Quote:I like Teddy.  His pro day was an outlier in my opinion.  He might have just had a bad day or whatever.  He might be a gamer.  Which is fine. 

 

I also have to add that Byron Leftwhich was one of the smartest QBs that I have ever seen. 

 

Leftwich had a great football IQ.  He simply lacked durability.  He was a smart guy on the field. 

 

It's funny because the biggest knocks on him were durability, that long wind-up, and slow feet.  I think in most instances, it was his quick decisions that saved him, especially with the windup issues.  Unfortunately, his willingness to stand in there and let a play develop with sluggishly slow receivers created an injury problem.  It was frustrating at times to see him standing tall in the pocket, and getting the ball out just before getting clobbered for a 3 yard gain when throwing it away sooner would have avoided a hit.  The guy took a beating.  What was even more frustrating was the fact that he had no finesse at all.  Receivers had to be ready to be nearly impaled any time he threw the ball their way. 

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