Who's your 1st round busts?
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There's a lot of high profile huge busts out there, and a lot of mid-round QBs who wound up having excellent careers. I think it's just very hard to predict who's going to be a good NFL QB and who is going to bust because you can dominate at the college level with just great physical skills, but once you get to the NFL you've got tobe great mentally or you're not going to make it. Cam's got the physical skills, no doubt. Mentally, who knows? But I don't think he really showed a whole lof of evidence of it at Auburn, and definitely not with some of his off-field decisions (not just the MSU to Auburn thing).
Tebow has the head and Newton has the talent for a pro set. Ithink he has the ability to adjust. Newton has a chance you never know. Most people think he is going to be a bust but hell if I was a owner, I would have taken a chance on him, if he was available when our draft number came up.
If he can adjust to the "NFL speak" in the huddles, he will be good if Carolina can addresstheir need for a WR. He needs a target badly with Steve Smith's status always in the air with injury.
My busts will probably be Tyron Smith the OT now for the Cowboys, and for where they took him, the Browns getting Phil Taylor, who is obviously a 3-4 scheme guy, and the Browns will be running a 4-3 next year. The trade back was great for the Browns, but the subsequent trade up to get Phil Taylor was not a good move.
Couple of underrated picks for me:
1. Dolphins getting Pouncey. I think he's good, and will be a solid center for them. If he canbe anything close to hisbrother, that will be a solid pick.
2. Chiefs getting WR Jonathan Baldwin. They needed a big target to complement Bowe. They have a very good, young offense there in KC.
My busts will probably be Tyron Smith the OT now for the Cowboys, and for where they took him, the Browns getting Phil Taylor, who is obviously a 3-4 scheme guy, and the Browns will be running a 4-3 next year. The trade back was great for the Browns, but the subsequent trade up to get Phil Taylor was not a good move.
Couple of underrated picks for me:
1. Dolphins getting Pouncey. I think he's good, and will be a solid center for them. If he canbe anything close to hisbrother, that will be a solid pick.
2. Chiefs getting WR Jonathan Baldwin. They needed a big target to complement Bowe. They have a very good, young offense there in KC.
Nick Fairley. I'm mostly saying this because I genuinely dislike him. The first time he piledrives or spears a guy in the NFL, he's gonna get chop blocked and destroyed.<div>
</div><div>But much like Cam, he's only had one great year against real competition. Secondly, he's gonna be playing in the shadow of Suh (which could also help him out tremendously). Lastly, I think he will be a head case. He was dressed like the Incredible Erkel and already thinks he's the ****. I bet he'll be a streaky player that looks decent against average O-lines, and he willdisappearagainst good O-lines.</div><div>
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</div><div>But much like Cam, he's only had one great year against real competition. Secondly, he's gonna be playing in the shadow of Suh (which could also help him out tremendously). Lastly, I think he will be a head case. He was dressed like the Incredible Erkel and already thinks he's the ****. I bet he'll be a streaky player that looks decent against average O-lines, and he willdisappearagainst good O-lines.</div><div>
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eh if draft attire was a good indicator of future nfl success, there would be like 7 guys who had good nfl careers.aTotal360 said:
I'm not entirely sold on any of these QB's this year. None of them really stand out like Bradford did last year, or Matt Ryan did a few years back. I don't think any of the ones this year are ready to start at this instant like those 2 were. I thought Carolina with Rivera as the new HC would go defense like getting Fairley orDareus. But I guess the guys above him felt the need to make a splash and try and put butts in the seats.Big time talent with Newton, but he needs the right situation. If they don't put some parts around him they are in trouble.