With all the debate over picking a QB this year, I thought this was an important thread to start.
Time and time again, I have seen the suggestion that we "wait for next year" because the 2014 class is loaded. In these same threads, I keep seeing the same two names pop up: Teddy Bridgewater of Louisville and Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M.
But here is the thing...
Teddy Bridgewater will be a junior next year. Johnny Manziel will be a sophomore. NEITHER ARE CERTAIN TO DECLARE FOR THE 2014 DRAFT!!!!.
In fact, over the last few years, it's become very RARE that an underclassman quarterback declares for the NFL draft... regardless of their speculated draft position (see Andrew Luck and Matt Barkley who were both slated to go very high as juniors). This year's QB class features only Tyler Bray coming out as a junior, and most thought he was making a mistake not sticking around another year.
If by chance, those two stay in school, the 2014 class starts looking like this: Tajh Boyd, Aaron Murray, David Fales, AJ McCarron, Logan Thomas, Keith Price
Not quite as impressive, huh? Just something to think about...
Time and time again, I have seen the suggestion that we "wait for next year" because the 2014 class is loaded. In these same threads, I keep seeing the same two names pop up: Teddy Bridgewater of Louisville and Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M.
But here is the thing...
Teddy Bridgewater will be a junior next year. Johnny Manziel will be a sophomore. NEITHER ARE CERTAIN TO DECLARE FOR THE 2014 DRAFT!!!!.
In fact, over the last few years, it's become very RARE that an underclassman quarterback declares for the NFL draft... regardless of their speculated draft position (see Andrew Luck and Matt Barkley who were both slated to go very high as juniors). This year's QB class features only Tyler Bray coming out as a junior, and most thought he was making a mistake not sticking around another year.
If by chance, those two stay in school, the 2014 class starts looking like this: Tajh Boyd, Aaron Murray, David Fales, AJ McCarron, Logan Thomas, Keith Price
Not quite as impressive, huh? Just something to think about...
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