LOL. That was certainly a cause. Didn't his shoulder getting hurt prevent him from going deep often? He had to save it like a trump card lol.
My old comparisons Allen-Bledsoe Rosen-Aikman Darnold-Elway Mayfield-a little better version of Flutie
lol Just to clarify - I'm not suggesting that these players will have the same kind of careers or that they are the exact same player that I am comping them to. It's their size and similarity in parts of their game that puts the names together.
I think you might be right about that. His arm strength was always an issue but I think he had several injuries to his throwing arm over the years. It's actually a testament to how intelligent of a player he was that he could overcome ever decreasing arm strength and still be a starter as a professional.
Time will tell...Elway's last 2 yrs 44 TDs 25 Ints in 771 att...Darnold 57 TDs and 22 Ints in 846 att...its all about the work ethic
I am a USC fan, I really like the next one...meh about Darnold, Barkley, Kessler, Sanchez, Leinert, Palmer, Marinovich, Peete, Salisbury, Evans...I guess I could have mentioned John David Booty just for fun.
Art Schlichter was supposed to be the one, but that obviously was a disaster...It is kind of hard to believe. I guess in my lifetime, the most successful QB to come out of Ohio State is probably Mike Tomczak. He had a nice long NFL career as a back up, but we are definately not QB U.....Our quarterbacks tend to find success at other positions. Tupa, Braxton Miller, T. Pryor....
Three first overall picks, three Super Bowl winning QBs, two Hall of Famers, and one guy who made his own cereal. Doug Flutie is 5'10" and 180 pounds. He completed 52.8% of his passes in college. Baker is 6'0" and 220 pounds - he's the third heaviest QB in the class. He completed 68.5% of his passes in college. This is #bait.
So basically, you decided to take the lazy approach and find one aspect and match a guy? You may as well have refrained from the exercise. That's why I haven't done one, I didn't want to do it lightly...To each his own. There are worse comparisons you could have used I suppose...although, they are nothing alike in any other aspect than Heisman winners.
I was a fan of Colt. Now, he was never going to be a "franchise QB", but he got a pretty raw deal here in Cleveland - they all do. Between the college shoulder injury that never heeled and Tom Heckert throwing up a Hail Mary in the form of Brandon Weeden, we'll never know what could have been.
Colt McCoy's shoulder injury was his undoing. He actually wasn't terrible despite the shoulder. But overcoming it was impossible, he simply didn't have anything on the ball like he did in college. His mentality stayed the same, but his arm couldn't keep up with the mind. You never know how the body is going to react to injuries. Taking a 3rd round flyer on him, even in hindsight, was a great move imho. We might want to keep an eye on McCoy...If they lose Kirk Cousins to free agency, he may become the starter in Washington
It appears you guys missed the point of this question. We've witnessed what happens when a free agent QB comes in (RGIII) and has a backup (another free agent, McCown) who's playing style is the polar opposite. RGIII was named starter in the pre-season and went down for the count in the 1st regular season game. As a result, every rep spent during OTA's and training camp intended to hone the offensive scheme went down the shitter along with RGIII. As far as I can tell, none of the free agent QB's discussed are immune to getting injured. So, I'll ask again in the interest of offensive continuity, which potential drafted QB's playing style best matches the three free agent QB's we've discussed? (I couldn't care less about Doug Flutie or John Elway.)
