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I have to disagree 110% on this one. How can you say he was a wasted pick when he came in when Ben got suspended and WON 75% of his starts? The entire Pittsburgh Offense were singing his praise after each of those games, and the game he started this season and lost, he teammates stood up and said they were to blame and that he was not at fault in any way.

If given the entire preseason to prepare as the starting QB, with a good team around him, he can do some real good. Don't count him out at all. He is going to come back and bite Pittsburgh in the @$$ when he leaves, becomes a starter and wipes the turf with their D.


I was not nearly as impressed with Dixon as you obviously were. I think the Steelers won by running the ball and playing defense and not by any amazing quarterbacking.

Maybe he will develop into a good NFL QB. If he does, then he was a steal in the 5th round. Problem is that unless Big Ben is out of the picture, Dixon is not likely to be a major contributor to the team that drafted him - - sort of like Matt Cassel in New England.

By the way there is a serious error in my original listing at the top of this thread.

I said that Max Hall was the only undrafted free agent to start an NFL game since the 1999 draft.

That is incorrect.

Tony Romo was also an undrafted free agent who came to the Cowboys in 2003 and who has obviously started a few games in the NFL.

Mea culpa!

By the way there is a serious error in my original listing at the top of this thread.

I said that Max Hall was the only undrafted free agent to start an NFL game since the 1999 draft.

That is incorrect.

Tony Romo was also an undrafted free agent who came to the Cowboys in 2003 and who has obviously started a few games in the NFL.

Mea culpa!

Hall was the only undrafted rookie to start at QB.

I have to disagree 110% on this one. How can you say he was a wasted pick when he came in when Ben got suspended and WON 75% of his starts? The entire Pittsburgh Offense were singing his praise after each of those games, and the game he started this season and lost, he teammates stood up and said they were to blame and that he was not at fault in any way.

If given the entire preseason to prepare as the starting QB, with a good team around him, he can do some real good. Don't count him out at all. He is going to come back and bite Pittsburgh in the @$$ when he leaves, becomes a starter and wipes the turf with their D.

Where did you get that from? Dixon was knocked out midway through his second start. Batch started the other two games of Big Bens suspension.

If Dixon was a "Top 15 QB" He would have been traded by now.

By the way there is a serious error in my original listing at the top of this thread.

I said that Max Hall was the only undrafted free agent to start an NFL game since the 1999 draft.

That is incorrect.

Tony Romo was also an undrafted free agent who came to the Cowboys in 2003 and who has obviously started a few games in the NFL.

Mea culpa!

Our very own Shaun Hill from U of M has also started and was undrafted. He has made a good career back up

I would definitely take a shot on Kellen Moore if he's still on the board when we pick in the 5th round. My guess is that he'll be gone by then, but he definitely throws an accurate, catchable ball.

I know you were trying to prove a point, and I know there probably was a ton of QB's to use but while reading I couldn't help wondering how many QB's were actually drafted throughout all those yrs and how many QB's were left off your survey.

Chase Daniels.

Where did you get that from? Dixon was knocked out midway through his second start. Batch started the other two games of Big Bens suspension.

In his career, he has started 4 games and won 3. His loss was his first career start in 08.

Hall was the only undrafted rookie to start at QB.

Romo also started as a QB between 1999 and 2010. My mistake.