Quote:Mark Sanchez and Matt Leinart! There was so much hype over these 2 x Usc quarterbacks but I didn't like either. Both had work ethic issues coming in to nfl. Leinart had such a weak arm. Sanchez I thought was just ok at USC nothing special to separate him.
Same here never liked either of them, Leinart was just not an NFL QB and just hype, Sanchez I liked a lil better then Matt but still wouldnt have drafted him.
I didnt want Gabbert either i'm on record of wanting to get Andy Dalton, a lot of people wanted Ryan Kerraigan I was against him because I felt he was a 3-4 OLB which he is now, JJ Watt was the one DE I wanted that a lot of people wasnt talking about most people wanted the other DE's.
Say what you want about Dalton but he gets his team to the playoffs every year and his numbers get better every year, I would have taken that over the crap we had the last 5 years.
Michael Crabtree .. not a total bust, but certainly not even close to the elite WR people thought he was going to be
Vernon Gholston, Mark Sanchez, Geno Smith, Stephen Hill (mostly any Jets over-hyped players)
Brady Quinn, Kyle Boller, Ponder, Locker
B.J. Raji, Aaron Curry, Morris Claiborne
I kinda want to add Joeckel to the list but, I hold out hope...
This year I predict Winston will be good early but throw a ton of picks and eventually fizzle out in Tampa
Disclaimer: it's so easy to think a guy is going to bust because there are more busts than hits
Quote:Same here never liked either of them, Leinart was just not an NFL QB and just hype, Sanchez I liked a lil better then Matt but still wouldnt have drafted him.
I didnt want Gabbert either i'm on record of wanting to get Andy Dalton, a lot of people wanted Ryan Kerraigan I was against him because I felt he was a 3-4 OLB which he is now, JJ Watt was the one DE I wanted that a lot of people wasnt talking about most people wanted the other DE's.
Say what you want about Dalton but he gets his team to the playoffs every year and his numbers get better every year, I would have taken that over the crap we had the last 5 years.
Agree, I don't get the Dalton bashing.
He's no Gabbert, Josh Freeman, or Geno Smith. Prior to last post-season, his post-season numbers weren't far removed from Andrew Luck's. Luck has his wins, but folks conveniently forget how bad his losses were.
Quote:Michael Crabtree .. not a total bust, but certainly not even close to the elite WR people thought he was going to be
Vernon Gholston, Mark Sanchez, Geno Smith, Stephen Hill (mostly any Jets over-hyped players)
Brady Quinn, Kyle Boller, Ponder, Locker
B.J. Raji, Aaron Curry, Morris Claiborne
I kinda want to add Joeckel to the list but, I hold out hope...
This year I predict Winston will be good early but throw a ton of picks and eventually fizzle out in Tampa
Disclaimer: it's so easy to think a guy is going to bust because there are more busts than hits
Not to chang the subject but you think Raji is a bust?
Quote:Same here never liked either of them, Leinart was just not an NFL QB and just hype, Sanchez I liked a lil better then Matt but still wouldnt have drafted him.
I didnt want Gabbert either i'm on record of wanting to get Andy Dalton, a lot of people wanted Ryan Kerraigan I was against him because I felt he was a 3-4 OLB which he is now, JJ Watt was the one DE I wanted that a lot of people wasnt talking about most people wanted the other DE's.
Say what you want about Dalton but he gets his team to the playoffs every year and his numbers get better every year, I would have taken that over the crap we had the last 5 years.
I remember I really like J.J. and though the Jags should have stayed put and picked Watt or trade back a little for Kaepernick.. It's heartbreaking to watch a great player in that disgraceful Tin Can outfit.. he's on the wrong team!
I did like Gabbert, I will admit, but I was a little curious why San Fran passed on him.. I should have known then
Quote:Not to chang the subject but you think Raji is a bust?
Not a Bust, but not Joe Greene .. I would remove him actually.. He's like in the middle.. He looked weak and out of shape coming out to me and I just didnt see why people saw him as a top 10 prospect .. maybe because we were spoiled with Henderson and Stroud for 8 years I became so accustomed to momouths that could move in the middle
Quote:Not a Bust, but not Joe Greene .. I would remove him actually.. He's like in the middle.. He looked weak and out of shape coming out to me and I just didnt see why people saw him as a top 10 prospect .. maybe because we were spoiled with Henderson and Stroud for 8 years I became so accustomed to momouths that could move in the middle
No I'm with you. He had stretches of dominance but stretches of poor play as well. I'm with you thinking he is not a bust but no where near HOF. Just decent. I know the conversation surrounding him is that you never know what player he was going to be. He came up small a lot and came up big a lot. I was just wondering your take on him.
