Re: History not on McNair's side <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Ravens | History suggests McNair may struggle in BaltimoreSun, 23 Jul 2006 09:08:14 -0700Jamison Hensley, of the Baltimore Sun, reports history suggests Baltimore Ravens QB Steve McNair may struggle in his first year with the Ravens. Few new quarterbacks lead teams to the playoffs in their first season, much less guide them to a championship. Only four quarterbacks have started a Super Bowl in their first year with a team, the most recent two (Trent Dilfer and Jake Delhomme) coming off the bench to do so. "What Steve's going to struggle with - and I went through the same thing - is he'll be walking to the line of scrimmage and he'll be thinking. And if you're still thinking about things, you're screwed," said Rich Gannon, a television analyst for CBS who started at quarterback for four NFL teams. Switching quarterbacks has traditionally been a high-risk, low-reward proposition. Still, some NFL observers insist McNair will be an exception in this vicious recycling of quarterbacks. From his experience, former NFL QB Boomer Esiason said McNair's exposure to the West Coast offense in Tennessee should help with the Ravens. Despite the poor history of switching quarterbacks, most observers say trading for McNair was a no-brainer for the Ravens.</div>
Re: History not on McNair's side Yeah. I was reading that in the paper today.Rich Gannon is just bitter that the Ravens crushed him on the way to the Super Bowl in 2000.At least we have the support of Esiason and Theissmann.
