Especially with updates like this. Feeling a little better about wearing my #9 jersey now. Beck is no dummy and he is proving he is up for the challenge. Git er done!

we hear some news on Beck. Since the draft all I’ve heard from everywhere is Henne-this McCown-that. Like you said the national media is all over Henne and even some of the smarter football guys at ESPN (Mort, Clayton) were saying it’s McCown’s job. It seems like the only place that believes Beck will be the starter is here lol. But I agree with that because I know BP isn’t stupid, and he’s not gonna toss aside a young QB before he knows what he has. I think it’s best for everyone if Beck plays this season out, because a) you get a good sample to judge him as your future QB. b) Henne can sit, learn, absorb, practice, and do everything a rookie QB needs to do before being thrown into the fire. c) McCown can play when needed without the pressure of a starter, because lets face it, nobody expects much out of a backup.

New Chant at the Stadium – Beck Has Balls! Beck Has Balls!

Ha.

I am not quite as sold on Beck as you are Matty, but I agree that it looks as though he is probably the best guy for the job right now. Nothing like a little competition to bring out the best in a guy.. I am excited to see how it all plays out.

Not to be too much of one but the reason the media hasn’t given much attention to Beck is because he was a one-man blooper reel last year.

That said, I like Beck’ s chances of improving. He has a really quick release and I think he has great arm strength. He did a a good job protecting the ball when it was in the air, until he got rattled.

I also think he can be a very good quarterback, even if I still have hunch that McCown starts. Admittedly it is a hunch that leaves me cold.

Beck needs to prove that he can roll with the punches. That’s all.

I think that’s what the “balls” comment was about. Not playing with pain or sounding like an ogre during snap counts.

It’s the same questions I have about him from last year. It involves that lost look on his face after a sack or a bad play. He needs to show that he can shake it off and saddle up on this level.

I hope he, or really someone – anyone, emerges as a more than just solid quarterback. We need a good one.

I don’t hold last year against Beck, really. We were a shell of a team for the most part and Beck was thrown out there prematurely. I watched him closely for the first time during the Pittsburgh game. While the conditions were horrible and as down as I was on the organization at the time, I came away liking Beck. Apparently he’s working hard this off season and I think he’ll win the job. I think McCown is their as sort of a “least common denominator” LOL! If Beck Can’t beat him out we’re in trouble because the team looks pretty good right now, we just need a QB. Henne will get his chance later.

It was impossible to make a judgement about Beck last year with:
1) the line play
2) the lack of a running game, and
3) the coaching

While it is certainly not clear that he will be the franchise future, he HAS to be better than last year, with our new line, the R&R express train in th back field, better coaching, AND another offseason with some decent coaching and prep.

Oh really, is it? I haven’t seen anything to say this is so certain.

He’s played through many injuries in college, including play a game on 2 severely sprained ankles that had to be taped up. Oh, by the way, he played great that day.

Can he be a leader? Without a doubt, he can be. He was in college and he’s already showing that he can be at this level, as exemplified by an excerpt from miamidolphins.com

Sorry Matty eveyone knows college plays means shiznit when it comes to the pros. It was quite obvious that the players played harder fot Lemon than they did Beck. (via the Buffalo game)

You can spin it any way you wanna, the fact of the matter is, I wanna know too…..Does he have the balls? Nothing, and I do mean NOTHING he showed last year has me believeing he does.

Rewind back to 1996 when he coached the Patriots, fulfilling the “never a dull moment” philosophy he brought to New England:

New England Patriots coach Bill Parcells has been admonished by owner Robert Kraft for referring to rookie wide receiver Terry Glenn as “she.”

Patriots observers say Parcells, who did not return a call seeking comment, has similarly addressed other players in the past. But it attracted more attention this time because of the draft-day power struggle over whether to select the Ohio State wideout in the first place.

Parcells wanted to take a defensive player with the No. 7 pick overall, but the Patriots took Glenn because of Kraft’s feeling that the team needs to upgrade its offense if it is to compete for a Super Bowl title.

Then, Glenn injured his hamstring and missed the entire exhibition season with what Parcells insisted was a mild strain. Asked about Glenn one day at training camp, Parcells said, “She’s making progress.”

Glenn certainly…ummm…matured into a quality receiver, whether or not Parcells’ motivational comments had anything to do with it or not.

You can also count on Parcells for some good qoutes