Monday, February 22, 2010

Argos Release Pickett and Joseph

So the new Argo regime has released quarterbacks Cody Pickett and Kerry Joseph. Probably the right move going forward, although who ends up being the starter on opening day seems somewhat unclear. Joseph was never really that great a quarterback at the best of times and with age catching up with him, can't depend on his running to get him out of trouble. How many times did Joseph attempt a pass towards the sideline and have it vector off to an empty patch of turf the past two years? Plus salary cap concerns make Joseph even more unattractive. Why pay starter dollars to someone with mediocre skills? Mediocre pay for mediocre skills a team can live with. Pickett never really showed anything. Both had the misfortune of playing behind an Argonaut offensive line that was terrible last year, despite the addition of import tackle Rob Murphy.

Trying to find a new starter internally can be difficult. Consider the Ticats, now going with Kevin Glenn, thus far failing again to develop a starting quarterback from within the organization (although what eventually happens with Porter in the next couple of years could change this).

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