07-26-2015, 11:08 AM
(07-25-2015, 11:18 PM)fredtoast Wrote: 1. Perceived quality of other QBs in the draft has ZERO to do with him dropping to the fifth round. That makes no sense at all. When there are lots of good QBs in a draft they get drafted early no matter how many there are.
2. The fact that he did poorly in his interviews is no "fluke". Instead it is a legitimate reason to drop him lower in the draft.
3. The same measurement that ranked McCarron above Bridgewater also ranked them BOTH below Christian Ponder. So it appears to be BS unless you are going to argue that Ponder is better than Mccarron.
1. How can it have 0 to do with him dropping? If there are more QB options on the board then just simple statistics say hes more likely to drop. If there were 30 first round quality QB's available do you think they would all go in the first round or should some teams focus on needs? The Perceived (most were busts) quality of other QBs made him drop and there were quite a few good QBs coming out.
2. Numerous reports stated his "Confidence in himself" turned off other teams. The fact that he rubbed teams the wrong way unknowingly is not a fluke? Look at all the press this young man has had and been able to deal with. The interview fiasco was just another overblown story on a slow news week which did hurt him in many teams eyes. Again this is a legit reason why he dropped and it has ZERO to do with his performance.
3. AJ's shoulder must have still been injured when he was ranked for the draft. That includes ESPN's rankings and the NFL combine's rankings. His game tape proves an ability to throw deep balls and all this talk of his reworked throwing motion must mean added arm strength. His main draft day drawback and the reason why he was taken later than QB's with similar skill sets was all the talk about his lack of arm strength. Somehow this didn't effect him in college and from reports its not an issue in practice.
All I'm trying to point out is that his fifth round draft status is no reason to overlook him. There are so many examples of late rounder sleeper picks and first round busts that it just proves that draft position is basically a meaningless measurement of ability. It's just a convenient way to knock on the guy because he frightens the heavily invested Dalton supporters. It was a happy fluke that the Bengals were able to capitalized on him in the 5th round. Now we are hearing reports about him and starting to reap the benefits of that draft fluke. He was the most pro-ready QB in the draft in my mind and I'm not alone in that evaluation of him. Only a bad fan is capable of turning a stroke of luck into a vice. Be happy you have now got a QB with a "badass" winning mentality, even if he's only on the sidelines.
Lawyering right back at you Fred!
