Atlanta "Left....wich" No Other Option!
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by Statistocrat
Okay... So the Joey Harrington experiment is coming to a close. I still think he is a solid quarterback, unfortunately, he forgets to let the ball go when there are, I don't know, six or seven bodies coming right at him from the opposite team.
Joey Harrington has been known as a "thinking quarterback". I don't disagree with it, it's just that there comes a time when you think and decide to read the progressions that you are good at, dump it off to the right guy or get rid of it... Not the case with Joey who overthinks and hesitates... which is career-death to NFL QBs, regardless of who you are and what type of talent you are surrounded with.
This is not to say that Byron Leftwich doesn't have the same problem, including the additions of poor ankles and a fat belly to waddle around with (I mean really, your a freakin' NFL QB, could you at least put the effort and act like it... you do not have enough talent to make it on this fact alone.) and the offensive line isn't going to miraculously become better because he is there.
They struggle in all area's of offense, which is to be expected, as they get used to Bobby Petrino, his offense, his mind-set, and his way of doing things. They are rebuilding (now that Vick is gone... wouldn't have been the case otherwise). Let's not jump on the ATL band-wagon, but let's prepare for a late season surge that I believe would have come with Joey or now with the potential for Byron to come into the mix.
FANTASY IMPACT: Well, pick him up if you think this improves the ATL offense. Personally, the only one it will definitely impact is Alge Crumpler as Leftwich will have to lean heavily on him, if in fact, he earns the starting job. Dunn and Norwood should pick up a head of steam either way, but with Leftwich, there is a little more mobility, potentially freezing up some, let me re-instate, "some" linebackers. This is a "wait and see" decision, not to be jumped on unless you have no one else to turn to for a back-up.
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