Steelers Sign QB Tajh Boyd To One Year Deal

I hope this means no more pre season games with Jones .

 

Camp arm I assume.

 

I know very little about this guy, other than his college stats seem ok... appears to be little more than camp fodder at this stage. Anyone able to give any insight?

 

He'll be competing with Cam Thomas. He couldn't do much worse...

 

Kordell part 2

 

We're moving Cam to QB? That'll be fun to watch!

 

the only way he'll get sacks is by getting sacked they figure.

 

Maybe he's a better QB than DE? There's really nowhere to go but up.

 

Just heard we signed Boyd

QB from Clemson correct? Does he take out the dirty Laundry Jones in camp? What say yinz?

 

I'm not so sure of that. boyd hasn't exactly set the world on fire either. it depends on how much more jones has absorbed in year two. boyd has the gift of being able to run though. that's a biggy for a 3rd string qb. heck with the class of qb's coming out this year, I'd like to see a priority UDFA at least.

 

They signed him. I know they typically take 4 QB's into camp... Just wondering if they think he can push Landry or if they're falling out of love with Landry. I agree though, don't care for his taking up a roster spot.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajh_Boyd#College_career

He wasn't even a starter on the college level? But I bet even he is better than Landry Jones. Anyone is.

 

I don't think Jones has any issue about "absorbing" data; he is a simple case of an inaccurate arm. And it's obviously bad enough that it can't be fixed.

 

he was a two year starter and very successful at that. he is just a system qb. kinda like jones in that reguard. he has a better arm that jones. good pick up in my opinion

 

true but I didn't think he started the whole year his soph year.

 

Not nearly as good. Not nearly.

 

I think neither of them makes it onto our Week 1 2015 roster.

 

Well if Ben's stays healthy ala last year then yeah don't let either take up a spot on the roster or squad but that's the big IF

 

If Boyd couldn't make the Jets roster which has no franchise QB, how will he make the Steelers roster?

 

there is more to absorb than just data. he threw for near 17,000 yards in college. there had to be some accuracy. he ran in a different type of offense in college. he not only has to absorb data but put that with learning to play from under center and drop back footwork along with reading NFL defenses and a much bigger playbook for those defenses. it's far from just head knowledge. so again I say it depends on how much he has absorbed in year two. it's not like we just have a coach coaching these guys day in and day out. they are busy with the starters and then the backup. there is a lot to learn from what he was taught in college and the same goes for boyd.