Quote:What I'm saying, and you're missing, is that if LOUISVILLE played steeper competition than they are now, Ohio, Eastern Ky, KY[bottom feeders of the SEC] (who held Teddy to 250 yds and 1 td), Temple, that he wouldn't post such ridiculous numbers. Heck, not even that he WOULDN'T just that it is POSSIBLE he wouldn't.

 

Sure if you put him in place of McCarron on Bama's team he'd likely still be a star. But how does he do under real pressure. How will he do when he comes to the hapless Jags and plays steep competition in and out.

 

Once again.... to be clear... I'm not really doubting what is obvious. Guys like Teddy and Manziel got the moves and the stats... but so did Tebow (NO I'm not saying they are the same). Lots of guys get the stats and look the part. I want a guy who's been on the losing end and fought back. I want a guy that has dealt with some adversity and who is mature and won't come to the big boy league and be swallowed up or shrink.

I'm no psychic, so I can't say Teddy WILL do that or that Boyd WON'T. But I am not one of the masses completely sold on a kid who has played a lot of nobodies in 2 and about a half a season of college ball.

This kid was sold as #1 overall QB before this season even started. It is quite silly.

Kind of like Clowney being sold as a sure fire thing(#1 overall)... when all I can see is a quitter. A get paid and sit down Albert Haynesworth style player.

I'd feel more comfortable with a 24-25 year old rookie who has seen the ups and downs and ran a pro offense against legit D's and put up solid and sometimes great numbers, moreso than a kid that just runs all over the likes of Temple.

Like I said before... I remember when Gabs was the consensus #1 and he slid to 10, and we "stole" him there. Anytime you pick #1 overall it is a gamble. I'd roll my dice with someone else is all I'm saying. In a couple years, no matter who drafts who, feel free to bring this post back up and say "I told you so" if I'm wrong.

a 25 yr old rookie?! Like Weedon? Who saw the ups and downs in a big conference?

 

What you fail to realize is that the competition you play against doesn't matter once you get to the NFL if you are a QB. QB's are so hard to predict that you never go by just stats. If that was the case, Tommy Chang would have been the #1 pick coming out of Hawaii. No one is harping on Teddy's stats. It's his accuracy, arm strength, pocket presence, and football IQ that many people are falling in love with.

 No one is completely sold on anyone but if I am starting a team, today, and had to choose a QB from college to do so, I would choose Teddy over everyone. So would just about every NFL GM right now as well as the analysts.

 

QB's come from everywhere. Not just big time conferences. If Teddy came out last year, he probably would have been #1 overall. Yes he plays against mediocre competition but its not his fault who he plays. He played against Florida and rocked them. If he plays in a bowl game against your boy Murray this year, I bet he smokes them too.

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