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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
I'm sorry, there's no validity to your accusation.
Leinart looked great his first season playing in the modified WCO. Green was fired and Whisenhunt went to a vertical game. That's NOT his strength.
Young was a bust waiting to happen. He's a dimwitted dumb**** with emotional issues and a weird delivery. Why he went #3 overall is beyond me and if you do a search, you'll find that I said he'd be an NFL bust back in 2005.
Jamarcus Russell? See above. Rex Grossman?  Typical Steve Spurrier QB. How many of those guys have had successful NFL careers?
Why don't you go ahead throw Tim Couch, Cade McNown, Akili Smith and Ryan Leaf into your pile?
The bottom line is if a player has the talent to succeed in the NFL, he'll succeed, whether he comes from a winning program or not.
Oh, and how's that working for Jay Cutler? No winning seasons for four years at Vanderbilt. Using your flawed logic, he should be somewhere around 40-0 as a starting QB. |
I didn't say there was "validity"; I said it was a concern of mine, and I know I'm not alone. For you to assume that every QB is equally prepared for the adversity they will face early in their pro career is silly and a bit ignorant.
Leinart certainly did not look "great"; if he would have been great, teams would be knocking down Arizona's door to trade for him, but there hasn't been a peep and no one even talks about him now.
The only "flawed logic" here is you thinking a USC QB has to work as hard and has as much pressure to perform as a QB from any random BCS program. Matt Ryan faced tons of adversity in his college career at BC, and didn't miss a beat in his transition to the NFL; the same can be said for Jay Cutler, Big Ben, McNabb, etc.
Will Sanchez overcome this? I have no idea - no one does until we see how he performs. But don't sit here and act like the QBs with great physical tools that played in pro schemes are automatic locks to have success in the NFL. There are too many variables involved.