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Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc
Will they trade AR?
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I doubt it. I am sure that in the back of Steichen's mind he sees some sliver of an opportunity for this to be another push for growth from AR. I would guess he believes that this will finally be the moment that he understands how much goes into being the QB1 of an NFL franchise and believes that there is an outside chance that when DJ gets hurt- and he will- AR will come in and be the phoenix that will lead us to a title and prove to everyone Steichen was smart to make him earn it.
However - the ONLY prudent decision is to move him! He's the backup, everyone loves the backup when things start looking bad for the incumbent- and this is DJ- that is GOING to happen. The fans are already restless, just wait for the first 10-27, 3 INT, 1 Fumble, 1 TD 38-10 loss, just wait. There will be riots in the streets demanding AR and lest we forget Steichen has already proven he is a puss when it comes to needing to quiet the voices. Look over his tenure, he has really shown himself to be a giant wussy.
They created this monster when they let him start right out of the gate, there is a large contingent of fans that will stand in AR's corner no matter. So do the smart thing, and move him to avoid this drama. Get whatever you can, doesn't even matter, just get something. He will go somewhere, hold the clip board, and by week 5 there won't be any talk of him until he comes in for whoever gets hurt---- but it will be drama for another team, not ours!
Someone made the comment about the Lose-Lose of DJ and the Win-Win with AR, and that point is so well made. This fanbase is furious at how poor this team has been top to bottom over the past 15 years. There is real apathy all stemming from the QB spin cycle, people are tired of it. DJ is a 6-11 to 10-7 range QB= continued mediocrity with no QB solution in sight. AR is a 2-15 to 15-2 QB= something gives at the end of the year no matter, you either suck so bad you can replace him with another high ability prospect (hell no Chris Ballard should never ever again in his life be given a chance to even say a QB's name let alone hire one), or you win the SB and your QB of the future is in place for another decade + (extremely unlikely but that is AR's potential).
MOVE HIM. DJ plays the season, we probably win 9-10 games and now we have a huge QB problem- can you imagine him either barely missing the PO's or sneaking us in, and the rage if we re-sign him to some big dollar contract? DJ gets hurt game 4 and AR comes in, we're probably headed toward another 7-10 win season (the dude does have a winning record despite all the shitty stats). That is by far the worst thing that could happen= continued QB purgatory. DJ gets hurt game 4 and Leonard comes in, we're probably looking at 4-5 total wins and we can start the whole QB process over with a high pick----- AND NO FUCKING BALLARD TO FUCKING RUIN IT!
The choice is a no-brainer---- MOVE AR!