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Originally Posted by Just Passin' By
So far, none of the QBs they've passed on has shown themselves as a franchise QB, so there wasn't some failure just because non-franchise QBs were allowed to slide by. If Freeman becomes another Aaron Rodgers (falling QB who turns out to be franchise level), your point will have merit. Right now, it doesn't.
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This is like arguing with Terri Schaivo.
That's the problem. You're too busy looking at the here and now, and not considering the huge advantage Freeman has in terms of talent, and the time he has to realize that talent.
In the last three years with their respective teams, Freeman's statistics are better than Cassel's in every category except TD's (-2) and INT's (+14)
More yardage, better completion percentage, better YPA.
One fewer win. Young guy, thrown straight into the fire to learn on the job, with no talent around him, and his numbers are either flat-out better, or very comparable to Cassel, who had the benefit of 7 years in the league, a historic running game and weapons to throw (5 yard passes) to.
Holding every disadvantage, Freeman still trumps Cassel.
So what exactly would be different had we chosen Freeman?
At worst, we'd have many more years for the kid to realize his full potential. To learn, and to get better.
You can scream that Freeman isn't a franchise QB
right now until you're blue in the face. That's not the point. He has the potential and time to be one, and the QB we currently have does not.
Again, you'll never find a franchise QB if you never try.