Quote:Agree, I don't get the Dalton bashing.
He's no Gabbert, Josh Freeman, or Geno Smith. Prior to last post-season, his post-season numbers weren't far removed from Andrew Luck's. Luck has his wins, but folks conveniently forget how bad his losses were.
Dalton is getting the McNabb treatment early because he can't win in the post-season... That Bengals team has looked so good on paper the past two seasons but if they can close the gap, they could be playing in February
Quote:Dalton is getting the McNabb treatment early because he can't win in the post-season... That Bengals team has looked so good on paper the past two seasons but if they can close the gap, they could be playing in February
They played this last playoff game without AJ Green. They have gotten some bad injury breaks the past couple years as well (Geno Atkins left 2 years ago with a torn ACL).
Dalton does have a ton of talent to work with and should be doing more but I would love to have made the playoffs the last 4 years.
Dalton isn't good. He's a well above-average backup and a mediocre starter.
That back-up sure has been winning that division a lot since he came in the league. I wish our back-up was that good.
Quote:That back-up sure has been winning that division a lot since he came in the league. I wish our back-up was that good.
Yes, because he carries the entire team on his back and he plays on both sides of the ball...
Seriously though, that team has been stacked on offense and defense. He's the one bringing it down. They'd be doing a lot better with a good QB.
Quote:Yes, because he carries the entire team on his back and he plays on both sides of the ball...
Seriously though, that team has been stacked on offense and defense. He's the one bringing it down. They'd be doing a lot better with a good QB.
QBs dont grow on trees, if you can have a QB that you can win with and he is putting up 3,000/4,000 yards and 20/30 tds seasons, thats a good QB, no hes not elite, but everybody isnt gonna be Manning, Brady, Rodgers.
Quote:QBs dont grow on trees, if you can have a QB that you can win with and he is putting up 3,000/4,000 yards and 20/30 tds seasons, thats a good QB, no hes not elite, but everybody isnt gonna be Manning, Brady, Rodgers.
A guy with 3000 yards and a 19:17 TD:INT ratio is good? Especially considering he has a good o-line, a solid run game, and one of the best receivers in the entire league.
Quote:Michael Crabtree .. not a total bust, but certainly not even close to the elite WR people thought he was going to be
Vernon Gholston, Mark Sanchez, Geno Smith, Stephen Hill (mostly any Jets over-hyped players)
Brady Quinn, Kyle Boller, Ponder, Locker
B.J. Raji, Aaron Curry, Morris Claiborne
I kinda want to add Joeckel to the list but, I hold out hope...
This year I predict Winston will be good early but throw a ton of picks and eventually fizzle out in Tampa
Disclaimer: it's so easy to think a guy is going to bust because there are more busts than hits
I don't know that I'd consider Raji a bust.
Quote:Yes, because he carries the entire team on his back and he plays on both sides of the ball...
Seriously though, that team has been stacked on offense and defense. He's the one bringing it down. They'd be doing a lot better with a good QB.
I see him as a lot like Joe Flacco.
He's trashed when the team is losing and has a big hand in those losses. Though if he were to play well and win more playoff games, he'd get some credit.
That's what happened with Flacco. Ditto Eli Manning.
I absolutely HATED the Derrick Harvey pick. With a passion. I was so upset when not only did we pick him, but traded up for him.
I didn't like Locker. I didn't really scout Gabbert since he was viewed as a top pick and I never considered he was an option.
Didn't like Amukamara, wasn't a Derrick Morgan fan.
Quote:I see him as a lot like Joe Flacco.
He's trashed when the team is losing and has a big hand in those losses. Though if he were to play well and win more playoff games, he'd get some credit.
That's what happened with Flacco. Ditto Eli Manning.
Similar situations, I agree.
QBs that are better than Dalton IMO:
Tannehill
Brady
Flacco
Big Ben
Luck
Peyton Manning
Rivers
Romo
Eli Manning
Bradford (when healthy)
RG3
Cutler
Stafford
Rodgers
Ryan
Newton
Brees
Palmer (when healthy)
Wilson
Young QBs with potential to be better than Dalton:
Bortles
Bridgewater
Carr
Mett
Soon to be Winston and Mariota
Assuming I didn't miss anything, that would put him at 25th in the league. I'm sure you may be able to make a case for a couple of those guys but I don't see how he's not ranked at best 20th, which makes him below average.
Considering where he was drafted compared to where the the vast majority of those QBs you're comparing him to were taken, shows he's unfairly given more criticism/less credit than due.
Bill Polian thinks he'd still be with the Colts had he drafted Dalton to groom behind Manning.