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Originally Posted by hooskins
I think that is a rather poor analogy, because by no means is Leinart a bad QB. Also Young came into a situation with a decent Titans D. If you are saying that Leinart was overrated that is wrong. He clearly is a good QB who played well last year on a bad team.
If anything he is an example of what Quinn will be. A good QB who is undervalued and will drop in the first round.
Quinn will be better than Russell in the NFL. You can hold me to that. I almost want to say Russell will be a bust which is not true, but I think he will perform far far lower than expectations.
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You should re-read my post,
I never said Leinart was not a good QB or overrated.
What I said was it was similar in that you had two (Leinart/Quinn) who were media darlings and were on National TV almost every weekend. They are your more classic drop back passers, playing in Pro Style offenses in college and coached by former NFL coaches. Many of the draft experts said Leinart/Quinn are more prepared for the NFL than the other two.
Plus add that Leinart/Quinn were drafted/rated behind QB's (Young/Russell) even thought many think they will not be as good early in their NFL careers. That is a lot of coincidence.
More coincidence, Young/Russell are drafted above Leinart/Quinn because they have higher upside. They have more potential to be better once they learn the pro game. Young/Russell were not on National TV as much in college so they did have as much hype. They did not play in pro style offenses in college.
I think similarities are many and my analogy is pretty good.
Regarding your comment about Young coming into a decent Titan D, the Titans were reeling at 0-3 when Young stepped in for a veteran QB with super bowl experience. A rookie stepping in to a 0-3 team and he made it work. Many of the wins were directly related to Young's great play, the 50 yard run in the Texans overtime win for example. You should not take credit away form V. Young, he played well enough to win all of those games and almost get them in the playoffs after starting 0-3 is remarkable for any QB much less a rookie that was not supposed to be ready for the NFL.
Regarding who will be better in the NFL, Quinn or Russell? I hope they both succeed, the NFL has a shortage of good QB's. I am not sure why you and some others are rooting against Russell? My opinion is much more will play into what team they go to, the situation that team is in and the playing time they see, not so much their invidual talent. They are both good QB's.