Quote:Manziel shows things that could be nothing, but could also be something we say "it was so obvious, we should've known". 

You make a great point, something I myself can't seem to shake. It's what I call the "best case scenario" scenario. 

Let's say all these guys translate to the NFL and play just as good in the pros as they did in college.

 I don't think we'd necessarily be knocking ourselves over the head if the Mettenbergers, Garrapolos, Bottles, perhaps not even the Bridgewater play as good as they did. But if, and that's a big IF, but if Manziel can do half the things he did in college, we'll be looking back thinking "duh". We'll be the NfL-version of the Texas Longhorns.

 

Never forget Manziel as a kid always wanted to go to Texas, but Mack wouldn't even give Johnny a scholarship at QB for 3 main reason:

Quote:1)Even though Texas recruiter Duane Akina thought he could succeed, Mack infamously thought Manziel was too short for collegiate football(ie, his highschool game wouldn't translate)

 

2)Johnny had gotten into some trouble in highschool

 

3)Longhorns were moving to a more pro-set offense and recruited 6'3 David Ash over Manziel

And the rest is as we say history, Mack's out of a job, and teams in the NFL are going to have to decide if those same 3 "reasons not to draft Johnny" are viable anymore. 

 

I just think it's funny because after the kid won the heisman, there came multiple reports and stories absolutely lampooning the Texas's, Florida's, and Oregon's of the world for not offering the kid a scholarship, and saying "if we only knew what we know now". Well history is repeating itself.

 

And so you may be right GUSbus, it might not work out for Manziel this time, but dam, I really-really-really hope we aren't the Longhorns of the NFL, looking at one of our instate or division rivals succeed with a guy we overlooked.

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