Quote:It depends on what your version of success is. I want to win super bowls, so yeah I would be disappointed if we maxed out at the Texans or Bengals level. 

 

Pardon me for laughing uncontrollably and dismissing the opinion of a scout that A) would compare Leftwich to Teddy and B) would call either of them soft. 

 

You would laugh at such a sage observation, especially since you're a scout wannabe (as opposed to the real thing who made the observation.)

 

Both come from weak conferences but did not necessarily play poorly the few times they faced better competition.  Both were gunslingers.  Both had questionable footwoork, and both had to play through injuries during their careers.  Sounds to me as if he's suggesting (like what happened with Leftwich)  what appeared to be "toughness" in college may turn into a proneness for injury at the NFL level with bigger, faster, and harder hitting opponents (especially since Ted's frame and build are so much slighter than Leftwich.)  Both have a very high football IQ, but as Leftwich proved, it doesn't always translate.

 

The more you look at it, the more you see what's similar.  In a nutshell, that's probably the best comparison I see that describes how I feel as well.  Almost everything (but not all) you'd like to see in a QB on paper, but a guy who is questionable about how it will translate at the next level.  His footwork and gloves may be the achilles heel that Leftwich's windup was.  The windup never, ever was a problem in college.  The NFL is just bigger, faster, and stronger where the timing is faster and the windows smaller.

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