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Ten Quarterbacks Prospects NOT Named Clausen or Bradford In The 2010 NFL Draft

Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan

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High character player with a decent arm. Though he displayed nice mobility in college, his speed of 4.66 in the 40-yard dash isnot going to blow anyone away. He worked out the shotgun through college, so his ability to work under the center is questioned. His accuracy is erratic. He has a look of an NFL player who will never quit on your team. He may be backup material ultimately, but he brings nothing but positives to the locker room.

 

 

 

 

 

Tony Pike, Cincinnati

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The tallest quarterback in the draft at 6'6".  Pike showed good character battling back from injury his senior season, though some scouts question if his skinny body can withstand much of a beating. Others are not in love with him arm strength, as he mostly threw underneath in college. He can tend to lock on his primary receiver at times. He could thrive in the right system, because he has a good feel for the game.

 

 

 

 

 

Daryll Clark, Penn State

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He is mobile, a leader, and has a strong arm. He also has a low release point and is erratic in his decision making. He might get picked up by a team to run the "Wildcat formation" on occasion. He will take a lot of work to develop, but his character shows he is a willing student.

 

 

 

 

 

Levi Brown, Troy

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He has good size and above average arm strength. He is another college quarterback who ran his offense out of a shotgun, so the transition to under the center is questioned. His deep ball accuracy needs work. Not very mobile, so will get sacked a lot unless he speeds up his decision making ability. A project.

 

 

 

 

Colt McCoy, Texas

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Very smart and experienced.  A natural leader. He does not have a big arm, so his above average mobility will be needed to buy him time. He needs to improve his low release point, because he is just 6'1" tall. His deep ball accuracy needs a lot of improvement. His high character and smarts may help him find a starting job somewhere in his career.

 

 

 

 

Tim Hiller, Western Michigan

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He has one of the strongest arms in this draft class.He is very smart and experienced. He has also showed a high level of mental toughness, having played in pain often. He is also very immobile, having balky knees that have suffered multiple ACL tears. He will need excellent blocking in front of him to succeed. A sleeper pick who could help a team out down the road.

 

 

 

 

 


Zac Robinson, Oklahoma State

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Though Robinson started two years in college, he is considered a very raw prospect. He is athletic enough to avoid the pass rush, and has a very good arm. He is also considered a high character player with good mental toughness. He needs to improve his decision making time, and also needs to hit the weight room hard and bulk up. He can improve on all areas of mechanics a lot. Not many teams carry three quarterbacks anymore, but Robinson would be a good candidate to be such a player as he works on his game on the sidelines while the games go on in 2010. He might be three years away from being ready to compete for a starting job.

 

 

 

 

 

Max Hall, BYU

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Older prospect at 24 years old. Mature player who is married to the sister of BYU all-time receptions leader Dennis Pitna, a tight end prospect in the draft. He has fast and sound decision making qualities, but needs to improve on his release point. While he moves well in a collapsing pocket, he needs to work on his footwork. While he has a decent arm, he needs to be in the right system because he lacks the arm strength to make all the throws at the next level. Tends to float passes by throwing off of his back foot.His intellect might have him make for a good backup down the road.

 

 

 

 

 

Jevan Snead, Mississippi

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Made a mistake committing to the draft with one more year of eligibility left. Very raw in need of a lot more seasoning. Wild in accuracy, and has a propensity to show bad ball security skills. Needs to improve drastically on his footwork, in his decision making process, and his ability to read defenses. He does show good arm strength when he gets his feet set correctly, and he is considered intelligent. He is the type you keep as a third quarterback and develop in hopes he fulfills his potential down the road.

 

 

 

 

 

Tim Tebow, Florida

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ESPiN LOVES him, as do his fans. Some just for his personal views alone. His hype machine is running so strong, expect to see him in television commercials soon. He has good size, and his drive to be the best he can be is immeasurable and unquestioned. He has good arm strength, and showed a knack for winning at college so excellent that he may be the best college player of this decade. His release point needs major work, and his ability to get rid of the ball takes too much time. He is wild in his accuracy, and there is a huge question if he can make his progressions at the pro level since he was never asked to this in college.

