When do you pull your starting QB?

M GO BLUE!!! · 03-02-2007, 01:38 AM

I was just wondering when everybody pulls their QB.

I've tried several ways, but I've pretty much settled on riding my starter until the game is out of reach, and then base it on if I'm up or down. If losing, I get my backup some reps, if winning I wait for the losing team to pull their QB.

Raiders Army · 03-02-2007, 07:20 AM

Never. It's all about the stats. Every pass is a step further in the career record books.

Phototropic · 03-02-2007, 07:56 AM

I'll pull mine on occasion when I'm kneeling to avoid any chance of an injury. Other than that I will consider it if he's playing horrible (3+ picks) and I have a decent backup.

dbd1963 · 03-02-2007, 09:08 AM

I rarely have a better option at QB than the starter. I go up in the draft to grab great QBs when the previous one retires -- during the few seasons where I've had to start guys who weren't great, I'll still have one I got from FA who is way better than the scrubs I pick in the late rounds. So I don't even worry about benching the starter.

redfox000 · 03-02-2007, 11:48 AM

It all depends on how well developed my starter is and whether or not I have any promising younger QBs behind him.

dj_morton · 03-02-2007, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Raiders Army

Never. It's all about the stats. Every pass is a step further in the career record books.

Well put

AlexB · 03-02-2007, 03:05 PM

Reminds me of the Alf Ramsey/Rodney Marsh exchange, which Marsh reckons cost him an international football career...

England gaffer Alf Ramsey, to Marsh: “You have to work harder. If you don’t, I’m going to pull you off at half-time.”

Marsh: “Christ! All we get at Manchester City is a cup of tea and an orange!”

Raiders Army · 03-02-2007, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Jari Rantanen's Shorts

Reminds me of the Alf Ramsey/Rodney Marsh exchange, which Marsh reckons cost him an international football career...

England gaffer Alf Ramsey, to Marsh: “You have to work harder. If you don’t, I’m going to pull you off at half-time.”

Marsh: “Christ! All we get at Manchester City is a cup of tea and an orange!”

Nice.

perez24 · 03-05-2007, 03:42 AM

If I have a semi-decent backup, I use the starting QB like a starter in baseball, though I don't pull him at the first hint of trouble...maybe the second or third hints.

I also get them out during blow outs, whether I'm winning or losing.

View Poll Results: When do you pull your QB?
Never.	6	50.00%
When he stinks up the joint.	2	16.67%
Whenever I can.	0	0%
When I'm leading and the game is out of reach.	3	25.00%
When I'm losing and the game is out of reach.	0	0%
When I'm leading and they pull theirs (it's over)	1	8.33%
When I'm losing and they pull theirs (it's over)	0	0%
Voters: 12. You may not vote on this poll

03-02-2007, 03:05 PM	#7
AlexB Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Newbury, England	Reminds me of the Alf Ramsey/Rodney Marsh exchange, which Marsh reckons cost him an international football career... England gaffer Alf Ramsey, to Marsh: “You have to work harder. If you don’t, I’m going to pull you off at half-time.” Marsh: “Christ! All we get at Manchester City is a cup of tea and an orange!” __________________ 'A song is a beautiful lie', Idlewild, Self Healer. When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you. Sports!

03-02-2007, 07:20 AM	#2
Raiders Army Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Black Hole	Never. It's all about the stats. Every pass is a step further in the career record books.

03-02-2007, 07:56 AM	#3
Phototropic Mascot Join Date: Nov 2006	I'll pull mine on occasion when I'm kneeling to avoid any chance of an injury. Other than that I will consider it if he's playing horrible (3+ picks) and I have a decent backup.

03-02-2007, 09:08 AM	#4
dbd1963 High School JV Join Date: Jun 2006	I rarely have a better option at QB than the starter. I go up in the draft to grab great QBs when the previous one retires -- during the few seasons where I've had to start guys who weren't great, I'll still have one I got from FA who is way better than the scrubs I pick in the late rounds. So I don't even worry about benching the starter.

03-02-2007, 11:48 AM	#5
redfox000 Mascot Join Date: Jul 2005	It all depends on how well developed my starter is and whether or not I have any promising younger QBs behind him.

03-05-2007, 03:42 AM	#9
perez24 Mascot Join Date: Oct 2000	If I have a semi-decent backup, I use the starting QB like a starter in baseball, though I don't pull him at the first hint of trouble...maybe the second or third hints. I also get them out during blow outs, whether I'm winning or losing.

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