Pike = Troy Smith?

[eViL jEsTeR]

looks like the troy smith experiment in baltimore is over. how long do you think we'll hang on to the pike project? 3 years?

[Guild]

Hopefully just long enough that he does something in preseason and someone trades us a better pick than we spent for him.

[H2oproof]

????

I dont see how you can compare the two. We drafted Pike to be a backup. Troy Smith was given a chance to be the starter and would have been if he didnt get sick. There is no Pike project. If anything he'll be trade bait later

[brandon_87]

poo, I wish we would get rid of pike and go after troy smith

[eViL jEsTeR]

pat white was also released in miami.

[brandon_87]

I say troy smith is better then white

[MadHatter]

Neither are any good.

I can't believe that we are having a discussion on who our #3 QB should be.

[Guild]

#3 QB was an important position for us last season.

But you are right MH.

[Jackofalltrades]

This is an absurd comparison. Smith was a highly mobile QB with decent passing skills in a run option offense. Pike is s very good passer who comes out of a spread offense. Pike is far less a project than Smith and could develop into a good QB. If he does we either have a good back up or great trade equity.

As for how long he gets to adjust to a pro style offense? That should depend on his progress, not a predetermined timeline.

[Future of the Funchise]

Oh gosh... Everyone's getting rid of their black QBs. How much longer before we cut Armanti Edwards..?

[SmootsDaddy89]

I hope not seeing how Troy Smith is fuging awful like every other Ohio State QB.

[Varking]

This is an absurd comparison. Smith was a highly mobile QB with decent passing skills in a run option offense. Pike is s very good passer who comes out of a spread offense. Pike is far less a project than Smith and could develop into a good QB. If he does we either have a good back up or great trade equity.

As for how long he gets to adjust to a pro style offense? That should depend on his progress, not a predetermined timeline.

The reason Smith had a better shot at making it is he showed legit flashes of being an NFL QB before, as somebody else pointed out, he got sick. He actually has an NFL arm and is mobile. Tony Pike is fragile. You can look it up but he has been hurt and missed playing time every single year since his Junior year of High School. Every year he missed time. On top of that his arm strength never developed. He lucked out because he played in a spread offense but he has an arm equal to, or less than Pennington.

I don't know why we even drafted him.

[MadHatter]

#3 QB was an important position for us last season.

But you are right MH.

If we get to our 3rd QB...the season is a complete bust anyway.

Now back to the topic of the day....where is our #2 WR.

[Cardiac Cat]

I hope not seeing how Troy Smith is f**king awful like every other Ohio State QB.

Great story. Compelling, and rich.