1.)
Michael Vick
I had him on this list last year as well,
and here he is again… the 2012 season was nothing short of awful for an Eagles
team that was stacked with so much talent. Vick went 3-7 this past season and 7-6 in 2011
the year that he signed a fat contract extension following his surprising 2010
season. That means he has only played in
23 of 32 games since signing his big deal and his win-loss record is no 10-13
that is inexcusable. Sure he had a poor
offensive line but he was trying way too hard to make plays, he has lost 9
fumbles the past 2 seasons and his touchdown to interception ratio is
30-24. That means in 23 games he has 33
turnovers that will not get you wins, he is lucky to have won any games in
2012, the three wins he had were by a total of 4 points and the teams he beat
had very good chances of being able to win.
Since Chip Kelly has taken over for Andy
Reid he took a 1 year deal and this season he must prove his worth, he first
must stay healthy and be better with the ball, he cannot afford to keep taking
the risks that he has been. What worries
me most about this situation is if he falters from the start because I do not
think Nick Foles will be on the roster due to the fact that he is not the type
of quarterback for Chip Kelly’s offense.
Dennis Dixon was signed not too long ago and he played at Oregon while
Chip Kelly was the offensive play caller leading me to believe that he will be
the second string quarterback.
Prediction: Vick either gets injured in week 3 or 4 or losses his job just short of the midway part of the season.
2.)
Mark Sanchez
Look who is back! Another poor season for the Jets starter, he
only won 4 games, his record as a start in 2012: 4-10 (I don’t count the Jets
win over Arizona a win for him because McElroy was the one who came in at the
end and won the game). Since having won
his first four playoff games in his first two seasons and reaching the AFC
title game those years he has fallen off, his record since 12-18 that is not
what a franchise QB should have as a record.
He has also in those two seasons had 52 turnovers, 36 interceptions and
16 lost fumbles, and in those two seasons he has only thrown for 38 touchdowns,
12 in 2012. That means 36 touchdowns to
52 turnovers that is not what a franchise quarterback should have numbers wise,
I don’t see why he was signed to a contract extension following his pathetic
2011 season. He has had back to back 26
turnover seasons and 2012 was worse because he had 12 passing touchdowns to 26
turnovers meaning that he had twice as many turnovers as he did touchdowns.
Rex Ryan has stated that Sanchez has to
earn the right to start in the 2013 season, and I am glad that he has finally
decided to make this decision; he really should have done this last
season. However, Tebow and McElroy are
not great passers either, but at least Tebow would have been able to run a
better ground and pound attack.
Prediction: Sanchez losses out the starting
job in the preseason
3.)
Philip Rivers
The only quarterback with more
turnovers the past two seasons other than Rivers is Mark Sanchez, which is some
pretty bad company considering how Rivers has had success in Sand Diego before
the woeful 2011 and 2012 seasons. It is
hard to pinpoint what exactly has caused this to happen, I think Norv Turner
does not know how to handle Rivers who is known for being a trash talker and
also a hot head which I have been saying for years. The lack of a run game or any decent pass
catchers could be the reason, but I think Rivers is also partial to blame as
well. The game against the Broncos in
which he managed to aide in blowing a 24-0 lead in a loss in the 2012 season,
it just seemed like week in and week out he was making poor decisions and lost
games.
I think with a new regime in place
in San Diego he can flourish and post numbers like he once did before, but considering
that he has had little success in winning in recent years it could be a while
before he turns around if he even does.
His stats over the last two
seasons:
2011 27 touchdowns 20
interceptions and 5 lost fumbles
2012 25 touchdowns 16
interceptions 7 lost fumbles
Meaning a total of 52 touchdowns and 48 total turnovers
Prediction: Chargers go 8-8, still
lacking talent to help out Rivers and his decision making has yet to improve
4.)
Tony Romo
Yup, this may come as a surprise
to some, but it should not, especially given his performance in the game
against the Redskins to determine who would go to the playoffs, all I have to
say on that is how the game was lost, on another pathetic Romo
interception. I have heard people blame
other aspects on his bad luck this season; well I can tell you one thing I don’t
feel bad because with another big game on the line he chocked yet again.
This is not the first time this
has happened, same thing happened in the 2011 season when they could have
eliminated the Giants from making the playoffs and actually made it themselves,
but yet again they came up short. I am
tired of hearing about the “bad luck” this guy has, he does it to himself, and
for those that say he gets put in the spots to win games because of his team’s
poor play should look at Eli
Manning. That man has had some pathetic play from
his team from time to time but has found a way to win games, hey Romo you see
him two times a year… maybe learn from him.
Prediction: Cowboys falter again….
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