It brings into question if he can read defenses properly. He is a questionable project that will need major amounts of time to develop. Some compare him to Bobby Douglass, an NFL quarterback in the 1970's, while others see him more as a bigger version of 2001 Heisman winner Eric Crouch. Crouch was asked to switch positions, when he was drafted, and has never played a down in the NFL. While it may not be a smart gamble to count Tebow out as an NFL quarterback, it is obvious he has a huge uphill battle to be one.

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Good Job

One guy that I think could be a sleeper later in the draft that maybe the Raiders should take is Jarret Brown. He is very moblie, has a very strong arm, and has the ability to make every throw. His nymbers aren’t great from last year though because West Virginia likes their quarterbacks to run quite a bit. I think he really has some solid potential though as sort of a Vince Young type, but with a stronger arm.

by duballers23 on Mar 27, 2010 4:01 PM PDT reply actions  

Sage Rosenfel - a Raider?

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Sunday-at-the-Post-6911.html

According to an unnamed Raiders team executive, the Raiders and Vikings are discussing the availability of backup quarterback Sage Rosenfels. Trading Rosenfels would only happen if the Vikings know for certain that Brett Favre is coming back.

A Kirk Douglas look-alike, Rosenfel is also widely known for his fearless helicopter stunt:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3_hi7gOjE0

by Spirals galore on Mar 28, 2010 7:16 AM PDT reply actions  

I like what I seen from Sage

he plays well for extended periods of time, then blows it at the end( usually trying to do too much)
He’s very accurate passing. I was hoping we’d get him before Minnesota got him last year.
If we didn’t have to give up too much for him I’d be up for the trade.
He just needs to be reigned in a little. Paul Hackett could do wonders with him. IMO

by rambis64 on Mar 28, 2010 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

The fact that the Raiders are contemplating a QB at this point

is significant: McNabb, Parsley, this QB from Oregon State… What next? Will Al swallow JR’s lard?

by Spirals galore on Mar 28, 2010 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

This year is a great year to pick up a QB in the later rounds and develop him. As far as the players you named. Hiller looks real interesting, Ive never heard of him before this post. His knees wouldnt last a week in Oakland though. Dan LeFevour is gonna be great! I have a feelin about him, he has such potential, he just needs to be put on the right team.

In Bruce We Trust

by Remix. on Mar 28, 2010 2:23 PM PDT reply actions  

Good Post

I would defiantely like to get Max Hall in the later rounds

If I want your opinion, I'll give it to you.

by Parental Advisory on Mar 28, 2010 3:28 PM PDT reply actions  

i see darryl clark

becoming another derrick williams. and not just because they come from the same school lol

we gon' make 'em run, make 'em follow the lead
nelly on the side lines with tricks up his sleeve
in the bay, we go hard cause we playin' for passion
you know who it is, aint no need for askin'

by thecity_8 on Mar 28, 2010 9:10 PM PDT reply actions  

I'd go for John Skelton.

If we truly start developing the long ball with Russell, then a guy like Skelton just makes sense to parallel train.

He’s nice and tall, good weight, has got a strong arm, and a last name made for Raider glory.

The only thing I don’t like, is that he’s been jumping up the boards and is no longer the sleeper he was when I first became interested in him.

by xville on Mar 28, 2010 10:43 PM PDT reply actions  

Unless he drops a significant amount of weight,

he likely won’t be starting.

They’ll probably start Gradowski, and use Russell as a backup.
  
Or they’ll cut him.

Whatever they do, I think Skelton needs to be on this team.

by xville on Mar 29, 2010 6:28 AM PDT up reply actions  

I like Skelton too, but he's projected 4th round which cuts into our most needed top 4 picks

He’s a stud out of Fordham (who played in a weaker conference – FCS). Skelton will definitely be one of the top 10 QBs taken. Moves really well, athletic, his size, 6-5 1/2 243 (a former shortstop). Strong arm, good footwork, scrambles, throws on the run when he needs to, good pocket presence, nice touch and delivery, and the scouts notice that he’s particularly accurate with the deep ball(!)

by Sons-of-Blanda on Mar 29, 2010 6:17 AM PDT reply actions  

Which means we need more picks.

