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Originally Posted by cdcox
I'd be interested to see how you rated Trent Green in these categories. To me, he's going to score a lot like you scored Cassel, but I never considered TG to be a franchise guy. Maybe because Cassel is younger than Trent was and we manage to put a defense together, Cassel (in the end) gets viewed much better than Trent.
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yeah, pretty much. however, to me, the most important attribute a QB can possess is 'it.' I know it's cliche. but there really is something that the truly great possess aside from work ethic and talent. I never saw green as truly 'talented.' he was good, but, I guess, let's grade trent green out on my scale...
let's even up the scale... every category is worth ten points.
1) green had A and B, but wasn't freakishly impressive in either. he didn't have to be, as he had weapons all around him. he had priest holmes and a brilliant offensive line. I never saw green as a guy with 'it' though. so, under perfect circumstances, a franchise qb gets 2 points for a and b each, and 6 for c. let's give trent 2/10 points for the first category.
2) his arm was 'good enough.' I guess I'd grade him out at a 6/10
3) to the best of my memory, green was never really in the franchise qb category as far as confidence went. he wasn't 'the unquestioned leader' of the team who had the ball in go-time. I'll give him a 5/10.
4) I never really heard any stories about how hard green worked. guess I'll give him a 6/10.
5) trent green was absolutely in the perfect system for his skill set. he had priest holmes, tony gonzalez, eddie kennison and the best offensive line in...a long time. give him a 10/10 on this one. this is where he gets major points, and for good reason. give him a defense, and maybe we have a lombardi or two...
so, add em' up. 29/50.
let's further muddle things up.
franchise qb: 45-50 (best of the best: they're in the top 10% of points available)
fringe franchise qb: 35-44
above average: 25-34
below average: 15-24
not worth mentioning: 5-14
bust: 0-4