Dirty hands? Seems like teams can't help themselves....

purplefaithful wrote:
[b]I give the Pats credit for having some discipline re: Maye. He wasn't ready wk1, and they didn't force it. [/b] I heard a really good discussion this am with Greenie on how the NFL could incent teams in a # of ways to red-shirt their freshman QB's.  For either a full year or partial yr1 through cap incentives and/or roster exemptions etc..   It's early on, but I think this is a notion that could pick-up steam over time.

Mayo just said yesterday they are considering starting Maye Week 1.....so maybe not so disciplined. Hard to say what's right, but I think its undisputed that no successful QB has ever been adversely affected by sitting on the bench for awhile.

pattersaur wrote:
I disagree with the notion that starting early automatically harms young QBs. 

I don't disagree. But we know it DOES harm some, for sure...especially starting in Game 1. What we do know is that no QB has suffered from waiting....and even the successful ones could have benefited in some way by waiting.  But look at Chicago with Mitch Trubisky and Justin Fields. San Fran with Trey Lance. This has really nothing to do with starting early, but more how could they be SO wrong? They MOVED UP to get these utter and complete busts. Its such a crapshoot.

Still Hurtn wrote:
Vikings annouce JJM will the the starter in 2025

? They did? [hr] Here's some good insight from Tom Brady and his feelings on starting QBs too early: https://x.com/stephenasmith/status/1825679304883073138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1825679304883073138%7Ctwgr%5E280d47b15416c5f856e2ce46826f660f239a6420%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmusketfire.com%2Fposts%2Ftom-brady-doesnt-hide-opinion-patriots-starting-drake-maye-season-01j5e455ec23

Mayo for NE just said that although, 'Maye has outplayed Brissett, we aren't rushing him. We've all heard the horror stories of rushing rookie QBs'. Very interesting comment and probably very smart.

MAD GAINZ wrote:
The wording is odd, like you're just opening yourself up to these questions when you state "Maye has outplayed Brissett".  He could have just left it at, Maye has narrowed the gap in this competition and we're encouraged with his progress to this point.  We'll make a decision on a starter based on their off-season of work and who gives us the best chance to win week 1. Simple.

And Mayo also said that 'Maye is the 2nd best QB on our roster'. So there, lmao. CoachSpeak at its finest.