Can we please have a lil faith in Luke McCown?

[Morgan]

Warner was an arena player, Farve was a backup in ATL

[DougTheGreat]

Warner was an arena player, Farve was a backup in ATL

Favre had your proverbial cup of coffee in ATL.

You're talking about people who are backups based on performance not because of someone in front of them on the roster chart.

[OldBloodandBucs]

I already have faith in Luke, but what about his real father?

[Biggs3535]

who was matt cassel last yr before the season started....a back up...people just need chances

We have seen McCown play plenty of times.  He is a backup, and not a very good one at that.

Cassel looked like garbage too until he was able to get his feet wet for a few games.

[JavaBuc]

Cassel looked like garbage?   He only played a few games his first few seasons and he never started any until last year.    He threw 24 passes his first year, 8 the next and 7 the next.  It's not as if he'd had a chance to show what he had like McCown has.

[JC510]

who was matt cassel last yr before the season started....a back up...people just need chances

We have seen McCown play plenty of times.  He is a backup, and not a very good one at that.

100.6 rating in his 3 starts with almost 100 yards rushing.

[GameTime]

Cassel looked like garbage?   He only played a few games his first few seasons and he never started any until last year.    He threw 24 passes his first year, 8 the next and 7 the next.  It's not as if he'd had a chance to show what he had like McCown has.

java - you can choose to ignore the stats, but cassel's first few starts this past year MIRROR mccowns in tampa's.

[JavaBuc]

I don't go by stats.  I go by what I see.   Some guys have it, some don't.   McCown is lacking a certain intangible that winners have.

[mjs020294]

I don't go by stats.  I go by what I see.   Some guys have it, some don't.   McCown is lacking a certain intangible that winners have.

Bingo

[JC510]

I don't go by stats.  I go by what I see.   Some guys have it, some don't.   McCown is lacking a certain intangible that winners have.

Of course you won't go by the stats, because that's tangible evidence. You hold imaginary things against McCown.

Against Carolina with 5 minutes to go he was 19/24, 219 yards, 2 TDs/ 0 INTs, 47 rushing yards. If the score was 23-17 instead of 23-31 would he have those "intangibles"?  Rosenfels and Andre Davis went nuts against us in Houston, if McCown had better "intangibles" would the defense/special teams stopped them?

I don't go by stats. I go by what I see. Some guys have it, some don't. McCown is lacking a certain intangible that winners have.

but you see it in Simms? Hilarious!!!

[JavaBuc]

Simms has it more than McCown.  Without a doubt.

[NPR-BUC]

The only thing that I can say about Mccown is, if he does start I have no choice but to watch.

[Biggs3535]

Cassel looked like garbage?   He only played a few games his first few seasons and he never started any until last year.    He threw 24 passes his first year, 8 the next and 7 the next.  It's not as if he'd had a chance to show what he had like McCown has.

Yeah, he looked like garbage.  That's why the Patriots chose a QB in third round to replace him this past season.

[MiltonMack21]

Biggs has a point, they have drafted 2 other QB's in the past couple of years to replace Cassel.