[Rando]

When I attend a practice in March, I just assumed Chryst would be the guy because he was #2 last season.  But Burns was just as impressive as Chryst, to my surprise.  Chryst is no slug for sure, but Burns is a slightly better runner.  If Chryst doesn't have a better grasp of the offense, doesn't show appreciably better decision-making, and isn't demonstrating greater accuracy on his throws, Burns would be the choice.  Given this, it's disappointing Chryst didn't win the job.  If he did, it would tell me he has greater accuracy and decision-making ability.  My confidence in the QB position just took a hit until Burns wins me over, because if Chryst isn't that accurate and it took this long for Burns to be named starter, he probably isn't all that accurate himself.  We'll see soon enough.

As for what Chryst does, who knows, but he's in the same class as Max Browne, who hasn't exactly lived up to his hype either.

Or it could...hopefully mean that both guys are really accurate with leadership ability....but Burns has better scrambling/speed and perhaps he is as good or better at the passing game himself.

Do we know who has the stronger arm? Burns is bigger and presumably stronger (as well as faster)...so can we assume he has a stronger arm for bullet passes and WR streaks?

I think the last thing we are going to be able to know is how good these guys are at managing the game. We probably won't know until they get on the field and get a few series in...and even then it will take a few quarters or even games to adjust to live action at this level.

I was thinking..like you that Chryst would win the battle and be more of the poised, accurate QB. But I'm just hoping that both of these guys have what it takes and it just so happens that Burns is better

[Rando]

When I attend a practice in March, I just assumed Chryst would be the guy because he was #2 last season.  But Burns was just as impressive as Chryst, to my surprise.  Chryst is no slug for sure, but Burns is a slightly better runner.  If Chryst doesn't have a better grasp of the offense, doesn't show appreciably better decision-making, and isn't demonstrating greater accuracy on his throws, Burns would be the choice.  Given this, it's disappointing Chryst didn't win the job.  If he did, it would tell me he has greater accuracy and decision-making ability.  My confidence in the QB position just took a hit until Burns wins me over, because if Chryst isn't that accurate and it took this long for Burns to be named starter, he probably isn't all that accurate himself.  We'll see soon enough.

As for what Chryst does, who knows, but he's in the same class as Max Browne, who hasn't exactly lived up to his hype either.

Or it could...hopefully mean that both guys are really accurate with leadership ability....but Burns has better scrambling/speed and perhaps he is as good or better at the passing game himself.

Do we know who has the stronger arm? Burns is bigger and presumably stronger (as well as faster)...so can we assume he has a stronger arm for bullet passes and WR streaks?

I think the last thing we are going to be able to know is how good these guys are at managing the game. We probably won't know until they get on the field and get a few series in...and even then it will take a few quarters or even games to adjust to live action at this level.

I was thinking..like you that Chryst would win the battle and be more of the poised, accurate QB. But I'm just hoping that both of these guys have what it takes and it just so happens that Burns is better