Hoyer Named Starting QB [Benched Week 2 - Mallett to Start]

[barrett]

Originally Posted by popanot

I'd be all for Mettenberger as he's shown more (to me at least) than Barkley and Glennon and I think he's better than Mallett and Savage, and will be better than Hoyer - if not already. I didn't throw his name out there because I don't think the Titans would even consider trading him to us, and if they did considered it, the price would be higher for us than other teams since we're in the same division and the risk would be huge for them. It would be higher than I'd want to spend. I'd still be willing to take a shot with Barkley or Glennon if the price is low. We seem to burn late round picks anyway so why not take a chance?

That makes sense. I still wouldn't touch Barkley. His stock/play has gone downhill every year since his freshman year of college. He is about to lose the 3rd string battle to Tebow and get cut.

Glennon has shown hoyer-like flashes of competence. But I don't trade for a guy with almost no chance to be better than the two guys I already have. I like savage's potential far more than those two.

As for acquiring a QB, I feel like we need to either invest heavily (high pick, rare FA, Big trade), or we need to be buying more lottery tickets. But entering a season with 3 guys whose ceilings don't exceed serviceable seems dumb.