What Should Lions Do About QB 2?
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00:00Yeah, I just started writing down some names of players that are
00:04Possibilities we went through a few last week and the one that stands out to me last week was Ryan Tannehill
00:09And whether or not you want to make an investment with him
00:12He's obviously a proven quarterback and as I said before about Minnesota and the Bears
00:18those rookies are coming into pretty good situation because
00:22The teams are good offensively
00:24any quarterback that comes to the Lions
00:26That would have an opportunity to work with with the ones is coming into a good situation
00:32I'm not a huge Ryan Tannehill fan
00:35But when Ryan Tannehill's had some players to work with he had that offense going pretty good over with Tennessee. I
00:42Like the offense the Lions have I don't ever want to see him play a quarterback in a game because I want Jared Goff to
00:47Stay healthy because Jared Goff's the man
00:50but if something were to happen
00:52I'd feel more comfortable if they had somebody
00:55More capable
00:58With the keys so to speak. No, I I hear you last year
01:01We didn't really have to worry about it because Teddy Bridgewater was behind Jared Goff and we figured if anything happened in golf
01:06During a game or he had to be out for a couple weeks. We felt pretty confident. Teddy Bridgewater could come in
01:12He's such a veteran. He's been around the league
01:14He's been successful around the league that he could you know with this offensive line those weapons that he could at least you know
01:20Keep the the boat, uh, you know afloat, right? Yeah
01:24This year is different. Of course, Teddy Bridgewater retires and you're in there. You get Sudfeld. You're not sure
01:29You know what? He's gonna look like then we see preseason game number one. We're like, oh my god
01:33This is like the worst quarterback. I've ever seen in my life and then Hennon hooker gets a concussion
01:37I still think in the end don't panic everyone relax
01:41As long as Hennon hooker comes back from his concussion. I think that's your backup quarterback now. He's not perfect
01:47He may be a guy like Ryan Tannehill would be better or Taylor Heineke or whoever
01:51But I think you you use this because knock on wood you don't want to see Hennon hooker anyways
01:56But you can have him develop now and if for some reason he does have to enter a game for a week or two
02:01You find out where Hennon hookers that if he's awful and it's clear
02:06You're not gonna be able to to win any games with hooker as your quarterback you do what the Browns did
02:11They went out and got Joe Flacco who's sitting on his couch and Joe Flacco actually won a playoff game for them
02:17So maybe Tannehill is still on the couch
02:19Maybe somebody else is still out there, but I think you need to find out who Hennon hooker is
02:23I think he's good enough what he showed at least to me in the first preseason game that he can be a
02:28Viable backup, you know in this on in this league for this team
02:31So I think Hennon hookers your backup you wait on a quarterback
02:35I know I'm not I know other people feel you know, you go get one right now, but I still say wait
02:40Yeah, I look at it like Kansas City who the Lions play on Saturday
02:42They used four quarterbacks in their game Patrick Mahomes played. He was sharp and they had Carson Wentz
02:49Who was also sharp for four in his debut there?
02:53Ian book the quarterback from from Notre Dame from a couple years ago, and then they had Chris Aladdin
03:00Who's in his second or third year in the league never really heard of him, but he was 7 of 10 in the game
03:05They're not gonna carry four quarterbacks
03:08this is why I
03:10I'd love to have the
03:12Luxury of waiting things out to the end of preseason, but I think there might be a little more sense for urgency
03:18Because of the injury situation that the situation they have right now just to get something
03:23Maybe you know pick up the phone and call Tannehill right now
03:26Yeah, I mean the thing is as of right now
03:28Yeah, you might need a quarterback because you you don't you don't want Jared Goff playing at much if at all, right?
03:34So you're gonna need somebody to take snaps if hooker can't take snaps
03:36So I get that part of it Gator
03:38But for the season, I'm just saying wait cuz no one's gonna keep all these quarterbacks. There's gonna be quarterbacks available
03:43Yeah, but as of right now, yeah, you might have to sign and I mean, you know, Tim Boyle
03:48I know he's on the Texans somebody you might have to sign somebody or you know
03:52If they had cut I guess they're not gonna get cut till the end of this
03:55But you got to sign somebody cuz if hooker can't go you can't just put Sudfeld out there by himself
03:59right for four quarters exactly which is I
04:02Think this is a really interesting week to pay attention to see what the Lions are gonna do
04:06If anything if they can afford to wait it out this week and not do it and then hooker comes back
04:12Next week to practice full-time and then okay, you know because then you're just getting ready
04:17Everybody just stay as healthy as you can. You're not gonna play golf in the in the last the preseason game
04:22I can't imagine but that's a whole other discussion is how do the Lions handle?
04:27their
04:28Their their players their starting unit right now is they're getting ready for preseason game number two because they don't have
04:34The joint practices all they have is a preseason game this week. So maybe this is the week we see some starters