Did Greg McElroy Help Himself Today vs. Houston?

and the Jets forgot to block the ends when he was first in there. I’m surprised he got up from some of the hits. But alas he still can not (will not) heave it down field so backup role would be the best for him to hope for but hey that’s not bad either.

…losing his mind and making a desperation throw into the endzone on the last play of the game (after he had taken off running and was, no lie, already past the first down marker, let alone the line of scrimmage), I was pretty impressed. Honestly, for the most part, I thought he played and looked a whole lot better than Sanchez did when he was out there. That sentiment was echoed by at least a couple other Texans fans on Battle Red Blog’s open thread. Granted, Sanchez was out there against the first team defense, but still…

Rex said after the game it felt like they were trying to see how much punishment he could take.

I noticed a TON of his passes were dropped and should have been caught. Including one guy who was wide open and he laid it in there perfectly and would have had another easy TD.

He showed smarts, he showed he has the toughness. His stats weren’t bad, and he played better than his stats show.

He definitely was not the problem with the Jets offense when he was on the field. Their O-Line was getting whipped plain out. Look at when they got down to the goal line what happened. They kept trying to rush and lost yards on every rush. It’s funny, when he was down there I kept thinking of the 09 Auburn game and the pass to UpChurch, but it ended up being an inside slant instead.

as the number three, with the idea that he could mature into a solid career backup guy.

 considering the offensive line sucked and then sucked harder , he stood in there like a man and should have won the game for them if not for the dropped pass in the end zone . He was on the money for the most part with his passes and I think a damn good backup and who knows he could be a starter in a couple years.

the short camp they have had. He is working with a bunch of receivers that there is no way they have their timing down.

I look for him to make the team. I’m still worried about possible concussions and other injuries. Greg is as tough as they come but he is not superman. Hit him enough and he will break. Last night he was getting killed and it was not his fault the line could not protect him. The good thing is that if he is the 3rd qb he will not get hit much during the season. I look for him to have a chance at being a career backup if he wants.

But I thought he did well considering the circumstances. Calmed down a lot after the first series.

I thought 7 seemed high.

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/jets/qb_mcelroy_takes_licks_in_pro_debut_DEtDguEfidnCcqXYOGg3nK?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME=&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

In the NFL, they don’t.

…did any of the 18 who voted that he hurt himself actually watch the game? As most of the comments above have indicated, the kid was running for his life out there — when they actually gave him time to run — and he still put up good stats. For a guy’s first NFL game, I thought he had a very good night.

But hurt himself as far as casual fan perception goes. ESPN’s not going to talk about the shitty line, or the quick decision making on the screens; they’re going to replay that last moment “fuck-it-the-game’s-over-anyway” play.

of a certain October Saturday in Columbia, SC last year. Repressed memory fail.

Has it not been for a former Temple Owl having feet for hands, we’d be talking about McElroy orchestrating a game winning drive rather than his momentary lapse of sanity. If you can look past the actual stats and see the potential stats and intangibles, you’d likely see that he did well for himself.