Sage to Minnesota? (Speculation)

[Joshua]

I think Warner and Brady fall into a different category. While they may have started the season as a backup, both proved to be better than the original starters and won the starting jobs (and Superbowls and MVPs). This is not your traditional backyp who is merely a seat warmer until the starter comes back. Now, if you believe Sage falls in this category and is a starter in waiting who is better than Schaub (and someone we can win superbowls with), that's a different discussion.

[cadams]

yeah, if sage was a brady he wouldnt still be a backup 6 or so years into his career.

[da Bull]

So, the consensus of opinion is that a good backup quarterback is more important than a good (not necessarily great, but good) starting Nose Tackle, Defensive End or Running Back?

[Nconroe]

Originally Posted by da Bull

So, the consensus of opinion is that a good backup quarterback is more important than a good (not necessarily great, but good) starting Nose Tackle, Defensive End or Running Back?

This is one of those wait and see, take your best guess , type of questions.
We don't know who might get hurt, or which young player we have at NT, DE, or RB might develop into a good starter over the course of this season. I guess I'd vote for keep Sage just due to such a large risk of throwing away the season if he isn't here as the backup QB.

[cadams]

after last night i am starting to think they need to sit schaub for a week and have sage start. it would cause a lot of controversy, but schaub has not looked good so far this year.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by cadams

after last night i am starting to think they need to sit schaub for a week and have sage start. it would cause a lot of controversy, but schaub has not looked good so far this year.

I disagree. If you make the change you make it for good or not at all. If you bench a QB for a week, all you do is cut the legs off your QB.

[Nconroe]

a few teams have already made a QB swap after a couple of games, I think we should as well. I can't see defending Schaub right now, but up to you. maybe continuing to loose and stink it up cuts out any self confidence still remaining.

[nero THE zero]

Originally Posted by barrett

I disagree. If you make the change you make it for good or not at all. If you bench a QB for a week, all you do is cut the legs off your QB.

I agree.

I'm a lot closer to the Sage bandwagon than I was 3 days ago. But, I'd still like to wait and see how Schaub does over several weeks and not rush to any conclusions after 2 bad performances against two of the best defenses in the league.

I still think Sage is terribly overrated and that many fans are setting themselves up for a disappointment painting him as this team's savior. I think he can come in and suffice against the Oaklands of the league like he did last season, but I don't think there's any chance he does better against the Pittsburghs of the league than did Matt.

I think it's becoming obvious that Matt is not the long term solution, so I think something definitely needs to be done there. But, right now, I'd still trade Sage if I could get a good draft pick or a starting player for him.