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Article about Auburn passing attack


MHS831

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That is a very well written article. He brings up some interesting points.

The only question I would have, is where on the "Petersons Scale" he would put past QB prospects coming out of college. I would imagine that Ryan and Stafford would have been around 2.5.

I know, from when Matty was playing and also from being a State fan, that TOB's offense makes use of 4-5 soft reads and 2-3 "progressive" reads on most passing plays. And, from what I can remember, Georgia's offense was pretty similar in that respect.

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There are still some question marks, some missing links. However, this supports Gabbert as well. These QBs are coming out early, so the importance of the additional year in college cannot be understated. Probably why Locker made his decision. I mean, we all look at him as a moron for staying in, but if he was the second QB taken in 2010, his salary would be millions higher for being the first QB taken in 2011. Bad gamble.

THis is closer to the info that the scouts would consider. However, the fact that 4 out of the last 9 QBs to be drafted first overall is still scary. Which QBs taken #1 overall since 1998 became consistent starters?

The biggest concern to me is the Jump the junior QBs have to make to become a successful NFL QB from being an underclassman. Check out this article on the Junior (or sophomore) QBs making the leap to the NFL in the past 20 years or so. Sobering:

http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/04/george-santayana-quotes-unsuccessful-history-drafting-junior-underclassmen-qbs-in-first-round-nfl-draft/

Here is the list:

Successes

•Ben Roethlisberger

•Drew Bledsoe

Failures

•Alex Smith

•Rex Grossman (yes, he made a Super Bowl, but does anyone really consider him anything other than a failure in Chicago?)

•Michael Vick (if maturity is what keeps underclassmen QBs from succeeding, then I think Vick has to be considered a failure despite his flashes of success.)

•Tim Couch

•Ryan Leaf

•Heath Shuler

•Tommy Maddox

•Todd Marinovich

•Jeff George

•Andre Ware

add: Jamarcus Russell, Vince Young

Borderline: Trent Dilfer (I say failure for the most part)

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