I’m thinking that Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, because of his arm strength and passing yardage, should be automatically voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It’s not too early to consider Cutler the best ever. Meanwhile, Titans quarterback Vince Young should be kicked out of the NFL.
Cutler has a career record of 21-25. Young has a career record of 20-11. But winning doesn’t matter. It’s how you do it.
I’m exaggerating just a bit. But how about judging players on the same criteria, or at least make winning even just part of the equation?
Sorry, Mark Schlereth, Merril Hoge, Trent Dilfer, Tim Hasselbeck, and Rich Gannon. Gannon: can you say anything other than Vince Young can’t read defenses? How long did it take you to become a good quarterback? Give Vince Young a chance. Don’t judge him using different standards than Cutler.
In reality, Young does have some deficiencies, and Cutler has a lot of talent. But do you get the picture? Could it be that Cutler is overrated and Young is underrated? Why the vitriol against Young?
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Switching gears for a minute, I’ll admit that sometimes I’m wrong. In an earlier post I suggested that Browns fans were wrong in wanting Brady Quinn to start at QB ahead of Derek Anderson. Both players have had terrible years. I have an idea, though. How about putting Joshua Cribbs at QB, or at least running the Wildcat with him? He has a great arm and game-breaking speed. He can’t do any worse than Anderson or Quinn. He started at QB at Kent State. In fact, according to Wikipedia, Cribbs is “one of only four players in NCAA history to both rush and pass for 1,000 yards in at least two different seasons, the others being Beau Morgan of Air Force, Vince Young of Texas, and Pat White of West Virginia. Cribbs, in fact, accomplished the feat three times. He is one of only three quarterbacks in NCAA history to rush for 3,500 yards and throw for 7,000 yards in his career (the other two being Antwaan Randle-El of Indiana and Brad Smith of Missouri. Cribbs is also the only player in NCAA history to lead his team in both rushing and passing in four different seasons.”
I saw Cribbs play a game against Ohio State in the Horseshoe and I knew then Cribbs would be an NFL player. Mid-American Conference QBs Ben Roethlisberger, Chad Pennington, and Byron Leftwich all made it as starting NFL quarterbacks and Charlie Frye is a backup. Cleveland, get your best player into the lineup, if not at quarterback, then at Wildcat quarterback, and if not there then start him at wide receiver.
Tags: Brady Quinn, Derek Anderson, Hall of Fame, Jay Cutler, Joshua Cribbs, Mark Schlereth, Merril Hoge, overrated, Rich Gannon, Tim Hasselbeck, Trent Dilfer, underrated, Vince Young
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