Why Flint Is An Idiot

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Why Flint Is An Idiot
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Flint on October 18th, 2004

• "Well, Rattay did fine. Too bad he can't get any
  protection because I think he could develop into
  a good QB if he didn't have to fear for his life.
  What impresses me is he's doing so well with a
  bum shoulder and thumb. The kid is a passer and
  makes up for what he lacks in mobility and size
  with pocket presence and a strong, accurate
  arm.No, he won't make the Pro Bowl for being on
  such a sorry team, but I can't criticize the guy.
  Does all he can with what he's got and the
  numbers back him up. BTW, he and Garcia are the
  only two QBs in the last 10 years to have 400
  yard passing games. An undrafted QB and a 7th
  rounder."

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Ira Miller on November 8th, 2004

• "The 49ers lost another game Sunday, but they
  finally might have figured out how best to use
  quarterback Tim Rattay. In a season like this,
  that would count as progress. It's still too
  early to tell whether Rattay, who has started
  eight games in his NFL career, will prove worthy
  of becoming a long-time starter, but he never was
  going to have a chance if the 49ers insisted on
  trying to make him a pocket passer. That's
  because Rattay was shortchanged in two key areas
  He's short (just 6-feet tall) and not
  particularly nimble. So, to succeed as an NFL
  quarterback, he can't afford to simply stand in
  the pocket because he can't see over the tall
  linemen and he's a standing target for pass
  rushers. He does his best work in the shotgun
  formation or throwing on planned rollouts,
  situations in which he can see the field better
  and is not such an easy pass-rush target.

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Flint on November 8th, 2004

• "Yo, Stat-Boy. Sure, 128-198 (64.6), 1436 yards,
  9 TDs, 4 INTs, QB rating 92.9 for poor Rattay.
  But, then again, Roethlisberger is 107-155 (60),
  1316 yards, 11 TDs, 5 INTs, QB rating 105.2 And
  his team is winning game after game.That said,
  Rattay played well till the 4th quater when he
  pulled a DeBerg and threw to the wrong team. What
  was good is the 9ers had him rolling out most of
  the game instead of hanging in the pocket where
  he's too short to see anything. Roethlisberger is
  an ideal pocket QB because he's 6'5", 5" taller
  than poor Rattay. And 240 pounds vs. Rattay at
  200. As for Carter, it's good to have him back
  despite the low production. The guy had a cyst
  near the spine and couldn't sit down or lie down
  because it felt "like a knife in my back." He'll
  get stronger and the defense needs him. He may
  even make some tackles and get some sacks. The
  9ers are a bad team, but they are young and
  should improve. Rattay may not be the long-term
  answer at QB but and hopefully the 9ers will get
  someone better. Rattay would be a fine back-up if
  he proves not to have the tools to be a
  consistent starter who doesn't break to pieces
  all the time. Having him roll out is a good
  idea...one that Jordan never considered because
  of his hairdresse belief the the poor guy was
  just a perfect pocket QB. He isn't. Too tiny and
  not nimble enough."

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