Is it me or does it seem like everybody expects these rookie quarterbacks to come out and light it up from the get go? Every time I read an article about a rookie qb, be it Cam Newton, Andy Dalton, Blaine Gabbert or whoever, people expect them to go step for step with the elite quarterbacks of the game. This is in spite of the fact that they have had much less time to practice due to the lockout.
Blaine Gabbert went 11 of 23 for 96 yards against a decent Falcon defense and PFT (Profootballtalk.com) is stating that he failed to close the gap. Well David Garrard, who did not fare much better, has been in this league for quite some time and put up similar numbers vs a defense that probably played a very vanilla style defense. The fact that Gabbert played as good as a veteran qb who has had success at this level, is closing the gap. He has been practicing for less than a month and is just getting used to playing at this speed.
Even if these rookies sit for a year, what is the harm? Let them develop like they used to and think long term instead of short term. It could be worse, you could be the Redskins looking to tank a season.
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