Daboll: Matt Cassel is a winner

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by chief103182

So, a few months ago, Pioli was pushing the "open competition at quarterback" idea. Now you can see how it's slowly turning into Cassel being the starter no matter what (something many here predicted anyway), with Quinn and Stanzi battling for the second spot.

****ing shit. I bet if we had signed Manning, we'd have put him at second string.

I have never read where Pioli said the QB position would be "open competition". I have read where he said he wanted some competition at the position. There is a huge difference.

Where has he ever said there would be an "open competition"? Please provide the link, I have read that 100 times now but I have never seen where this was stated by Pioli.

I can't really stand Pioli but I can't stand things being quoted as fact that simply aren't accurate either. This "open competition" statement appears to be another CP urban legend unless I have totally missed something.

[whoman69]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

I have never read where Pioli said the QB position would be "open competition". I have read where he said he wanted some competition at the position. There is a huge difference.

Where has he ever said there would be an "open competition"? Please provide the link, I have read that 100 times now but I have never seen where this was stated by Pioli.

I can't really stand Pioli but I can't stand things being quoted as fact that simply aren't accurate either. This "open competition" statement appears to be another CP urban legend unless I have totally missed something.

Competion/Open Competition. Who cares. He said he wanted to bring in competition at QB and he brings in Quinn. Something doesn't add up. Quinn was never going to be competition for Cassel.

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by whoman69

Competion/Open Competition. Who cares. He said he wanted to bring in competition at QB and he brings in Quinn. Something doesn't add up. Quinn was never going to be competition for Cassel.

IMO there is a huge difference between stating you want "competition" at the position and there is going to be "open competition" which is what people keep saying.

Competition may simply imply you want somebody who can push the starter, in this case Casshole. And in this case I think he has that form of competition from 2 guys unlike last year.

An "open competition" implies the starting QB position is open and unsettled. Pioli has stated many times Casshole is the starter.

I like most of CP would love for the starting job to be an open competition, but I don't believe Pioli ever said that was the case.