SkinnedAussie
The Team Captain
According to NFL.com, Sanchez has signed and will hold the clipboard whilst Colt starts.
Drafting young QBs is never a bad idea. But I don't think Smith's broken leg changes anything in terms of the Redskins short-term plans. He'll be back ready to move into the starter's role next season. It's a broken leg. I don't know why Theismann decided to retire when he did, but typically this is an injury that heals and shouldn't be career threatening.
I don't really see how it changes next season and beyond. Whatever the plan is tentatively in place to find a long-term successor, I doubt we deviate from it. I personally don't see how Smith's broken leg is a rationale for feeling like we have to draft a youngster in a draft that is supposedly quite weak at that position. If it were a torn labrum, or a fracture throwing shoulder, or even an ACL - maybe I could see it. But it's a broken leg and it will heal. I don't see Alex Smith ending his career on that kind of a note.
Dunno, B. He'll be 35 years old. He's not a kid and that's not an insignificant injury. I wouldn't bank on his coming back at full strength ... which, quite frankly, wasn't all that awesome to begin with.
In my opinion, we should have drafted a QB this past offseason. Now I think it's absolutely imperative.
If I remember correctly, Theisman tried to come back the following year. That didn't last long.
So if Smith decides to retire, doesn't that relieve us from his contract, since it's his will ?
Dunno, B. He'll be 35 years old. He's not a kid and that's not an insignificant injury. I wouldn't bank on his coming back at full strength ... which, quite frankly, wasn't all that awesome to begin with.
In my opinion, we should have drafted a QB this past offseason. Now I think it's absolutely imperative.
Anyone heard how the surgery went?
Sounds like Mark Sanchez is about to be our backup. Probably the smart choice of those available.
Does the injury to Alex Smith save Jay's job if the Redskins miss the playoffs?
According to what we were lead to believe Bruce Allen and Co. made the trade for Alex Smith before discussing it with Gruden.
So, the fact Smith is injured or has played poorly (which is the plain truth - forget this 'we need awhile to start clicking') doesn't reflect back on Jay.
Jay has supported Colt McCoy though as one of his favorite 'sons' so to speak.
What will be interesting to see is if McCoy plays better than Smith and all of a sudden Reed, Davis and others start to put up better numbers through the air.
Another reason to show Bruce the door.
Jay has supported Colt McCoy though as one of his favorite 'sons' so to speak.
Jay had been supporting colt since 2014. We'll see now how smart that looks.
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