Quote:I have.  On several occasions.  You're simply in denial.

 

Remember the gloves issue you (and others) laughed off when I brought it up months in advance of even the combine?  I see it's not so funny anymore, now that it's a national story that it wrecked his pro day.  Again... every time I'm been asked to repeat myself again and again... it's always the same empty response with you.  You seem ridiculously ignorant of what I've had to say, for someone who acts like they know what I have and haven't said.  I've got no obligation to repeat myself dozens of times just because you're too intellectually lazy to do it yourself (and especially because I know I'm dealing with no rocket scientist here...)

 

 

Quote: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.

 

Two things:

 

1) Could you define what you mean by "gunslinger?"

 

2) I'll go on record as saying I still laugh at the gloves being an issue.  It's the media doing what the media does: overhype the prospect, then rip him apart.  It's a non-story, but it gets clicks.

 

Quote:Sorry to interrupt, but I'm over here in the corner chuckling. As a Jaguars fan I can't help but be amused at someone bemoaning the fact that the Jaguars may be a team that only continuously makes the playoffs. Oh my God.

 

That is the goal - to make the playoffs. After that it's up to the football gods. If it's your year you win the Super Bowl. If not, you still had a heck of a season.

 

And we're debating if we should be satisfied "with simply getting to the playoffs"? Please.

 

God, seriously.  If you told me any player we draft would consistently get us to the playoffs for the next decade, I'd pretend to be Caldwell and draft him myself at 3.

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