Andrew Luck is staying. Ryan Mallett is going.

(01-06-2011 08:21 PM)mjs Wrote:  Andrew Luck is staying. Ryan Mallett is going.

Will Mallett be the #1 pick. I think he could be. Today Wally was badmouthing him on the radio saying he wouldn't go in the first round. I guess Wally thought if he said it, Mallett would stay in school.

I don't know if he is a 1st round pick but he is going to be someone that starts in the NFL at some point.

(01-06-2011 09:42 PM)insideualr Wrote:  I don't know if he is a 1st round pick but he is going to be someone that starts in the NFL at some point.

You really don't? I guess I don't know much about football, but I'll be absolutely shocked if he's not a top 5 pick. I guess the only thing I don't know is how much he has above the shoulders. Apparently, you have to have some "smarts" to be a successful NFL quarterback. You have to learn complicated playbooks and be able to read defenses. Physically, I just haven't seen many better.

(01-06-2011 10:30 PM)mjs Wrote:  

(01-06-2011 09:42 PM)insideualr Wrote:  I don't know if he is a 1st round pick but he is going to be someone that starts in the NFL at some point.

You really don't? I guess I don't know much about football, but I'll be absolutely shocked if he's not a top 5 pick. I guess the only thing I don't know is how much he has above the shoulders. Apparently, you have to have some "smarts" to be a successful NFL quarterback. You have to learn complicated playbooks and be able to read defenses. Physically, I just haven't seen many better.

This mock draft agrees with me-

#3 Buffalo Bills- Arkansas quarterback: Ryan Mallett

Maybe he should come back to Fayetteville.

Blaine Gabbert of Missouri is now expected to be the first quarterback picked in the draft. But #3 wouldn't be bad. Whomever gets him better have a good offensive line because he isn't very mobile and will get killed if they can't protect him.

(01-06-2011 11:50 PM)outsideualr Wrote:  Blaine Gabbert of Missouri is now expected to be the first quarterback picked in the draft. But #3 wouldn't be bad. Whomever gets him better have a good offensive line because he isn't very mobile and will get killed if they can't protect him.

I never heard of Gabbert and my son goes to school at Mizzou's biggest rival. Anyway from an intern site-

Sure, most experts are projecting Gabbert as the No. 1 QB selected now, but it's not a stretch to see Ryan Mallett or Cam Newton selected by the Panthers.

If Newton dominates in the BCS Championship Game against the No. 2 Oregon Ducks, who knows what those crazy Panthers will do?

These guys have been considered top talents for a while now and that hasn't changed

(01-06-2011 11:57 PM)mjs Wrote:  

(01-06-2011 11:50 PM)outsideualr Wrote:  Blaine Gabbert of Missouri is now expected to be the first quarterback picked in the draft. But #3 wouldn't be bad. Whomever gets him better have a good offensive line because he isn't very mobile and will get killed if they can't protect him.

I never heard of Gabbert and my son goes to school at Mizzou's biggest rival. Anyway from an intern site-

Sure, most experts are projecting Gabbert as the No. 1 QB selected now, but it's not a stretch to see Ryan Mallett or Cam Newton selected by the Panthers.

If Newton dominates in the BCS Championship Game against the No. 2 Oregon Ducks, who knows what those crazy Panthers will do?

These guys have been considered top talents for a while now and that hasn't changed

Really kind of nice to see this these days. Money really isn't everything. You can't get those college days back once you leave.-

Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, the odds-on favorite to be the No. 1 pick in this spring's NFL draft, announced Thursday he will stay in school and play his redshirt junior season.

"I am committed to earning my degree in architectural design from Stanford University and am on track to accomplish this at the completion of the spring quarter of 2012," Luck said in a statement.

He's obviously a quality kid. I didn't realize his dad was Oliver Luck, former West Virginia and pro quarterback who's now AD at West Virginia. And wouldn't it be ironic as has been posted, if Mallett ended up playing for Buffalo where Joe Ferguson played for 17 years.
Maybe Arkansas is a pipeline for successful Buffalo quarterbacks now.

I'm no hog fan. I have watched very little of their football games so I sure am not qualified to try to evaluate Mallet's chances in the NFL. But, I do have a couple observations based on what little I do know. He can throw the football a long way down field apparently with some accuracy and he is 6'6" which gives him good vision downfield. Seems to me the quarterback position has changed a lot. They don't stay in the pocket as they did years ago. Seems like the QB now has to be an outstanding runner and passer. Seems like I recall that in each of the 3 games the hogs lost, with time running out and a chance to win, Mallett had the ball in his hands and couldn't get it done. It will be interesting to see how high he is drafted and whether he can be a starting QB in the NFL. I hope he does and makes a lot of money doing it.

