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  • fordfixer
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    • May 2008
    • 10922
    #1

    Quote from Peter King

    Posted: Monday August 18, 2008 12:25AM; Updated: Monday August 18, 2008 1:33PM
    Peter King Peter King >
    MONDAY MORNING QB
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    b. If I'm Mike Tomlin, I'm asking myself: Why can't Dennis Dixon be my No. 2 quarterback? At least until Charlie Batch comes back. That's no fifth-round-looking player. Dixon is poised and throws a zinger of a fastball.


    Any thoughts?

    Molon labe

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    • Steel Life
      Pro Bowler
      • May 2008
      • 1535
      #2
      Re: Quote from Peter King

      Originally posted by fordfixer
      Posted: Monday August 18, 2008 12:25AM; Updated: Monday August 18, 2008 1:33PM
      Peter King Peter King >
      MONDAY MORNING QB
      [url="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/08/17/august/2.html"]http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/w ... ust/2.html[/url]

      b. If I'm Mike Tomlin, I'm asking myself: Why can't Dennis Dixon be my No. 2 quarterback? At least until Charlie Batch comes back. That's no fifth-round-looking player. Dixon is poised and throws a zinger of a fastball.

      Any thoughts?
      I agree actually. Ben is pretty durable & with Dixon's arm & mobility, if he were to get into a game I think he can do enough to win games - why not, Ben did it. All they have to do is hold the fort until the 3rd game & Charlie would be back. Besides, doing it this way would allow them to keep another player instead of carrying 4 QBs for no reason. Or they simply release Batch to forgo the problem.
      It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust & sweat & blood...

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        • stlrz d
          Legend
          • May 2008
          • 9244
          #3
          Re: Quote from Peter King

          I don't know how well he knows the offense yet, but from what I've seen of him physically I agree. He moves well, throws hard and has a pretty quick release.

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            • fordfixer
              Legend
              • May 2008
              • 10922
              #4
              Re: Quote from Peter King

              Originally posted by Steel Life
              Originally posted by fordfixer
              Posted: Monday August 18, 2008 12:25AM; Updated: Monday August 18, 2008 1:33PM
              Peter King Peter King >
              MONDAY MORNING QB
              [url="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/08/17/august/2.html"]http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/w ... ust/2.html[/url]

              b. If I'm Mike Tomlin, I'm asking myself: Why can't Dennis Dixon be my No. 2 quarterback? At least until Charlie Batch comes back. That's no fifth-round-looking player. Dixon is poised and throws a zinger of a fastball.

              Any thoughts?
              I agree actually. Ben is pretty durable & with Dixon's arm & mobility, if he were to get into a game I think he can do enough to win games - why not, Ben did it. All they have to do is hold the fort until the 3rd game & Charlie would be back. Besides, doing it this way would allow them to keep another player instead of carrying 4 QBs for no reason. Or they simply release Batch to forgo the problem.
              But we had a better run game and o-line then IMO

              Molon labe

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                • Steel Life
                  Pro Bowler
                  • May 2008
                  • 1535
                  #5
                  Re: Quote from Peter King

                  Like I said, Batch could be ready by the 3rd game - so the risk is minimal. But then again, if the team feels Byron is the way they want to go, then they cut Charlie & the issue if off the table.
                  It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust & sweat & blood...

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                    • fordfixer
                      Legend
                      • May 2008
                      • 10922
                      #6
                      Re: Quote from Peter King

                      Originally posted by Steel Life
                      Like I said, Batch could be ready by the 3rd game - so the risk is minimal. But then again, if the team feels Byron is the way they want to go, then they cut Charlie & the issue if off the table.
                      True

                      Molon labe

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                        • AngryAsian
                          Hall of Famer
                          • May 2008
                          • 3010
                          #7
                          Re: Quote from Peter King

                          Byron Leftwich is a SCRUB. I would rather see Dixon as our number 2.

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                            • fordfixer
                              Legend
                              • May 2008
                              • 10922
                              #8
                              Re: Quote from Peter King

                              Originally posted by asiansteel
                              Byron Leftwich is a SCRUB. I would rather see Dixon as our number 2.
                              Don't pull any punches AS tell us how you really feel

                              Molon labe

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                                • Steel Life
                                  Pro Bowler
                                  • May 2008
                                  • 1535
                                  #9
                                  Re: Quote from Peter King

                                  Asian - Does your enthusiasm for Dixon also mean you want Batch gone too?
                                  It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust & sweat & blood...

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                                    • Jom112
                                      Pro Bowler
                                      • Jun 2008
                                      • 1496
                                      #10
                                      Re: Quote from Peter King

                                      Originally posted by Steel Life
                                      Asian - Does your enthusiasm for Dixon also mean you want Batch gone too?
                                      I saw AS's response as more of a lack of faith for Leftwitch than as a promotion for Dixon...

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                                        • SteelCrazy
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                                          • Aug 2008
                                          • 5049
                                          #11
                                          Re: Quote from Peter King

                                          Peter King is an idiot.
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                                            • proudpittsburgher
                                              Pro Bowler
                                              • May 2008
                                              • 2377
                                              #12
                                              Re: Quote from Peter King

                                              Dennis Dixon looked like a backup qb in the last preseasn game, he looked awful in the first game. I would feel more comfortable keeping leftwich and letting Batch go even though Charlie has been nothing but a good team guy and a capable backup. Dennis Dixon would be more of a threat in a slash type role with ben IN the game. Asking him to be the #2 guy at this point would make me very, very worried every time Ben takes a hit. What Dennis Dixon could become is a long way from what he is now.
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                                                • frankthetank1
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                                                  • May 2008
                                                  • 2755
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Quote from Peter King

                                                  What Dennis Dixon could become is a long way from what he is now.

                                                  i agree, i wouldnt want dixon as a #2 qb just yet. he has a long way to go and i hope more than anything he doesnt see any action this year, unless its a blow out. i dont like leftwich a whole lot but at least he has expierence

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                                                    • rpmpit
                                                      Pro Bowler
                                                      • May 2008
                                                      • 2004
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: Quote from Peter King

                                                      This isn't baseball. EVERY game counts in the NFL. If (GOD FORBID) anything happened to Ben and he couldn't play in the first few weeks of the season (with Batch also out), we'd be in trouble if Dixon was our starter. I'm not crazy about Leftwhich either. But like some of you said, at least he has the experience. And with any luck, we won't need the #2 qb on the field at all this season

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                                                        • Ozey74
                                                          Pro Bowler
                                                          • May 2008
                                                          • 2091
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: Quote from Peter King

                                                          Nice to know that Peter King is thinking about someone other than Brett Favre.
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