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I like what the Chiefs did, the best pick could be the QB from Alabama he has a lot of upside, if he can stay healthy. That WR they got in the Sixth round looks like a catching machine had 92 catches last year, but not much speed. Overall I think they did a good job, I would have traded down with that first pick. They could have got Hali at the end of the first round, even though I think he could be a very good player (he has a lot of heart from what I have read.) An extra pick could have helped.
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Doug Flutie for Pro Football Hall of Fame?
21 seasons.
64938 yards of career total offense.
3 Leagues.
Pro-Bowl.
Great Humanitarian.
I think he can do it, not a shoe in, but definately a possibility somewhere down the line.
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Maybe years from now. The problem is a lot of that offense is from the CFL.
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Yeah, where he set the level, playing at barely 5'9. I think he'll be remembered as that underdog who made it 21 years. Definately someone to think about.
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That division is now officiall insane. Should make for some exciting games though.
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It will be interesting to see how much McNair has left. But McNair at 10% is better than Boller at 100%.
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McNair will make Boller better. Boller is the future. He has the tools and flashes the ability, just lacks consistency. Talk about a stacked division though.
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The second McNair signs that contract, the long Baltimore nightmare that is Kyle Boller will be OVER. Boller wil be throwing INT's for another team before you know it.
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Yup Boller is done, he's had 3 years and couldn't do squat with it. Lots of Quarterbacks show flashes and lack consistency but the good ones find it and improve and he hasn't been able to.
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Exactly why Harrington was shipped out of Detroit, no? Enough chances to prove himself, just could not, for whatever reason, get the job done.
The difference here is that Billick seems to be absolutely in love with Boller. We'll see if McNair can get him to dump Boller.
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People in Baltimore like Boller too. It's the press that doesn't. Nevermind that his rookie and second years he had no wide receivers whatsoever and in his third year his offensive line was like a cullender. He's not like Harrington who refused to learn the playbook, so they shipped him out. McNair is 33, he is the now, not the future.
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With what they are paying McNair there is no way they will be keeping Boller. McNair is only 33, a lot of QBs best years have happened in the 30-38 range (Elway, Young etc...). You can still be looking for a replacement to McNair in 5 years. As a Bronco fan I remember the troop of idiot replacements that they started strutting out when Elway hit McNairs age from Tommy Maddox to Bubby Brister and 7 years after Elway has retired they still haven't found him.
Take the now when you can get it, Steve Young is the only QB that I can think of who was as bad as Kyle Boller his first few years in Tampa and then turned into a hall of famer. If they are bad 3 years they are likely to be bad 13 years, I am sorry Kyle Boller is not the future and never will be.
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I have to agree. You dump Bolier, Mcnair could play 5 more years. Boller sitting around that long is nuts.
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McNair may be only 33, but the last couple of years he's looked like he's in his late 30's. He's been an injury magnet throughout his career. He's gutted most of them out and played through them, but they've taken their toll. I've always liked him, but I'm not sure just how much he has left in the tank. But one thing is for certain, Boller still sucks. :evil
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Well the Titans offensive line has been horrible the last two season they can't protect anybody. If the Ravens can protect him, I think he can play 3-5 years.
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You all are influenced by the media's opinion of Kyle Boller. Only looking at the box score, not the game film. I can tell when a QB is terrible. I've endured the likes of Jeff Blake, Eric Zeier, Stoney Case, Trent Dilfer, Anthony Wright, Chris Redman, Tony Banks, and countless others. Boller has the attitude to succeed in the league. If I recall correctly, Drew Brees was San Diego's big problem heading into season four. And Jake Delhomme didn't show up on the screen until his sixth season. Or how about that one guy, Kurt Warner. He was playing Arena Football before he matured.
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Boller had more chances than Warner, the guy didn't get a chance in the NFL for years. Delhomme sat the bench for the first few years, and Brees was plagued by Marty Ball part of that time. Boller has had three years as a starter and hasn't proven a thing. Besides if they go with Mcnair there is no way you keep Boller as a back up for three years. Besides I doubt he would want to sit there he would feel betrayed. I expect him to be cut and maybe he does something with his second team.
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There is in my opinion 4 different age groups for QBs and they tell you a lot about any QB depending on what age group they are in.
21-25 is the first age group and the group Boller has been and is now leaving. This is the immature somewhat flappable QB that has a lot of growing pains. Almost all QBs have those terrible first few years but by the time they are leaving the immature QB stage you can tell what kind of a QB they are. Except for rare exceptions like Big Ben and Dan Marino you can pretty much throw out the first 2 years, hell Elway was horrible his first two as well. Its the third year that is the marker to tell what kind of QB you have. If after three years the Qb is still the same hanging onto him and trying to fix him rarely works. I like at Brees as that rare four year type that just took longer to develop and was hurt by the system he was forced to play. If after three years the QB is still struggling they rarely ever get over that hump without a change of venue. It took Steve Young leaving Tampa to go to San Fran to start his transformation.
Next is the 25-30 range, this is the range when the QB either becomes a probowler or a bust. Many of the QBs who struggled during the first range will find themselves bouncing from team to team during these years, as teams keep hoping they have matured and occasionally some of them have and the change of venues help. But your future is built in the era, this is when you know if you have a franchise QB or you should still be shopping around for some talent.
Next comes the fine wine era of the NFL QB the 30-38 range. This is when your hall of fame QBs have their best years, they have learned the system and can pick you apart. Montana, Elway, Bradshaw all enjoyed favorable time during this era. This is also the rejuvinated age when guys like Vinny Testerverde can have a few big years because they learned enough to enjoy the fine wine years. How many times have you seen a guy like Vinny that everyone else has given up on but they stuck it out and gained enough knowledge to slice you up. Tommy Maddox who never even really had a career did it, Mark Brunnell and Drew Bledsoe are enjoying a few more good years and a guy like McNair has at least 3 good seasons in him.
Next comes the reach era 38-42 where you go with a guy like Flutie who deffinitly know what they are doing as a stop gap tell you can find yourself a good QB. These are the guys filling in for a year or two tell you can get back on the horse and a lot of teams should carry one as a 3rd stringer there good in a pinch.
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Boller has started 34 games. A little more than two seasons worth. And at the 32 mark, he was throwing TDs like they were going out of style. Nevertheless, Dizzy breaks it down pretty well, and Boller will be a good backup for McNair for the next few years.