Former Browns and Ravens scout Daniel Jeremiah is making great points about taking quarterbacks in the first round today on his Twitter page.
First-round quarterbacks not among division leaders
Here’s how he started the discussion:
Here's some food for thought...of the 8 division leaders, 6 of them are run by QBs not taken in the first round...
The two teams with first-round quarterbacks are Indianapolis (Peyton Manning) and Cincinnati (Carson Palmer). Both were selected first overall. Here are the other six teams:
• Minnesota Vikings - Brett Favre - Second round
• New Orleans Saints - Drew Brees - Second round
• Denver Broncos - Kyle Orton - Fourth round
• New England Patriots - Tom Brady - Sixth round
• Dallas Cowboys - Tony Romo - Undrafted
• Arizona Cardinals - Kurt Warner - Undrafted
Jeremiah also offered this nugget:
of the 8 last place teams in each division, 6 of them are run by 1st rd QBs
Interesting. But it should also be noted that the last four Super Bowl winners -- Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, Steelers again -- were quarterbacked by players they took in the first round.
The last good bit here from Jeremiah was his advice:
Long story short.. In a new situation, I would only take a QB in rd 1 if I felt STRONGLY about him.. go vet and draft one in later rds
So now that leads us to the 2010 NFL Draft. How strongly do people feel about the likes of Sam Bradford, Jake Locker, Jimmy Clausen or even Colt McCoy? Each has plenty of concerning aspects to their game. But three of them -- Bradford, Locker and Clausen -- seem like first-round players. Are they really players who could lead their teams to the top?
But projecting the success of college quarterbacks sure seems like explaining the plausibility of time travel. It’s eye-crossing, confusing stuff. So, the real point here (if there is one) is make sure you’re following Jeremiah on Twitter. His tweets will certainly get more interesting as we approach the draft.
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