Why Tajh Boyd will replace Landry Jones as the Steelers No. 3 Quarterback
By Christopher Carter on Jun 4, 2015
When the Steelers picked up Tajh Boyd in free agency this offseason, the reason was they needed a young player to make more of an effort than Landry Jones has in the past two years he's been on the roster. Here's five reasons Tajh Boyd is the guy that will supplant Landry Jones as the 3rd quarterback on the roster.
Landry Jones was a fourth round draft pick in 2013 that looked like a prototypical pocket passer with a strong arm, but since he's been on the team, he hasn't shown much promise of being a worthy backup you would want in the game.
The Steelers saw the need to have Bruce Gradkowski in the playoffs this season when Ben Roethlisberger went down, and if Gradkowski were to get hurt the next option would have been the oft-inactive Jones, a player that if you watch his preseason tape, you would probably beg for Tommy Maddox return to the team.
While third string quarterback is one of the least pressing issues that any NFL team will have to consider, the Steelers have recognized the need to have a better third quarterback option than what Jones has been, and brought in some young competition to either replace Jones or make him improve his game. Here's five reasons why the result will be the former.
1) Landry Jones has fumbled in four of his six appearances on the field as a Steeler.
Jones' preseason numbers aren't impressive in the least, but one thing that his draft profile warned about was his lack of confidence in the pocket. Scouts made it a note that Jones would easily get rattled by pressure, even when it wasn't there, and how it would lead to mistakes. Boyd was able to avoid throwing an interception and didn't fumble once in his rookie preseason appearances. Jones' first play ever as a Steeler in his rookie preseason showed just that. Against the Giants and in front of the home crowd, Jones bobbled a snap at the four yard line, fumbled it backwards, only to recover it in the endzone and to be tackled for a safety.
2) Tajh Boyd is a better athlete.
Another one of the knocks against Jones was his lack of athleticism and how that might come back to bite him. While Boyd is no Michael Vick, or even Kordell Stewart, he can be more mobile than what Jones provides, which adds an extra dimension to his game. His college game shows he has a powerful arm that can zip short passes and boom long ones, even if a bunch of them aren't entirely accurate. What he brings to the table makes him a better option in this regard as well.
3) Landry Jones' best performance as a quarterback in the preseason was during a shutout.
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