The Mythical Ricky Stanzi

[tk13]

Stanzi is a better QB than Palko, but in terms of pure performance he really didn't do better than Palko last year in preseason really. Stanzi completed just above 50% of his passes.

[Bowser]

Originally Posted by tk13

Stanzi is a better QB than Palko, but in terms of pure performance he really didn't do better than Palko last year in preseason really.

Exactly what I was saying. I haven't seen anything to get me excited about the possiblity of this kid coming in and taking over.

That being said, none of us have seen much of him since he's been in the pros.

[tk13]

Originally Posted by Bowser

Exactly what I was saying. I haven't seen anything to get me excited about the possiblity of this kid coming in and taking over.

That being said, none of us have seen much of him since he's been in the pros.

He works hard and he has a better arm than Cassel or Palko. Of course, Curtis Painter probably has a better arm than Cassel too.

Originally Posted by tk13

Stanzi is a better QB than Palko, but in terms of pure performance he really didn't do better than Palko last year in preseason really. Stanzi completed just above 50% of his passes.

Cam Newton completed 42% of his preseason passes. Is Stanzi better than him.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by tk13

Stanzi is a better QB than Palko, but in terms of pure performance he really didn't do better than Palko last year in preseason really. Stanzi completed just above 50% of his passes.

Statistically, yes. Palko and Stanzi are the same QB. And their statistics are both better than Cassel's from this preseason.

In the eye test, the two QBs aren't even comparable. Stanzi is far superior.

[tooge]

Originally Posted by SNR

Statistically, yes. Palko and Stanzi are the same QB. And their statistics are both better than Cassel's from this preseason.

In the eye test, the two QBs aren't even comparable. Stanzi is far superior.

there is a huge difference between the two. Palko has been around a number of years in the NFL. He's been through training camps galore, seen different NFL defenses, offseasons, etc., etc, etc.
Stanzi on the other hand, didn't have an NFL offseason, had an abreviated training camp., and was probably given even less snaps than a rookie normally would, because with the lack of an offseason, the starter and second guy were going to need even more.
As far as the preseason, Haley totally tanked that. It's pretty much been established that Haley was a moron with regards to how he ran the preseason. Stanzi didn't even play in the final game and only played sparingly the other three. That is unheard of for a third stringer. Hell, even Casey Printers, Jonathan Quinn, and a slew of wanna bes got more playing time.
Stanzi hasn't gotten a fair shot yet. He will this year. IF he is good in training camp, then he'll get more time in preseason. If he blows in training camp, he might not see as much time in preseason games. Simple as that.
We (as fans) and the team still don't know what they have in Stanzi. There simply isn't any way to know yet. Four months from now, we will. Until then, anything other than "lets give him a chance and see what he has" is an invalid argument.
I hope he has "it", and can develop into a solid NFL starter. If not, I hope he can be a solid NFL backup. We shall see.

[aturnis]

Originally Posted by tk13

Stanzi is a better QB than Palko, but in terms of pure performance he really didn't do better than Palko last year in preseason really. Stanzi completed just above 50% of his passes.

Go download the tape from last preseason. Stanzi had shit for receivers and blocking. Not to mention that there were a couple games(Green Bay, Baltimore) where the opponents third string was better than our second string.

Watch Stanzi's preseason, all of it, at once. He threw quite a few accurate passes that were flat out dropped. Including one PERFECTLY thrown ball 25yds. down field that hit the guy(Horne? Lawerence?) in the bread basket, and he just drops it. Add into it that he LITERALLY ran for his life as soon as he got possession of the ball and threw plenty of balls away.

Don't forget, his only interception was a quick pass that his the receiver right in the hands didn't snag it, and the defender made a play on the tip drill.

[tk13]

Originally Posted by aturnis

Go download the tape from last preseason. Stanzi had shit for receivers and blocking. Not to mention that there were a couple games(Green Bay, Baltimore) where the opponents third string was better than our second string.

Watch Stanzi's preseason, all of it, at once. He threw quite a few accurate passes that were flat out dropped. Including one PERFECTLY thrown ball 25yds. down field that hit the guy(Horne? Lawerence?) in the bread basket, and he just drops it. Add into it that he LITERALLY ran for his life as soon as he got possession of the ball and threw plenty of balls away.

Don't forget, his only interception was a quick pass that his the receiver right in the hands didn't snag it, and the defender made a play on the tip drill.

That's because he throws the ball with such violence most mere mortals cannot catch it with two hands. If Pioli was a real GM he would've drafted some WR's with four arms in the draft.

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by tk13

That's because he throws the ball with such violence most mere mortals cannot catch it with two hands. If Pioli was a real GM he would've drafted some WR's with four arms in the draft.

That's silly.

Three arms would have been more than enough.

4 arms...heh