Troy Smith admits it...

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by letmebackon

Gator, I do think that and I have ever since he took his first snap 4 years ago.
there is a bit of personal bias here, but
he throws a nice ball, is smart(at least football smart), and very athletic.

not bad qualities to have.
he would not be the first QB to do well in the pros who had his mental toughness questioned at the college level.
I remember hearing the same thing about Brees at Purdue and Jeff Blake at East Carolina(just to name 2).

Point taken, and I hope you're right. He's definitely a smart guy and very dedicated. Thanks for your input.

[repent]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Point taken, and I hope you're right. He's definitely a smart guy and very dedicated. Thanks for your input.

hey,
Im no expert but Ive never understood the lack of respect for the guy.
he has all the tools to do well at the next level.
just about being in the right situation now.
you cant tell me that someone like Tom Brady has a better arm or is more athletic(which is why he went so low in the draft) than CLeak.
but Brady has benefited from being a smart player and being in the right situation for him.
same goes for Delhomme, Romo, Garcia, and countless others.

I know this,
he will go to Hawaii for the pro bowl long before brady quinn ever will.
but so will Bruce Gradkowski for that matter.lol

[ddthetide]

Leak throws a nice accurate ball and understands "where" the ball is supposed to go. he prefers to be in the pocket with his feet set to throw.
best thing for him go low in the draft so he can sit and learn and hope for a team with a good offensive line or a good ground game.

nd's offense struggled at time this year because, teams had 1 yrs worth of film to see weis' scemes.
charlie weis' offense will make qbs LOOK good. they will be more prepared than most for the nfl BUT they won't get the coaching and TIME to LEARN that weis had given them. if they don't end up in system like weis' they'll struggle.

i really believe the nfl is about the "right team" at the "right time" and OR the "right system". i believe more in the "right system".

[post2post]

We'll see soon enough....I think Russell will go ahead of Quinn...the combines will tell the tale of the tape...but the QB position at the next level is a different game altogether.

Originally Posted by post2post

We'll see soon enough....I think Russell will go ahead of Quinn...the combines will tell the tale of the tape...but the QB position at the next level is a different game altogether.

I agree now.

Tedd Ginn came out in the wrong year. Lots of good wideouts. The injury prone Adrian Peterson came out at the right time, no great running backs but him.