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Or they should pick up Pennington. There are no other legit Qbs on their roster.
Smith is tiny, but just like in college he's mobile, tough and accurate. IMO he can win games and be the Qb of a 10-6 NFL team someday.
His presence really jacked up Crable and Woods, not coincidentally.
Boller is a head case, and Flacco looks 2 years away from effective play. He doesn't process info very quickly.
it's early, but O'Connell looks like a better QB option than Flacco, because he can move, is more decisive and has more on-field charisma.
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Of course he should be started. IMHO, he's the only good and ready QB to take over at the helm right now in Baltimore. He wasn't too bad in his only start last year. 16-27, 171 yards, 1 TD, and 0 interceptions.
Last edited by SamusAranX; 08-08-2008 at 10:46 AM..
Interesting comparison...heading into the draft, I considered Flacco and O'Connell very similar prospects.
Just to expand on that:
- Big, tall athletes for the position with impressive arms
- Despite their size, had the best quickness/agility measurables among all the legit QB prospects
- Played at 2nd-tier programs, had weak coaching and a lot of bad habits
- Lots of raw potential, but you would have to be patient and not rush them into the lineup
In short, intriguing prospects but NOT ready. I thought Flacco was terribly overdrafted at the time; we'll see!
Interesting comparison...heading into the draft, I considered Flacco and O'Connell very similar prospects.
They are similar prospects. One difference is O'Connel played 1A and Flacco 1AA. O'Connell is better prepared for the speed of the NFL game, and is used to running for his life and throwing from odd arm angles. Flacco was used to standing like a statue in the pocket and dominating.
That's why Falcco was not a 1st rd pick, despite his raw tools. I still believe he will be a solid NFL starter eventually, but maybe not in baltimore. The pressure to get him on the field quickly, the sense of failure if he does not develop quickly, may doom him.
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Or they should pick up Pennington. There are no other legit Qbs on their roster.
Smith is tiny, but just like in college he's mobile, tough and accurate. IMO he can win games and be the Qb of a 10-6 NFL team someday.
His presence really jacked up Crable and Woods, not coincidentally.
Boller is a head case, and Flacco looks 2 years away from effective play. He doesn't process info very quickly.
it's early, but O'Connell looks like a better QB option than Flacco, because he can move, is more decisive and has more on-field charisma.
Flacco was bad, yes, but he was only in for a few series and in those few series his offensive line seemed to take a nap. He more than likely is one to two years away from being a starting quarterback in this league, but yesterday's game is not nearly enough to determine that.
I agree with patchick that they looked very similar coming out of small schools with a lot of potential and good size. It certainly makes you scratch your head as to why one went in the middle of the first round and the other was a late third rounder.
But O'Connell definitely did look better last night.
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They are similar prospects. One difference is O'Connel played 1A and Flacco 1AA. O'Connell is better prepared for the speed of the NFL game, and is used to running for his life and throwing from odd arm angles. Flacco was used to standing like a statue in the pocket and dominating.
That's why Falcco was not a 1st rd pick, despite his raw tools. I still believe he will be a solid NFL starter eventually, but maybe not in baltimore. The pressure to get him on the field quickly, the sense of failure if he does not develop quickly, may doom him.
That's a great point.
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OT: Troy Smith should start for Baltimore
I think you're getting your QBs mixed up, Pony...the Ravens moved up to take Flacco at #18 overall.
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