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Originally Posted by phightin
Let me reiterate that I don't think Quinn will ever pan out largely because he doesn't pocess the prototypical big frame and arm that mostly all nfl teams go for now. It used to be up until a few years ago that college qbs were largely and dare i say solely measured by their achievements and numbers put up in college. This led to some horrendous qb draft decisions, and now with the success of more early qb picks in recent years it seems that the emphasis is finally in the right place, arm strength and most importantly ability to read pass coverage. Guys like Quinn, Leinart, Russell, etc all were surrounded by such great athletes their whole college career that they were thus able to have a tremendous amount of time in the pocket, and almost unlimited options in front of them. Far from the way it works in the NFL. Anyway that's my personal belief that has thus proven true for the most part. Quinn may become a serviceable nfl qb, but I think he in no way shape or form warranted a first round pick, as most other teams did. He probably wouldn't even have been taken in the first round and been a mid 2nd rounder had they not stepped up.
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This is same reason guys like Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Kurt Warner (and the list goes on) get overlooked while busts like Ryan Leaf, Akili Smith, Cade McNown, and David Carr happen on a regular basis. The NFL is putting too much emphasis in things like Arm Strength and forgetting what seperates the great QBs. Teams would rather take a chance on someone with a huge arm and great height over a guy that has proved he is capable of reading a defense, more importantly anticipate a defense and still make all the throws even if they arent as pretty. All I can really say about Quinn is he can make every pass he needs to and is much better at anticipating the defense than most qbs his age. You cant compare the talent Russell and Leinart had around them to what Quinn had. Its pretty easy to see how important Quinn was when u look at ND's record with him and now their record the past 2 years without him.