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Cian FaheyCian Fahey

Jimmy Garoppolo is essentially Cody Kessler with a better logo

The way I've described him is it's like if you go into a shop and you've got 10 shirts that are exactly the same. It's like buying the one with the Nike logo on it. It's not necessarily a better shirt. It just looks better. [Garoppolo] and Cody Kessler is not a big difference.

Garoppolo went on to lead the 49ers to a Super Bowl and had a successful (though injury-prone) starting career, whereas Kessler washed out of the league quickly. The comparison was proven wrong over time.
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Cian FaheyCian Fahey

Mitchell Trubisky should start immediately rather than sitting

Normally, you want to sit a rookie quarterback if he needs to fix his footwork or fix his throwing motion... But Trubisky's got good feet. He reacts to pressure well... I would play him so he can learn. He's got good accuracy. He's a good athlete. He's really poised. He can go through reads. And I'd happily take him as a starter.

Trubisky sat for the first four games of 2017 before starting. His career didn't ultimately justify the high evaluation, but the 'should he start' debate was a major topic in 2017.
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Cian FaheyCian Fahey

Brock Osweiler has no idea what he is looking at on the field despite his physical advantages

Brock Osweiler is beautiful because he's like a deer in the pocket where he's just falling over himself. And he's got all that height to see everything, but he has no idea what he's looking at. So he just ends up throwing the ball at defenders all day.

Osweiler is widely considered one of the biggest quarterback busts in NFL history, largely due to the exact lack of vision and processing speed Cian identifies here.
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Cian FaheyCian Fahey

Even in retirement, Jay Cutler is a better quarterback option than Josh McCown

I think I'd take Jay Cutler, even while retired Jay Cutler, because Josh McCown is, much like Ryan Fitzpatrick, he's one of these brilliant players who fits every system... but throws loads of interceptions, runs into every sack, and can't run any system.

Cutler briefly un-retired to play for the Dolphins in 2017 and was mediocre; McCown had a surprisingly solid year for the Jets. The preference remains subjective.
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Cian FaheyCian Fahey

Aaron Rodgers is the best quarterback in the NFL

Well, I think the obvious one is Aaron Rodgers... [His struggles were because] His wide receivers can't catch the ball. Davante Adams can't get open. Jordy Nelson couldn't move because he was coming off an ACL tear.

Rodgers is widely considered one of the greatest of all time, and Davante Adams eventually became an All-Pro, though Cian's specific critique of their 2016 season is subjective film analysis.
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Cian FaheyCian Fahey

Tom Brady showed signs of regression in the 2016 playoffs despite winning the Super Bowl

The playoffs last year weren't great. I know they won the Super Bowl, they came back, but in the fourth quarter of that Falcons game, if you go through it, he threw the ball to defenders. On the Edelman catch, if you look at where that ball arrives and where he threw it, it was straight to the defender... That's just lucky.

Brady went on to win the NFL MVP in 2017 and led the league in passing yards, strongly refuting the 'regression' narrative at that time.
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Cian FaheyCian Fahey

Philip Rivers had a better career than Tony Romo because he reached an AFC Championship game

Better career, probably Rivers, because he actually got to an AFC Championship game... Rivers is phenomenal at making the players work as designed... Romo was kind of great at playing outside of the system, outside of structure when the pocket broke down.

This remains a subjective debate, though Rivers does hold the edge in most cumulative statistics and the specific playoff advancement mentioned.

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