& Fitz & Hoyer....
Take it with a grain of salt, but this QB competition thing is mainly for the fans. Nine times out of 10, the HC knows who his QB is going to be. Russell Wilson being the exception.
I don't know, man. I think there were some real competitions going on last summer between very mediocre QBs:
Paxton Lynch vs. Mark Sanchez in Denver
Sam Bradford vs. Carson Wentz in Philly
Robert Griffin III vs. Cody Kessler vs. Josh McCown in Cleveland
Geno Smith vs. Bryce Petty vs. Christian Hackenberg (and Ryan Fitzpatrick in absentee) in New York
Blaine Gabbert vs. Colin Kaepernick in San Fran
Granted, I think Seattle is special with the way that Pete Carroll runs things, as he has always stated that EVERY position is open to battle every single week. That's not normal with most head coaches.
Actually both Capers and Casserly said their intention was to start Banks but Carr beat him out.
And I'd say highly paid QBs are the presumptive starters throughout the league.
Yeah, I agree. It was not a criticism on my part, just an observation. I get giving the big investment the first chance thing. And I'm not convinced about Brock in either direction, but I am a bit concerned about some of the basic fundamentals of the position that he's been analyzed to have problems with since college. He has not shown a lot of improvement, but maybe that's due to not enough reps.
O'Brien really need to look at Brock's skillset and strengths and modify his scheme to take advantage of them, as opposed to what we perceive right now of trying to mold Brock into his system. Osweiler just does not look comfortable right now, like he's second guessing, locking onto receivers, and hears the footsteps of real and phantom pressure on every play. It's a bit disconcerting to see such uncertainty in our premium-paid QB.