Tavern talk: What QBs will be left standing?

Mike, pick a criteria and stick to it.

Are you evaluating on performance on the field or quality of protection?

Rodgers RT is going to get him killed if they dont get that fixed. When did you start confusing past performance as a measure of feature results.

I hope your not looking after your own investments

Will there be any WR left for throwing to in Oakland? Russel leads guys into hits their share of hard hits, staring those players down.

I'm not sure this all makes sense. Are you saying Campbell will or wont be left standing?

e.g.

Tom Brady: No chance.

Jason Campbell: No chance if the Skins don’t find a way to make big plays.

Why is Hasselbeck always considered injury prone when his only major injury to my knowledge was last year?

I feel sorry for the Falcon's third WR, as Tony will be taking all of his receptions on his was to another Pro bowl.

Mike,

Maybe it’s because of several years of watching Jake Plummer and Jay Culter, both of whom have tremendous athleticism in the pocket and the ability to get out of the pocket in a hurry, but Kyle Orton looks really stiff and heavy legged in the pocket.

I believe Orton's starting O-line is among the top 7 or 8 in the league, but I think there is a very good chance because of his inability to escape severe pressure in the pocket he has a good chance of being injured. So far he shown to be brave in the pocket, but he’s the kind of QB that is susceptible of taking really big hits (reminiscent of Roethlisberger). And he really doesn’t have the body to withstand that much punishment. My bet is that Chris Simms plays at least 4 games for the Broncos.

I'm so confused by this article. The question is what QBs will be starting at the end of the year but Brady and Brees get no chance. Obviously supposed to be the other way around. Were you late for an appointment before writing this article?

British, I had the same confusion. He must mean that Campbell will not be the starter unless they make some big plays. He is in his contract year, they spent the off season trying to replace him, and he looked dreadful in the opener. Head coach Jim Zorn might not be standing either, as the local media is full of criticism of his play calling and general air of cluelessness. The one thing the Skins have going for them is a ridiculously easy schedule, but in the recent past, they've shown a knack for playing down to their opponent's level.

Have to agree about Aaron Rodgers, he's gonna go down if that O-lineman doesn't get better or replaced by someone that will block, #78 I believe was his #.

Marc Bulger, Carson Plamer won't last.

In trouble and might get injured: Warner, Roethlisberger and Leftwich.

Warner's the guy to watch. Warner started 58 out of 112 possible games from 2002-2008, is 38, his legs call to mind Sean Casey (the Cincinnati Red), and must play at a high level (i.e. can't get by managing like Favre or Collins).

Yeah, he can be great, but has 91 turnovers to 84 TDs over those 58 games.

Also, Denver's gotta get a big arm back there to fully utilize Eddie Royal. Only had 4 balls thrown his way, not a good sign. Royal and Cutler were a great fit, I think he'll miss Jay more than Marshall.

Michael,
If you're going to write this stuff, make it clear what the heck you're talking about. "British" made the correct response already--how does your description of Campbell make sense in light of the Brady, Manning, Brees comments. Half of the rest of it is about as enlightening.

Who would the Bills replace Edwards with? JP Losman is in the UFL now, it seems like the Bills have hitched their wagons to the former Stanford Cardinal.

this article makes no sense???

Do you think Trent Edwards won't be standing because of his o-line or you don't think he's good enough or you were just confused about this article or were you trying to figure out why the NFL network hired that annoying blond to host their Sunday kick-off show? Please explain!!

I think your wrong on Trent Edwards. This kid has put in the work to become great. It's just now if he can raise the level of play of his teammates enough to starting winning big games. Come on Mike, He's a Bill Walsh guy. A Stanford man, who thought very highly of Trent Edwards when he entered the 2007 NFL Draft. Edwards has an injury history, but he'll do everything in his power to be there at the end, and I think by the end of the year the kid will be a legit NFL Caliber QB.

haha. dan was kind of funny--"late for an appointment."

it's ok, though, mike. i got your back. i knew what you were talking about.
my impression is that these judgements were just the first thing that popped into your mind. and that's cool with me.

