Jeff Blake-glad to have him

[cardzfan]

Jeff Blake has a life time completion percentage of 56.3% and a TD/INT ratio of 1.43. Here are some other QB's:

John Elway 56.9 1.26
Phil Sims 55.4 1.26
Jake Plummer 56.0 .78
Drew Bledsoe 56.9 1.24
B. Eisaison 58.0 1.34

Clearly, Jeff Blake gets it done on the field. In all the years in Cincy he had bad coaches and defenses. I take issue with the alleged quote from Blake that it is not his job to lead this team when he was in Ciny. I read articles when he was in Cincy extolling his virtues and obsticles he has overcome. Blake is not Dan Marino, but fortunately for us he is not Jake Plummer. Blake played on bad teams in Cincy with bad coaches and he compares favorably to Drew Bledsoe and John Elway. Phil Sims allways had good defenses to rely on. I believe somone posted that Blake is close to cracking the top 20 all time in passer rating. Blake has demonstrated that he can get it done on the field. Compared to other QB's, this fact is indisputable. If he is not a leader, then why did he set up a schedule to work out extra with his receivers? Why did he stay after mini-camp to work extra with the tight-ends because they do not get enough reps? This sounds like leadership to me.

 

[SECTION 11]

Welcome aboard. The Vegas Fan Base is growing!

 

[AndyO]

I don't know if Blake did make that statement while he was in cincy, but lets put this into some sort of context. He last played for the Bengals in 1999. Players do change and mature over the course of their careers. He's shown a willingness to work here and to assume a leadership role. Until he disproves that he , he deserves the benefit of the doubt with the Cards.

 

[Goldfield]

Damn that one hellava first post... You OK in my book dood! I wont even make you buy me lunch!

 

[Goldfield]

Originally posted by SECTION 11
Welcome aboard. The Vegas Fan Base is growing!

wow nice avatar. Did you DL that off the Cardinal website?

 

[BW52]

First off let me say i am not convinced Blake is all that great.I think he will be a decent stepping stone to whomever is the next Cards QB.As a Cards FAN i really and sincerely hope Blake gets the job done.As for the Blake love fest i remain unconvinced he is the answer.As a Cardinal fan i hope he is a solid QB for the team.As for this season i think a 6-10 or 7-9 is possible and maybe a 8-8 with a break or two.

 

[gnomepete]

Originally posted by BW52
. . .i am not convinced Blake is all that great . . .

I don't see him taking the team to the Super Bowl, but I see better decisions, fewer turnovers and more long passes. To me, that's a bit more positively exciting than has been the case. I've had my share of negative excitement over the years, thank you.

I'm glad we have him rather than Kordell Stewart. I think his leadership is going to make a difference (especially in contrast to Kordell).

Pete