"He Has No Potential" Part 2
Hello. Well, I saw the first few picks of the NFL Draft Saturday. I was quite interested to see where the 3 main "media picks", Reggie Bush, Matt Leinart and Vince Young, would go. Needless to say, I was quite surprised.
Matt Leinart would've been the first draft pick in 2005. And he goes 10th to Arizona? The Raiders, Packers and Lions were just 3 of many teams who were "quarterback deficient" (or about to be) who passed on him. Amazing! Will he become another Dan Marino, my favourite QB of all time, who was taken 23rd in the 1983 NFL Draft, after being picked 1st in the USFL draft that same year? Or will he become another Ryan Leaf, picked 2nd a few years ago, and now just a footnote? Time will tell. I'm sure Arizona has hope for the first time in a while (ever?), with Leinart and Edgerron James coming to town.
As an aside, how would you like to be part of Leinart's entourage today? Not only did you miss out on a big payday, not being drafted #1, but you also missed out on a cut of last year's payoff? It sounds like Leinart et al now know what an NHL player et all feel like!
Reggie Bush gets taken 2nd after all the hype? Amazing! If you're in Houston, you'd better hope Mario Williams becomes Reggie White or Bruce Smith, and Reggie Bush becomes Billy Sims or Ricky Bell, great backs who had short careers due to injuries. Otherwise, I'm sure Mario will be booed repeatedly. New Orleans must be even happier than Arizona, with Bush and Drew Brees coming into town. Between this story and the Zurich Classic of New Orleans bringing life into town this weekend, it's a good time to forget the despair and hope for a nice 2006 season.
Vince Young to the Titans? Amazing, only because Norm Chow, the Titans offensive coordinator, coached Leinart at USC. If Chow did have input into the Young pick, it doesn't say much about Leinart. If he didn't (as Peter King of si.com suggests), it doesn't say much about Chow. How can you not ask your offensive coordinator with insider info which one will be a better pick?
Again, potential comes into play in the draft. Young and Bush have tons of it. Leinart apparently doesn't, even though his college record is amongst the best ever.
Who will we look back on 10 years from now as the winners and losers of 2006? And how will we refer to Bush, Young and Leinart? Only time will tell.
Regards,
Steve
Matt Leinart would've been the first draft pick in 2005. And he goes 10th to Arizona? The Raiders, Packers and Lions were just 3 of many teams who were "quarterback deficient" (or about to be) who passed on him. Amazing! Will he become another Dan Marino, my favourite QB of all time, who was taken 23rd in the 1983 NFL Draft, after being picked 1st in the USFL draft that same year? Or will he become another Ryan Leaf, picked 2nd a few years ago, and now just a footnote? Time will tell. I'm sure Arizona has hope for the first time in a while (ever?), with Leinart and Edgerron James coming to town.
As an aside, how would you like to be part of Leinart's entourage today? Not only did you miss out on a big payday, not being drafted #1, but you also missed out on a cut of last year's payoff? It sounds like Leinart et al now know what an NHL player et all feel like!
Reggie Bush gets taken 2nd after all the hype? Amazing! If you're in Houston, you'd better hope Mario Williams becomes Reggie White or Bruce Smith, and Reggie Bush becomes Billy Sims or Ricky Bell, great backs who had short careers due to injuries. Otherwise, I'm sure Mario will be booed repeatedly. New Orleans must be even happier than Arizona, with Bush and Drew Brees coming into town. Between this story and the Zurich Classic of New Orleans bringing life into town this weekend, it's a good time to forget the despair and hope for a nice 2006 season.
Vince Young to the Titans? Amazing, only because Norm Chow, the Titans offensive coordinator, coached Leinart at USC. If Chow did have input into the Young pick, it doesn't say much about Leinart. If he didn't (as Peter King of si.com suggests), it doesn't say much about Chow. How can you not ask your offensive coordinator with insider info which one will be a better pick?
Again, potential comes into play in the draft. Young and Bush have tons of it. Leinart apparently doesn't, even though his college record is amongst the best ever.
Who will we look back on 10 years from now as the winners and losers of 2006? And how will we refer to Bush, Young and Leinart? Only time will tell.
Regards,
Steve
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