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Originally Posted by Chiefs=Good
One of the better posts ive seen in a while, minus the moore talk.
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I was simply pointing out that it's the athleticism of Griffin that is putting him into the top ten as Moore has every intangible that you would want in a quarterback, minus that elite level athleticism that you get with Griffin.
But, as I mentioned, because he doesn't possess a big frame, and never will, that elite level of athleticism might come with the potential for injuries as the quarterback is susectible to those blind side, bad angle hit and tackles, especially when a play breaks down and he takes off running.
I see Griffin as a modern day equivilent of Fran Tarkenton. Tark was a very fast, athletic quarterback who also possessed a very good arm and superb field awareness but had a relatively small frame. He made a Hall of Fame career on his ability to successfully extend a play after it had broken down with both his arm and legs. If you've never seen Tarkenton play, it was absolutely electric - very similar to what you are going to get with Griffin. Frantic Fran was also very smart and had a great understanding of the game.
If Griffin possesses the uncanny ability to feel the defense and see the field like Tark did, he'll be just fine. If he relies simply on his arm and athleticism to play, much like Vick, he's going to open himself up to the potential for injuries.