Id say his floor is the Chiefs Alex Smith and his ceiling is right in that Matt Ryan / Joe Flacco win it if he has the pieces around him level. Maybe not Rodgers (though i think his game is closely modeled to Rodgers they have the same movements and motions you can tell Teddy studied him and tried to use that as a blue print) or Brady/Manning as they dont just fall off trees but still.

 

Lets say this:

 

Flip Teddy and Manziels playing styles on the same body.

 

If Teddy was the one with zero structure who couldnt read defenses and played on a wing and a prayer with bad mechanics,bad decision making and had known attitude / off field problems and questions of dedication and work ethic he would be ripped wide open and trashed as a 6th round at best prospect who is just another run first black QB with attitude issues and isnt really into football.  Aka Marcus Vick or Terrell Pryor.

 

If Manziel was the one who studied the game and was praised by GMs ,scouts and even his opponents for his preparation, who waited patiently in the pocket, beat teams with his mind , threw amazing touch passes , was in complete control of his offense and given full freedom to audible and adjust plays on the fly and had zero off field issues he would be Andrew Luck.

 

Sorry to be the one to bring it up but IMO its true.

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