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| Dennis Allen should have a real QB competition to see who would be the best fit for Raider's futre |
Let’s get this straight; the Raiders have already chosen their starting QB. This "QB competition" is merely a formality.
Dennis Allen is saying that the Raiders have a QB competition but it doesn't look anything like one. It looks like he has chosen Matt Flynn as the starter and Terrelle Pryor as the backup. Dennis Allen has said that he is putting a package together for Pryor. To be clear, you don’t put package plays together for your starting QB; you give him the Playbook.
Allen’s approach to how he wants to use Pryor’s athletic abilities sounds very similar to how Denver used Tim Tebow and San Francisco used Collin Kaepernick before the two QBs eventually won their respective starting jobs.
When you have a franchise QB, you don’t use utility QBs for package plays; you trade that utility QB for another position player of need. This also says something as to how the organization views Flynn. Can you imagine taking Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Drew Brees or Aaron Rogers out for a few package plays?
The Oakland Raiders are in a rebuilding mode. They have young players at most of their skilled positions. At wide receiver, they have youngsters Denarius Moore, Jacoby Ford and Rod Streater. At running back, they have Darren McFadden. They've brought in young corner backs in Mike Jenkins and DJ Hayden. So they are a young team. This is the perfect time to evaluate the QB situation.
Terrelle Pryor is entering his 3rd NFL season, Matt Flynn is entering his 6th. Both players are young and have the time to grow with the rest of this young roster. It would be wise to invest the time in the player that gives you the most upside.
With that being said, I think Dennis Allen should have a real QB competition.
Let’s have a look at our two candidates:
