[quote5f45a06="JJ Smitty"]Well crap, Hurst is out and my backup QB leaves alot to be desired. My next oppenents are going to be tuff without Hurst at the helm.. Oh well I just hope 9 wins will get me into the playoffs.

BTW Great Game TurfToe, your team didn't give up when they were down by 2 TD's and that drive at the end to win it was hard to take for us..[/quote5f45a06]

Yes, the 2-point attempt early in the game made no sense. Had Coach Strong just kicked the darn field goal, the finish wouldn't have been nearly as exciting.

I relish the reputation the Rounders have for playing a physical and hard-nosed style of football, however, after losing Olsen for 6 weeks, I truly feel bad when a starting QB goes down. It ruins a season.

Great Game Smitty!

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[quote3b5dabd="TurfToe"]I relish the reputation the Rounders have for playing a physical and hard-nosed style of football, however, after losing Olsen for 6 weeks, I truly feel bad when a starting QB goes down. It ruins a season.[/quote3b5dabd]

The backup QB is one area where I think FOF could use substantial improvement. It shouldn't always be the case that losing a starting QB will ruin a season - sometimes backups come in and perform at a very high level when no one expected that they could. It would be nice to see a few (and I mean a [i3b5dabd]few[/i3b5dabd] - this could get really problematic with too many) mediocre QBs tagged with a "rapid development/masked high potential" type of characteristic that only kicks in when they start to play regularly. Right now we've got the mid-late career boomers, but that's about it for unexpected player development. QBs should be treated differently, methinks.

That probably wasn't very clear. I haven't had my coffee yet.

And I'm not too bright.

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[quote5bd5afa="Fonzie"][quote5bd5afa="TurfToe"]I relish the reputation the Rounders have for playing a physical and hard-nosed style of football, however, after losing Olsen for 6 weeks, I truly feel bad when a starting QB goes down. It ruins a season.[/quote5bd5afa]

The backup QB is one area where I think FOF could use substantial improvement. It shouldn't always be the case that losing a starting QB will ruin a season - sometimes backups come in and perform at a very high level when no one expected that they could. It would be nice to see a few (and I mean a [i5bd5afa]few[/i5bd5afa] - this could get really problematic with too many) mediocre QBs tagged with a "rapid development/masked high potential" type of characteristic that only kicks in when they start to play regularly. Right now we've got the mid-late career boomers, but that's about it for unexpected player development. QBs should be treated differently, methinks.

That probably wasn't very clear. I haven't had my coffee yet.

And I'm not too bright.[/quote5bd5afa]

Well, you hit one point right on the head.

Speaking of which, how many times were you dropped on your head as an infant?

I think a minor change might be helpful but it still behooves each owner to make sure they have talent at the #2 QB spot who can do more than hold kicks. My backup has improved greatly over the past 5 weeks but will never posess half the skill of Olsen's left testicle. The only problem is the resources involved in keeping a quality backup QB. Can a winning team afford to have the cap invested in a legitimately good 2nd QB as opposed to the other positions that require multiple backups (RB, WR, DB)? I know I will try to make room in the future as my success this year was greatly hindered by Olsen's injury.

What's that altimeter reading now Fonz?

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[quote812e0fc="TurfToe"]Speaking of which, how many times were you dropped on your head as an infant? [/quote812e0fc]

Three.

[quote812e0fc="TurfToe"]What's that altimeter reading now Fonz?[/quote812e0fc]

Three.

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