Lube Up for Caleb?

[A.D.I.D.A.S.]

Just to join in on the dogpile of Week 1 overreactions:

Man, that was pretty awful today.

I get it, the O-Line was pretty non-existent after the LT and RT went down, so that didn't leave Geno with a lot of options, but even then...oof. Dude just seems to get rattled really easily. I hope that's not a sign of things to come for the rest of the season.

Maybe start thinking long-term about options about a younger successor to Geno to help the rebulid along?

 

[LastRideOut]

but even then...oof. Dude just seems to get rattled really easily.

I've been saying this since last fall. Geno, while a good system QB, is just not good in the clutch. He can't rally a team. Gets rattled too easily.

I just hope he wasn't the long term plan for this front office.

 

[Tusc2000]

Caleb might not want to come here. He's all but said he'll stay in school another year if the Cards have the #1 pick.

 

[sc85sis]

Caleb might not want to come here. He's all but said he'll stay in school another year if the Cards have the #1 pick.

No he didn’t. His dad implied it but never said so outright. Caleb hasn’t said anything. He’s been focused on playing, classes, his podcast, and his charity.

 

[JPatera76]

No he didn’t. His dad implied it but never said so outright. Caleb hasn’t said anything. He’s been focused on playing, classes, his podcast, and his charity.

So a dad trying to be his agent kinda deal?

 

[sc85sis]

So a dad trying to be his agent kinda deal?

Don’t know about that. Dads are gonna dad. Sometimes that means they say stuff that maybe they shouldn’t.

Is it possible Caleb could stay at SC another year? Sure. Likely? Nope.

 

[Tech Worlds]

I've been saying this since last fall. Geno, while a good system QB, is just not good in the clutch. He can't rally a team. Gets rattled too easily.

I just hope he wasn't the long term plan for this front office.

Looked good in the clutch on Sunday.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Yep. Geno was nails, period.

 

[LastRideOut]

Looked good in the clutch on Sunday.

In a week 2 game that wasn't nationally broadcast, yes.

I'd like to see him do it on a national stage in a big game.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Who cares what time the game was? He DID get it done. Why does it matter if it was a day game? Come on, just enjoy the win. Geno did something we've been waiting for. He went full on clutch/cold blooded at the end of the game. On the road in a hostile environment against a very good team.
Winning does NOT have to look a certain way. Enough with the "they won, but...." crap.

 

[Hollandhawk]

In a week 2 game that wasn't nationally broadcast, yes.

I'd like to see him do it on a national stage in a big game.

This, ladies and gentlemen, is a classic example of moving the goal posts.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

I've been saying this since last fall. Geno, while a good system QB, is just not good in the clutch. He can't rally a team. Gets rattled too easily.

I just hope he wasn't the long term plan for this front office.

How about now? Not trying to attack the poster, but you seem like you just can't even give Geno his props and/or just admit you were wrong.

 

[LastRideOut]

This, ladies and gentlemen, is a classic example of moving the goal posts.

Nope, it isn't. look at my post history. You will see I've said that Geno while a good system quarterback within the confines of a regular season game, gets small in big games. I've posted this multiple times. The problem with Geno is that the bigger the game, the smaller Geno gets. Yesterday wasn't a game that had every eyeball in the country on it, like a playoff game.

Geno is a good quarterback. He is better than a lot of quarterbacks in the league. Very few quarterbacks however, can step up in big games. It's not a hit on Geno. It really isn't. It's more of a commentary that truly elite QBs are few and far between.

 

[LastRideOut]

BTW if Geno writes back and proves me wrong by stepping up big in a playoff game, or making it to the big dance, I'll be first to admit that I'm wrong.

In the meantime, Geno has the next 5 months to prove the critics wrong.

 

[LastRideOut]

How about now? Not trying to attack the poster, but you seem like you just can't even give Geno his props and/or just admit you were wrong.

Geno is a good quarterback. I've said this multiple times. He is better than Russ. No objective person will deny that. Geno is awesome. I'm glad this team has him. I'm just not sold him on stepping up in big games on a national stage because he hasn't done it yet.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

So........you STILL can't even just give the guy props for a HUGE game winning drive yesterday? Damn.

 

[LastRideOut]

Geno had an excellent game. His pocket awareness was AWESOME. I was very impressed. I don't think we could have gotten better QB play than we did yesterday from Geno. It was perfect.

I'm just saying a week 2 game is different than a playoff game. That is literally all I am saying.

I'm not refusing to give Geno his props. I think it is possible to give a QB like Geno his props while having certain reservations. It's OK. They do not have to be mutually exclusive.

BTW look at my post yesterday. I specifically pointed out that the game winning drive in OT was a thing of beauty.

 

[themunn]

Geno is a good quarterback. I've said this multiple times. He is better than Russ. No objective person will deny that. Geno is awesome. I'm glad this team has him. I'm just not sold him on stepping up in big games on a national stage because he hasn't done it yet.

Last year's game against the Broncos doesn't count? Every single eye in the NFL was on him.

Apart from that he's had 2 opportunities on the national stage - both road games against arguably the NFL's best team last year (Niners, before they had all 3 QBs injured). In the playoff game, the Niners scored on all but one of their possessions, so it's hardly fair to blame Geno for not stepping up in that instance (as if he didn't complete 70% of his passes and throw 2 TDs)

 

[LastRideOut]

I give up.

Seems I can't give someone like Geno his props while having certain reservations. It has to be one or the other for many of the posters here.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Ok