Will I read that again? No chance. I love the Tavern, but this ain't it...

Carson Palmer seem's fine to me. Not sure what your talking about Mike. Love the insight, but your wrong on that one.

Your writing gets worse by the day. I am finding it harder and harder to come back to this site. I have been on the computer reading for three hours and finally came here. Tomorrow I probably will not.

Your Northeast bias shows clearly in this article. Why point out Romo will start "unless an unforeseen injury happens?" I noticed you didn't include that qualifier with any of the quarterbacks of the teams you don't dislike. A wise man once told me you have to evaluate the evaluator and to these eyes your personal feelings about the Cowboys are clouding your otherwise impeccable judgments. Otherwise you would have included that qualifier about "unforeseen injury" on ALL the Blue chippers )especially considering that some of them took a LOT more hits and sacks last week). Not just the one with the HIGHEST career passer rating and the HIGHEST pass per attempt of any quarterback since Otto Graham.

I actually thought Matt Ryan could have played much better. There were a lot of deep throws open that he missed. It should have been a blow out.

What's wrong with Palmer is that he has an overpaid wideout in Coles that dropped four passes. Palmer completed 21 of 33 for 247 yards (11 yard avg @ 64%). His second INT was an end of game Hail Mary. His line could/should have been 25 of 33 which is a 75% completion percentage. That's pretty good.

Rogers looks to be a great QB when healthy, but people are acting like he's ironman after one full season starting. This guy was very injury prone before last year and I agree that the line play has to be better for him to play all year.

Schaub's line play was horrible, he didn't play well and the play calling was suspect, but they were slow out of the gate offensively last year too.

Garrad is a dead man walking. Management is already talking about drafting Tebow.

Not a very good article Lombardi. Very obvious statements when they make sense. If Roethlisberger goes down the steelers won't win? You mean Batch or Dixon don't have your confidence? You can say the same for McNabb, Brady, Manning (both), Brees, Romo, Palmer, Cutler, Rodgers, Ryan, Hasselbeck, Rivers, Edwards and Flacco....which makes almost any starting QB injury statement pointless. Yes, most teams a bad when the starting QB goes down. Funny how that works.

I think you're wrong about Edwards - the Bills have put their eggs in that basket for the foreseeable future. Same with the Browns and Quinn, but that is more of Mangini's pride than lack of options.

Also, as mentioned, the Campbell reference doesn't hold weight in light of previous comments about Manning, Brady, etc.

And with Favre - they bring him in with all that baggage and a monster contract just to bench him after a bad outing? Not so fast my friend.

Lastly, I know I'm a bit bias, but I am curious as to your take on Philadelphia - split time with Garcia & Kolb this week, Vick & Garcia in Week 3, and let McNabb come back fully healthy after the BYE week before division play starts?

I think Lombardi was a bit sauced up as he wrote this one.

Do you even read what you write? Usually, your articles are interesting but this is the worst written one ever. Clearly something is wrong when you write Campbell has no chance & then you say the same for Brady, Peyton, Eli, etc. Geez, proofread your work next time.

Mike, why don't you rewrite this article to make it a little clearer for those of us who are too stupid to figure out what your question is?

Another half-baked writing effort. Mike, when you're on you're but you have a tendency to "take plays off" as you did with this article. You have a great upside but need more of a "motor".

Is the Bengals offense not moving because Palmer is not 100% healthy or because he's simply not the player many experts think he is/can be? To me Palmer was a flash in the pan, got hurt, and has never recovered.

Exactly what i would expect in an article from a former Raiders front office employee. Changing the tone of the article throughout and leaving most readers with mass confusion.

Also, mentioning Favre's age but apparently not considering Warner or Collins ages. Last i checked, Warner and Collins have missed more time to injury in the past than Favre has.