Hooker a bust?

[RedRamage]

I was very surprised when Goff had to sit out for a bit that Bridgewater came in, not Hooker. I know that Bridgewater has more experience of course, but he also wasn't involved with the Lions offense for nearly a full year.

On one hand I don't think you need to be in peak physical shape to be a successful QB and I also doubt that the Lions massively overhauled their offensive scheme and terminology from last year. Still... you have a guy who's been practicing and learning the plays and the terminology and has time spent working with the player in Hooker, and then you've got a guy who just came back to the team like a week ago... and he's the guy the coaches pick to go in? That was surprising to me.

Now, calling a 3rd round pick who's barely had any actual field time and has only had about 1.5 NFL seasons of being able to practice/play... calling that person a bust is admittedly a bit of a clickbait title. Still, it just seems odd to me that Hooker didn't get the nod and it makes me wonder if the staff doesn't have high confidence in Hooker.

[Nate7474]

I think it’s more about the mental makeup and the comfort of having a vet in that role at that time for this coaching staff. I don’t think you can call Hooker a bust but I wouldn’t be surprised to see him traded for a low round pick and vet brought in as a backup instead. 
 

Maybe he goes to where Ben Johnson ends up as someone who knows his offense not necessarily as the starter either. 

[Motor City Sonics]

It's because it was a playoff game and Teddy had experience.  

[Sports_Freak]

8 hours ago, Nate7474 said:

I think it’s more about the mental makeup and the comfort of having a vet in that role at that time for this coaching staff. I don’t think you can call Hooker a bust but I wouldn’t be surprised to see him traded for a low round pick and vet brought in as a backup instead. 
 

Maybe he goes to where Ben Johnson ends up as someone who knows his offense not necessarily as the starter either. 

To Chicago as a backup? Chicago is committed to Williams. 1-1 picks get multiple years to pass or fail.

[Nate7474]

45 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

To Chicago as a backup? Chicago is committed to Williams. 1-1 picks get multiple years to pass or fail.

I was thinking more along the lines of if Johnson went to the Raiders. Maybe Cleveland who could use a cheap QB?

Edited 8 hours ago by Nate7474

[Tenacious D]

Why are we trading Hooker?  What a luxury to have him continue to develop and be available as insurance.

[Nate7474]

Not necessarily.

Just seems like Dan likes having a Vet backup and frankly he’s not much younger than Goff if you’re grooming him. We also could go for some draft capital. 

[Sports_Freak]

21 minutes ago, Nate7474 said:

I was thinking more along the lines of if Johnson went to the Raiders. Maybe Cleveland who could use a cheap QB?

If he's under contract with the Lions, keep him. He was pretty highly regarded in college until he got hurt. Good backup while he's still signed.

[MichiganCardinal]

Only the coaching staff knows because we never actually see him. I don’t expect him to be traded though. His value is about as low as it could be.

It doesn’t inspire confidence that in the end of his second season in the league, shortly after his 27th birthday, the team thought a guy who was coaching high school ball a month ago gave them a better chance to win. I’m sure Teddy being a veteran played into that, but the point remains.