Quick Slants on Leftwich Signing
Which dominoes have fallen and which are merely wobbling now that Byron Leftwich's taking his act to Tampa Bay? We play true and false on this one.
Tampa Won't Go QB at 19
False. You just can't make that assumption. What if both Mark Sanchez and Josh Freeman are sitting there when the Bucs are on the clock? You can't declare the position locked down just because Leftwich, Luke McCown, Josh Johnson and Brian Griese are on the depth chart. None of the above are anything more than band-aid answers (if that). Tampa's shown interest in Freeman, the 6-6, 248-pounder from K-State. And while Sanchez is expected to be off the board by 19, if he's there, the Bucs would likely leap.
Leftwich Becomes Bucs Starter
False. In February, Tampa signed McCown to a two-year deal that pays him base salaries of $2.5 million each season and included a bonus of $2.5 million. That $5 million payout in 2009 is pretty steep to a clipboard holder. Leftwich, meanwhile, signed for $7.5 million as well but is getting $2 million in base this year according to John Clayton of ESPN. Looks like an old-fashioned QB competition.
The Bucs Are Better Than They Were Friday
True. Competition is good. You don't want to shatter the confidence of McCown and have him looking over his shoulder but it's best he earns the spot through a little bit of a battle. And it's not like Leftwich is a latter-day Marino. If McCown's cowed by trying to beat out Byron, the Bucs have bigger issues. With Jeff Garcia - who's better than both Leftwich and McCown - allowed to leave via free agency, this signing improves the position.
Leftwich's Star Shines Again In TB
False. Slow of foot, long of delivery, heavy of stomach, Byron Leftwich - one of my former favorites - is a good reliever/spot starter but you don't want to run him out there every seven days. He just doesn't have enough tools in his belt to make an 8-8 team a 12-4 team.
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Leftwich looked terrific on the Monday night game at Washington last year. In Antonio Bryant and Kellen Winslow, he already has better than receivers than he ever had in Jacksonville.
How would he 'rediscover the magic' when he never had any?
Most QBs need a good supporting cast around them to be good. Just ask former Steeler Neil O'Donnell. Who wouldn't look good last season in the Steeler offense?!?
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Most QBs need a good supporting cast around them to be good. Just ask former Steeler Neil O'Donnell. Who wouldn't look good last season in the Steeler offense?!?
A bunch of QB's would not look good on the Steeler offense.
Their offensive line was garbage, they had no running game to speak of, and their receivers are slightly above average.
Big Ben is what made that offense move.
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