He hasn't played anywhere else either, and that's because other teams think he's awful too! The Ravens drafted him to play WR, and only switched his position due to a dire need. The guy is NOT an NFL Qb.

T Smith for you is going to be like Mike McMahon, and Drew Stanton for delusional Lions fans. You won't admit that he's terrible until he's ready to retire or he's out of the NFL.

Well M2 and I are off the rag... You can't have everyone at peace all the time! What fun would that be???

And I forgot my tampon!!!

If they expected much from him, they wouldn't have traded up to get Flacco. He obviously wasn't in their plans to be the starter. They much have pictured him as a backup and he was then traded to a team who thought he was so good they made him the #3. When they found out their #2 was complete trash, they are giving him a shot...on a 1-6 team.

He sat behind a terrible QB for pretty much the entire season when the team was entirely out of it. You did mention Palmer and Kitna - but failed to mention that Kitna tore it up that year and was Comeback Player of the Year. When did Stafford sit behind Culpepper? If I remember correctly, Stafford was opening day starter, with Pepper on the bench. Where do you get your facts from?

Also, it's just fun getting you spun up.

No, I give him 1-2 years to prove something. I'm not willing to call a QB terrible until their 6th year. It's proven through the years that this is the case. Don't give me this BS that it is because they think he is terrible, he's been on the same team till this year. That is an asinine statement, totally ignorant. They didn't even draft him for WR, they drafted him for QB. They immediately dropped their 3rd string QB when they could and made him the 3rd string QB. Then when McNair got hurt they moved him to 2nd string QB behind Boller. Did they use his talents a few times at WR, sure, just like any dual threat QB.

Look, all I'm saying is there is no indication he sucks and no indication he is good... I'm just saying we finally get to see. He's in his 4th year, so here is his chance to prove himself.

I'm not really that spun up, I'm just surprised by the ignorance... He may not have been in their long term plans, but that means crap when saying whether he can start or not on a team. I never said he'd be top 10 QB, I said he could play. Flacco CAN be top 10 QB and the Ravens got him at a good price. Ravens WERE at #8 and traded BACK then UP to get him.

But I'm doing what you did, picking at useless details trying to draw conclusions from meaningless data. Troy was NOT highly though of coming out of college as a QB, the Ravens wanted a TOP QB talent just like everyone else. Troy is NOT a top QB talent, he IMO can be a decent starter on a good team. I'm sorry, I don't take the extreme position you want me to.

Apparently JC, abortion, and Troy Smith are his hot-button issues...

I guess since Stanton has really never gotten a shot, he can be a starter too!!! I guess not believing that is ignorant, according to you.

You said he can play, not be a top 10 QB. Then you said he can be a decent starter on a good team. Hmmm, which is it? Playing does not equal "decent starter on a good team".

Well, then don't make comparisons from Boller/Smith to Kitna/Palmer and some magical Stafford/Culpepper example that never existed. My point was, he couldn't beat out a terrible QB on a team with lost playoff hopes - then, the next season, the team drafted their "quarterback of the future" (according to their GM).

No, Stanton started games in his 3rd year and played most of one just two weeks ago. Troy had no chance to take over for Flacco because he is a better QB, great Qb in this league. Troy has not started a game since his rookie year, DIFFERENT situation. In those two starts he threw for 4 interceptions and no TD's. Had Troy started two games I would say we could tell something about him but he didn't.

"...but if only he had a chance"

The weakest argument ever.

If he was worth anything, he would've been given a chance. This is the NFL.

BS, you cannot say that in 3 years if you are good you will get your shot. That is ignoring the situation of the team. You're telling me that you start a potentially middle of the road NFL QB over a potentially great QB? Really? That is not how the NFL works, sorry. If you get drafted late but have potentially 2-3 round talent you're going to sit until an opportunity arises. Sorry, but that is crap...

He may suck like no other on Sunday, that will tell us what he can do in a short notice situation. All I am saying is we finally get to really find out... all this BS about already knowing is stupid.

Actually looks like your wrong on this one WJB, Troy just jumped David Carr for the starting position to replace Alex in SF this Sunday.

Drew Stanton started too - does that make him a starter in this league? Alex Smith will start when he comes back. He was doing fairly well this year, considering Smith is relying on Gore of 6 catches or so every game. If Gore isn't working, their offense isn't working. It'll be the same for Troy. Crabtree has dropped at least 2 TDs this season that I've seen and Davis has dropped 1. That's just in the games I've watched. Smith's QB rating would look a lot better with 3 more TDs, now wouldn't it?

Say what you will, but Smith was getting me more fantasy points than many other QBs. Also, David Carr is an absolute disaster with a Jeff Garcia arm. He's a noodle.

Lots of assertions for having a lot of unknowns...

How so? By using facts?

His receivers have dropped multiple TDs - fact.

Smith was looking pretty solid this year, despite ineptness around him and awful playcalling - fact.

David Carr is supreme garbage, has a noodle arm, and can't run an offense - fact.

Starting a couple games doesn't mean you can be or SHOULD be a full time starter in this league - fact.

I guess those facts are just unknowns...