Fantasy Football Rookie Bracket Match Up: Brandon Weeden Vs Russell Wilson

We here at Mocking the Draft put together a bracket to match up the top 32 rookie quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends drafted in April. Put simply, it's a NCAA tournament style bracket to help us decide which rookie will score the most fantasy points this coming season. You're welcome to go back and see the original post here. Our second match up today: Brandon Weeden vs Russell Wilson.

As promised, here's our second match up of the day. The Cleveland Browns drafted Weeden with their second pick in the first round, while Wilson was a third round pick of the Seattle Seahawks.

The Browns appear to be finished with the Colt McCoy era, and seem to expect Weeden to be their starter week one. While Weeden will have to deal with the same problems any rookie quarterback will run into, he's probably more equipped to deal with them than most. At 28 years-old, Weeden is more mature than any other rookie, which should help him greatly in the transition from college to the NFL. The Browns have a solid young group of receivers that has the potential to do well with sturdy quarterback play. Add to that Weeden has third overall pick Trent Richardson to dumb the ball off to on check downs, and Weeden could be in for a solid rookie year.

Weeden has to transition from a spread offense to an NFL style, under the center offense. We'll also have to see how he does without his star receiver at Oklahoma State, Justin Blackmon. But in all honesty, I think he'll cope fine with that. The reason I'd vote against him is that I expect the Browns to be all about Trent Richardson. I think they'll look to run the ball whenever possible, and then build the rest of their offense from there. Obviously, this would limit their passing attempts and Weeden's fantasy points.

Wilson is an intriguing prospect. He lacks the desired height for an NFL quarterback, but he has the required tools to make up for it. A quick, over-the-top release allows Wilson to get the ball out of his hands before defensive lineman can get their hands up to tip it. There's talk Wilson could be the starter sooner than later in Seattle, and if that's the case, his athleticism fits in very well in their scheme. The play-action bootlegs/roll-outs they could do off the back of Marshawn Lynch could be very effective.

For me, there's only two reasons to vote against Wilson, the first being his height. If you believe his height will be a major disadvantage, then you can't vote for him. I personally think that there's enough innovation in the NFL to get around the height issue. Plus, as I said earlier, he has the attributes to help him get past it; a quick release, an over-the-top release, anticipation, knowledge of the offense, mobility, throwing on the run and the list goes on. So for me, the main reason I wouldn't vote for him is that he probably wont start week one, and might sit all year. I can see him beating out incumbent Tavaris Jackson for the back up position, but I find it tough to believe the Seahawks are paying Matt Flynn all that money to be overtaken by a third round rookie in his first year.

I think I know who will win this, but I think it should be closer than it actually will be. Let us know who you voted for and why in the comments below. Tomorrow's match up: A.J. Jenkins vs T.J. Graham.