You Pick- Matt Flynn or Alex Smith as Josh Freeman's Competition?

[Freeman 5]

If Smith gets released, than I'd prefer Smith. If it's a trade I'd rather snap Matt Moore in free agency.

[Foedus]

Neither Flynn or Smith would want to come here.

[lyronmewis]

Smith does not want to walk into a competition, but I would choose Smith.  He is better off going to Arizona.

I'm sure that he has some pride in himself though. Would he rather take a job with no competition at all, and automatically be named the starter. Or would he rather walk into a city where he has a chance to unseat an NFL level QB to become the starter.

[BucfanNC12]

Smith does not want to walk into a competition, but I would choose Smith.  He is better off going to Arizona.

+1
Smith and Fitzgerald together can make some noise in their division.

[Boid Fink]

Tough choice. Smitty's noodle arm isn't really playing to the deep ball strength of this offense/players. But he brings a vet capable of pushing Free with legit competition.

Flynn is meh. He has a small body if work with some remarkable results, on a team with a loaded offense however. Just not a fan of Flynn...it screams Matt Cassel/Kevin Kolb. And both if those guys are not good.

[TBayXXXVII]

If those are my two options, I'd take Flynn.  I'd rather have Alex Smith, but if there were a competition, Smith would beat out Freeman... that wouldn't be good.  I'd rather have a guy that I believe would push Freeman, but not beat him out.  If they bring in Alex Smith, you might as well trade Freeman first.

[Boid Fink]

What?

You want a guy who pushes him but doesn't beat him out?

Losers are made that way. Horrible mentality.

[TBayXXXVII]

What?

You want a guy who pushes him but doesn't beat him out?

Losers are made that way. Horrible mentality.

Still holding out hope.  I don't think Flynn or Smith are long term solutions... I don't think Freeman is either, but I believe there's a chance that Freeman could be, I'm quite confident that the other two never will be.  If Freeman bombs out this season, then no matter which of the 3 that you have, the Bucs will still need to draft a QB next year anyway.  I'd rather Freeman at least have a chance to prove whether he can be the guy or not.  Bringing in Alex Smith is a guarantee that Freeman will never get off  the bench.  That doesn't help this team.

[Benchwarmer#1]

Seeing how "competition" really helped Sanchez, I think it's a bad idea.

Also, either one of these guys are horrible. Alex only does well in certain offenses, and Flynn is a one-hit wonder on a good/great team.

[moose40]

Smith does not want to walk into a competition, but I would choose Smith.  He is better off going to Arizona.

I'm sure that he has some pride in himself though. Would he rather take a job with no competition at all, and automatically be named the starter. Or would he rather walk into a city where he has a chance to unseat an NFL level QB to become the starter.

so Kevin Kolb is a NFL level qb?
yes I know you meant freeman...

[TBayXXXVII]

Seeing how "competition" really helped Sanchez, I think it's a bad idea.

Also, either one of these guys are horrible. Alex only does well in certain offenses, and Flynn is a one-hit wonder on a good/great team.

Tebow was never competition, he was a gimmik guy.  Sort of like what the Dolphins did by drafting Pat White a couple years ago.

[SunnyD]

No one can tell me Flynn can't throw the deep ball.

This is a throw I've never even seen Alex Smith attempt.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap2000000052027/Terrell-Owens-drops-pass-in-end-zone

Flynn is the obvious choice here.

Easier to obtain.

He has a better chance of starting here than he does in Seattle.

Younger.

Most likely cheaper.

He would be legitimate competition for Freeman and if he beat him we might legitimately have a QB for the next 5-6 years.

I've seen what Alex Smith brings to the table. Not a fan.

[Booker Reese]

The rationale for Flynn is basically that he hasn't played enough games for anyone to know what his ceiling is. In that case, he's a better option than Smith. The problem is that nobody really knows what his floor is either.

Flynn getting signed for big bucks from Seattle doesn't provide a safety net for his floor. If it did, Scott Mitchell, Charlie Whithurst, and AJ Feeley would still be employed.

[SunnyD]

He gave Russell Wilson a run for his money in training camp, and Wilson maybe better thsn Josh.


That is exactly what we need.

[dalbuc]

Flynn is better because Smith's forte as SunnyD said is the short pass and that immediately eliminates the biggest edge that VJax and MW19 give us. Neither is a great route runner but are great down the field.