bah007
Hall of Fame
I'm not saying it's this way for everyone, but when it comes to the unknown, fans generally tend to look only at the "potential" and totally ignore the opposite end of the spectrum. Coaches can't ignore that part of it. Fans have the luxury of riding it out if the unknown gets on the field and sucks. Coaches usually don't.
OB has more information on these two than anybody as far as it relates to how they should be expected to perform in this system. That does not mean he made the correct decision, btw. It's a calculated risk either way. You have an unknown quantity with "potential" and you have a known quantity with a less than desirable value.
The person in the best position to make the call just decided that Brian Hoyer's "consistency" (consistently average at best) is more desirable than Ryan Mallett's "potential". I know this is emotional for most fans but the decision is made and the only logical way to go from here is this:
A) Either Mallett's potential does not exist or the gap between his ceiling and floor is so wide that the risk is not worth taking, even when your next best available option is Brian Hoyer. That he couldn't beat out Hoyer tells you all you need to know about Ryan Mallett. He can be the backup or spot starter or whatever for the rest of the year. But he's walking after that.
OR
B) If Mallett leaves here and goes on to great things elsewhere that should tell you all you need to know about OB. We'll have to wait a little while on this one but if it happens then there is no reason for OB to be here.
OB has more information on these two than anybody as far as it relates to how they should be expected to perform in this system. That does not mean he made the correct decision, btw. It's a calculated risk either way. You have an unknown quantity with "potential" and you have a known quantity with a less than desirable value.
The person in the best position to make the call just decided that Brian Hoyer's "consistency" (consistently average at best) is more desirable than Ryan Mallett's "potential". I know this is emotional for most fans but the decision is made and the only logical way to go from here is this:
A) Either Mallett's potential does not exist or the gap between his ceiling and floor is so wide that the risk is not worth taking, even when your next best available option is Brian Hoyer. That he couldn't beat out Hoyer tells you all you need to know about Ryan Mallett. He can be the backup or spot starter or whatever for the rest of the year. But he's walking after that.
OR
B) If Mallett leaves here and goes on to great things elsewhere that should tell you all you need to know about OB. We'll have to wait a little while on this one but if it happens then there is no reason for OB to be here.