Quote:The thin thing i can agree with he's a bit on the slim side and doesnt have strong looking ankles. Also i ssem to remember something about him having some sort of illness that hurt his playing weight. What did he show at the combine?

 

And actually outside of a BSU QB named Joe Southwick Bridgewater had the highest comp pct of any QB in college football last season and only 1 0f 3 to reach 70% something Manziel didnt do in a spread offense where completions come much easier so there goes not the most accurate as he quite literally was.  Also he had a 9.3 ypa while Manziel had 9.6 so there goes the whole "he just throws shot passes" stuff others try to claim.

 

Quiet as a mouse? I can sorta agree with that but that far from means he cant be a franchise QB nor does it mean he is never vocal whatsoever. We have a player like that on our team in Poz right now and nobody questions whether or not he is the leader of the defense yet he rarely speaks.  

 

And the NFL scouts and execs werent quiet he was liked all around and given praise for his film study and knowledge of defenses and even his footwork which i havent seen questioned on any site or scouting report. The only issue he has was deep accuracy. I find it funy you are talking about the media machine making a player when Manziel is nothing but a product of the media machine.

 

The thin thing is my biggest concern, but I remember making note during training camp several years ago that Mark Brunell was a guy who had tiny calves and ankles.  It was a stark contrast to David Garrard and his tree trunk legs.  When they were on the field together during camp, it was an interesting contrast.  

 

Brunell rarely had lower leg issues.  The one knee injury was his biggest problem.  Despite the spindly legs, he was fairly durable.  The difference for Mark was he had a thick upper body, much more so than Bridgewater.  I'm more concerned about that because things like rib, shoulder, and back injuries can be more of a concern for a guy who isn't durable enough.   

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