(01-07-2011 05:35 PM)DollarBill Wrote:  I'm no hog fan. I have watched very little of their football games so I sure am not qualified to try to evaluate Mallet's chances in the NFL. But, I do have a couple observations based on what little I do know. He can throw the football a long way down field apparently with some accuracy and he is 6'6" which gives him good vision downfield. Seems to me the quarterback position has changed a lot. They don't stay in the pocket as they did years ago. Seems like the QB now has to be an outstanding runner and passer. Seems like I recall that in each of the 3 games the hogs lost, with time running out and a chance to win, Mallett had the ball in his hands and couldn't get it done. It will be interesting to see how high he is drafted and whether he can be a starting QB in the NFL. I hope he does and makes a lot of money doing it.

His "choking" under pressure might hurt him a little. Still the NFL guys will be looking as his unbelievable arm strenght and his height. They'll figure they can teach him the rest.

(01-06-2011 09:22 PM)mjs Wrote:  

(01-06-2011 08:21 PM)mjs Wrote:  Andrew Luck is staying. Ryan Mallett is going.

Will Mallett be the #1 pick. I think he could be. Today Wally was badmouthing him on the radio saying he wouldn't go in the first round. I guess Wally thought if he said it, Mallett would stay in school.

I was fortunate enough to be able to watch the Sugar Bowl with my kiddos. Since they grew up with a Mom who is a die hard Redskins fan, and both now live within about 100 miles of DC, we all agreed that it would be great if the Skins got Mallett. Regardless of what Hall says, who usually gives his opinions based on emotion, homerism, prejudice, or malice. Mallett is the prototype for an NFL quarterback. We haven't been able to sing "Hail to the Redskins" much lately. Maybe Mallett could change that.

I'm not a hog fan, but I have watched the quite a bit this year, as well as last year(it's hard not to when they're on TV almost every game), and I believe he is going to make a great pro quarterback. As PTJR said, he is the true prototype of a pro quarterback. I can think of several NFL quarterbacks that didn't move around real well, and are in the Hall of Fame. Two that come to mind are Johnny Unitas and Broadway Joe Namath. But he can damn well throw the football, and it's pretty damn accurate most of the time. And I don't think he "chocked" in the bowl game. His receivers dropped enough passes to win the game by at least two touchdowns.

(01-07-2011 07:43 PM)LRTrojan Wrote:  I'm not a hog fan, but I have watched the quite a bit this year, as well as last year(it's hard not to when they're on TV almost every game), and I believe he is going to make a great pro quarterback. As PTJR said, he is the true prototype of a pro quarterback. I can think of several NFL quarterbacks that didn't move around real well, and are in the Hall of Fame. Two that come to mind are Johnny Unitas and Broadway Joe Namath. But he can damn well throw the football, and it's pretty damn accurate most of the time. And I don't think he "chocked" in the bowl game. His receivers dropped enough passes to win the game by at least two touchdowns.

No. I wasn't blaming the loss on him. His receivers catch the ball they win easily. Some people say he choked on the last play (interception). I don't necessarily agree, but it was a tough way to lose and I'm sure he blamed himself. Glad I got some support in my view that he will be a top draft choice and likely a great NFL quarterback. I'm no football scout, but he sure seems to have all the tools to me.

He needs to become more mobile. When I say that I'd don't mean Michael Vick-mobile, but more like Tom Brady. Brady's slower than his offensive linemen but he knows how to elude the pass rush immediately by making a step or two in any direction he needs to. It's really an art form that is fun to watch.

(01-07-2011 08:04 PM)mjs Wrote:  

(01-07-2011 07:43 PM)LRTrojan Wrote:  I'm not a hog fan, but I have watched the quite a bit this year, as well as last year(it's hard not to when they're on TV almost every game), and I believe he is going to make a great pro quarterback. As PTJR said, he is the true prototype of a pro quarterback. I can think of several NFL quarterbacks that didn't move around real well, and are in the Hall of Fame. Two that come to mind are Johnny Unitas and Broadway Joe Namath. But he can damn well throw the football, and it's pretty damn accurate most of the time. And I don't think he "chocked" in the bowl game. His receivers dropped enough passes to win the game by at least two touchdowns.

No. I wasn't blaming the loss on him. His receivers catch the ball they win easily. Some people say he choked on the last play (interception). I don't necessarily agree, but it was a tough way to lose and I'm sure he blamed himself. Glad I got some support in my view that he will be a top draft choice and likely a great NFL quarterback. I'm no football scout, but he sure seems to have all the tools to me.

We may not agree on some things but we agree on this. The guy is a leader, with tremendous talent. The NFL doesn't want running quarterbacks. They want leaders and passers. Mallett has both. He'll go high and do well. It might take a few years and he could even end up with a different team, but he'll do well.