Updated Mar 8, 2012 - 6:25 pm
Ex-NFL quarterback Phil Simms isn't sold on Matt Flynn
Matt Flynn has positioned himself for a lucrative contract based essentially on two impressive starts and the Packers' reputation for developing young quarterbacks.
Phil Simms isn't quite sold.
Citing a lack of any outstanding physical tools, Simms, a former NFL quarterback, told "Brock and Salk" on Thursday that he doesn't see the potential in Flynn that others seem to.
"What is going to make you be a star? What's going to put you over the top?" he said. "I really believe you need something physically that's going to do that, and it doesn't have to be a great arm. It can be speed, it can be size. ... When I look at Matt Flynn, I don't see something that jumps out."
Simms conceded that Flynn's throwing has "improved dramatically" and that he could easily assimilate to the Seahawks' offense. That isn't enough, in Simms' view, for Seattle or another team to make Flynn its franchise quarterback.
Brock Huard reacts to Simms' thoughts in Thursday's Wrap Up video.
You can download Thursday's podcast here.
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Newton wrote...NO Greenbay QB.March 8, 2012 7:02 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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wcremedy24 wrote...WhoMarch 8, 2012 7:07 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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sportsguru wrote...wcremedy24March 8, 2012 9:22 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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EC Henry wrote...Phil Simms is GREAT!March 9, 2012 1:41 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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woofu wrote...Simms reportedly saidMarch 9, 2012 7:56 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Lessmith50 wrote...wcremedy24March 9, 2012 12:26 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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woofu wrote...FA is where you addressMarch 9, 2012 4:12 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Toughact52 wrote...Great insight from HOF QBMarch 9, 2012 7:19 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Lessmith50 wrote...tough act52March 9, 2012 12:33 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Tonic99 wrote...Stay Away from This GuyMarch 9, 2012 7:46 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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wrsawy12 wrote...clue LESSMarch 9, 2012 4:07 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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kiddenme wrote...two games is not enough--no wayMarch 9, 2012 11:43 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Hawkman wrote...For the right money..March 9, 2012 2:46 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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C"mon Man wrote...#2'sMarch 9, 2012 10:34 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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Daddy Dennis wrote...Flynn will be a PhinMarch 10, 2012 6:47 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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keefes0071 wrote...Forget FA, get a QB in the draftMarch 12, 2012 3:44 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Brock Huard has co-hosted the show since 2009. After earning Gatorade Player of the Year honors at Puyallup High School, Brock went on to a record-setting career at Washington and then spent six years in the NFL, including four with the Seahawks. Brock also works for ESPN as a college football analyst in the booth and the studio. He makes his home on the Eastside with his wife Molly and their three young children.
Danny O'Neil, the new co-host of "Brock and Danny", is the son of a logger, a graduate of the University of Washington and has been a working journalist in Seattle since 1999, first at newspapers and since 2012 at 710 ESPN Seattle. He is married to Sharon Pian Chan, associate opinions editor at The Seattle Times. They live on Capitol Hill with their wrinkled, smelly dog.
