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Originally Posted by moon
He isn't a fantastic back-up because he was a bad starter in the league for years on sub-par teams in a weak Eastern division. He isn't a fantastic back-up because he has repeatedly shown that he can't take a team to the Grey Cup and doesn't win big games. He won a few play-off games in the god awful East, that isn't exactly a big thing to hang your hat on.
He is what he is a back-up. Not awful for a back-up but not fantastic either.
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A bad starter thats been in the top 5 for passing yards the last 5 years and passer rating.
Now wait a requirement for a good back up is the ability to lead a team to a grey cup? Cause that sounds an awful lot like a starter. It means are back up has to be what Lulay or Calvillo.
So you're argument will be that Tate sucks so you need a competent backup. Okay thats fair. Then you list Porter (who lost is job to Glenn) and Mcpherson as fantastic backups? Wait what. Neither of those guys have lead a team to the grey cup, which is apparently the requirement for a backup QB.