Al better figure something out, and get us back that third round pick so we can get this guy.

by xville on Mar 29, 2010 6:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'll be honest

  I think drafting a QB would be a complete waste of a pick for us. I would like to see a proven veteran QB come over on a deal(so long as the deal doesn’t have us parting with a key player), and draft linemen and linebackers. Maybe pick up a late-round Wideout steal.

Refuse to tiptoe through life only to arrive safely at death

by spec on Mar 29, 2010 11:29 AM PDT reply actions  

And it would be smart to get a new young QB

to take advantage of our new OC and our existing QB coach.

We have some development talent there that needs a young QB to work with.

Skelton seems perfect, if we can just squeeze a few more picks outta somewhere.

What kind of picks you think we can we get for Zach Miller?

I bet you Detroit would be interested.

by xville on Mar 29, 2010 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

bruce and frye would be great teachers for a young qb

even though they may not be the greatest they would show a rook what it takes to eventually become a starter, showing up at 5a.m. and leaving at 10p.m. overcoming adversity and just being a true team player and professional.

by rodeosnake12 on Mar 29, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

Not if we want more draftpicks for this year

and maybe next.

Detroit wants to get out of their 2nd this year, and we could use another 2nd next year.

Give us an additional 4th this year, and I’d do it.

Two 2nd’s and a 4th, and one of their TE’s?

by xville on Mar 29, 2010 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

but you know how these drafts go? about 3 out each draft succeed and the rest disappoint

Zack is a sure thing so we need to hang onto him. The players in positions that we could upgrade, those are the one’s to trade off and we have a many of those.

by Sons-of-Blanda on Mar 29, 2010 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ok

Why not take Max Hall deep in the draft or better yet in free agency? He is older and more mature, he has played in a pretty complex offense in BYU. I think he is a very intriguing prospect.

Refuse to tiptoe through life only to arrive safely at death

by spec on Mar 29, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

I totally forgot about him

I like his upside as well

The future is uncertain... and the end is always near. JMorrison

by S-n-B4life on Mar 29, 2010 4:48 PM PDT reply actions  

An overlooked sleeper QB...

Jonathan Crompton.

Has all the tools, but didn’t get much coaching until last year, when he played much better than before. Will need continuing solid coaching, but if he goes to a team with that, can challenge for playing time within a year or two.

Failure builds character; success reveals it

by signcut on Mar 30, 2010 2:57 AM PDT reply actions  

No Vols fan

and to be honest, I thought Crompton sucked from what I read about him. BUT, he had a pretty decent season, and played well enough when I saw him. Not lights out, but the difference between his first few years and this last one seems night and day. I credit that to the pro-style offense, and better coaching.

I don’t think that there is any argument that he has the tools, the question was always whether he could make decisions and play consistently. I’d say that those have been addressed by his last year. Not enough to move him really high, but I’d say that he’s looking at the 4th/5th round. At that position, he may be worth looking at, but it’s more or less moot, as QB is really not a position of enough need, IMO: that would be both lines.

Failure builds character; success reveals it

by signcut on Apr 8, 2010 5:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

tony pike is a gem! but why are talking qbs?

get to our needs, dt, ot, mlb cb and maybe a rb. stick with bruce almighty cut jarmacus and forget about mcnabb to. we can do it without those 2!

by sports with steve on Mar 30, 2010 9:37 PM PDT reply actions  

Pike a gem? Hes the worst up there in my opinion.

And why are you convinced tht RB is a need? Are you not ok with Bush and Darren?

In Bruce We Trust

by Remix. on Mar 30, 2010 9:59 PM PDT reply actions  

we need a 3rd rb to replace fagas

im ine with bush and mcfadden but if one of them is injured then what? g. russell??

by sports with steve on Apr 1, 2010 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions  

Not a RB

A true fullback would be a better bet IMO. We need a monster who will move around and block. A fullback would create another dimension to the passing game as well.

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by spec on Apr 1, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

My pick for FB

would be Matt Clapp, out of Oklahoma. Built like a true FB at 6’3", 249, he has also played some TE, and was on every ST unit as well… please take this guy in the 6th or 7th!

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by signcut on Apr 8, 2010 5:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

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