07-25-2015, 11:18 PM
(07-25-2015, 10:01 PM)BayouBengal Wrote: I've tried to prove that AJ's draft round was a fluke brought about by a number of causes. First there was the perceived quality of other QBs in that draft. http://www.businessinsider.com/2014-nfl-draft-quarterbacks-2013-10 He was also the victim of some bad press unrelated to his performance. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/10/report-a-j-mccarron-rubbed-teams-the-wrong-way-in-interviews/ Also his shoulder must have still been injured when he performed in the combine, but he still did well with a lack of arm strength being the main drawback. He sat out a whole year after being drafted so his combine performance is suspect as is this video where he still tests better than Teddy Bridgewater pre-draft. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA7Be193E9g
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.
