend. Manning was not a good QB in his rookie year, but he got much better the next 2 years, before slipping on his 4th year, got better again in his 5th, and then made a leap in his 6th year. Jameis was a good rookie QB, but he has gotten worse every year, and last year was his worst by far. The question is was that due to Arians or Jameis. If he can correct his interception problem, then he'll be great. Ultimately, Peyton is considered great because he played great most of his career after the 5th year. If Jameis does anthing similar, then he will also be considered great. If Manning had continued to play at the level he played his first 5 years, he wouldn't have been considered an elite QB.
Did you ever get a 2nd chance or learning opportunity and you were better for it? Same premise. And if you said no,you're either a liar or 13. And your behavior is cuteI'm so cute. Cuter than you can cope with.
Meanwhile, you've been provided with a boatload of reasons and measures by which he can be fairly judged, but yet you don't accept any of the
It's fine to believe in someone, but to blindly expect everyone else to agree with you is the cutest behaviour of all
That's lovely, but also a sidetrack from the point being made. The OP asked a question, received lots of answers and didn't like any of them. Hence my comment.
What "facts" do you use to classify Jameis' "basic intelligence"? I didn't know so I researched and found the following article.
Not that the Wonderlic is all that wonderful, but...
"Jameis Winston reportedly scored a 27 on the Wonderlic test, putting him in a similar range as future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning.
Winston, according to a report from Yahoo's Charles Robinson, scored a 27 out of 50 on the aptitude test NFL teams use to measure the intelligence of potential prospects at the annual scouting combine.
That score – considered respectable for quarterbacks – put the former FSU QB one point lower than what Manning scored before he was drafted. It also put Winston on par with other Super Bowl-winning signal callers such as Drew Brees (28), Russell Wilson (28), Joe Flacco (27) and Ben Roethlisberger (25)."
This is a good read. Jameis' "basic intelligence" seems in par with the rest of the NFL jock QB's including Peyton in my opinion. Manziel scored a 32 and Brett Favre a 22. I'll stop right there. Lol
Jameis Winston reportedly scores 27 on Wonderlic test
Jameis Winston reportedly scored a 27 on the Wonderlic test, putting him in a similar range as future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning. Winston, according to a report from Yahoo’s Char…www.orlandosentinel.com
