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  1. Hahaha Z. Yep, the 143rd Texas A&M fan is as memorable as the 69th or the 96th one.
  2. For anyone that thinks being able to read a college defense translates into being able to read a NFL defense (even in the SEC), good luck with that. The biggest change between college play and the NFL is the defense. Whether or not a college QB can read a defense is one of the weakest arguments to have. Smart, focused, and diligent are better measures of a college QB's ability to transition to reading NFL defenses. Those also happen to be some of Manziel's weaknesses. Manziel seems to be more focused on being Johnny Football than anything else.
  3. Hey...that may be your best shot. (This is to easy.)
  4. I like Manziel for his passion to win but when that translates into his decisions to overstep his capacity to survive big boy hits, even college puppy hits, it bodes bad for his longevity. Put Manziel's mind in a more FB type body then ya got somethin'.
  5. Well, that's kind of subjective but I found the following article that covers a lot of the bases. I've eliminated some of the article but posted the bulk of it. Super Bowl 48, Super Different: Some comparisons between Russell Wilson & Peyton Manning http://www.fieldgulls.com/seahawks-notes/2014/2/1/5368104/super-bowl-xlviii-seahawks-vs-broncos-russell-wilson-peyton-manning By Kenneth Arthur  @KennethArthurS on Feb 1 2014, 9:33a The Seahawks and Broncos are described as an "offense versus defense" matchup, but Wilson versus Manning has some interesting and significant differences when you look deeper at the numbers. We know that Peyton Manning is great and Russell Wilson is a great up-and-comer, but did you realize just how different the situations were that these two players had to deal with this season? Manning was one of the most difficult quarterbacks in the league to sack this year and Wilson went down way more than we'd like to see, but these two quarterbacks aren't just different, they are polar opposites. Time in Pocket Wilson is a scrambler when he has to be and Manning takes his eggs over-easy because he hates scrambles, so it's not surprising that their "time in pocket" numbers are so different, per PFF. But they are on the opposite sides of the spectrum. Wilson had 500 dropbacks and took 3.18 seconds "to throw" (this also includes from the time he passes the LOS on a scramble or is sacked) and that was the longest amount of the time in the NFL. Manning had 676 dropbacks and took 2.36 seconds to throw, which was the shortest. Though Manning was sacked just 18 times, how much of that credit goes to the offensive line and how much of it goes to the quickness of his release? It is extremely difficult to sack a quarterback in 2.36 seconds, though it does happen. But usually only when someone blows an assignment. While Wilson took 5.1 seconds on average before he would scramble, Manning took "N/A" seconds. That doesn't mean "Not A Lot" it means that Manning didn't scramble once this year. He was the only qualified QB out of 27 not to scramble one time. When Manning gets off a quick release, meaning he attempts it in less than 2.5 seconds, his QB rating is 121.4, but if his receivers are covered (as Seattle is wont to do) and it takes longer than 2.5 seconds, his rating goes down to 104.2. Which is great, but at least a much better number for the Seahawks to see. (When given more than 2.5 seconds, Nick Foles had a passer rating of 120.0 which is just... insanity.) Wilson's passer rating is 110.3 when he throws in less than 2.5 seconds (5th in the NFL) and just 92.6 when it's more than that. Play Action Wilson went to play action on 34.1% of his dropbacks, which was the highest mark in the NFL. Manning went to play action on 25.6% of his dropbacks, which was seventh, but Manning was killer on PA passes. His Y/A was +4.6 compared to no PA, and his rating was 136.8, the highest in the NFL. That went down to 107.7 on no PA, still second best in the NFL, but not other-worldly. Wilson's rating was 112.3 on PA, fifth in the NFL, and 95.1 on no PA, fifth in the NFL. Under Pressure We know that these two offensive lines have been described as being on opposite sides of the spectrum in terms of talent level, but here are a few other numbers to describe what these quarterbacks have had to go through this season. Wilson was under pressure (UP) on 43.8% of his dropbacks, which was the highest mark in the NFL. However, when he's UP, only 19.8% of those turn into sacks, which was only eighth-highest in the league. UP he had 21 throwaways, 10 touchdowns, 5 interceptions, and completed 49.3% of his attempts. Manning was UP on 22.7% of his dropbacks, which was the lowest mark in the NFL. But he was sacked on just 11% of those UP dropbacks, best mark in the league. He threw six touchdowns and three interceptions, so if Michael Bennett and Cliff Avril and Chris Clemons and Bruce Irvin and Tony McDaniel and Brandon Mebane and (I don't think Broncos fans know how deep we are on the front seven) can provide pressure, it'll do a lot to contain Manning as best we can. Deep Passing These two guys actually share some traits in common here. Wilson and Manning were 1-2 on Accuracy Percentage on deep pass attempts (DPA.) Wilson had a mark of 48.3, Manning was at 48.2. Wilson was third in highest percentage of his attempts being deep, while Manning was 12th. However, Manning attempts a lot of passes and is good, so his 38 deep completions were the most in the league. Wilson's 27 were fourth. Manning had 12 TD/5 INT on DPA and Wilson had 9 TD/5 INT. Quarterback Accuracy Manning was extremely accurate. If you take away drops, spikes, and throwaways, Manning completed 77% of his PAs, third-best in the league. Wilson's was only 71.9%, which was 17th. However, Manning dealt with a drop on 6.5% of his PAs, sixth-highest. Wilson had to deal with a drop 3.4% of his PAs, which was the best mark in the NFL. I'm kind of sick and tired of hearing that the Denver receivers are extremely better than ours. Just look deeper at the numbers. Don't be lazy.
  6. You're making my point except for Wilson. You are correct about him not being a 'kick your ass/truck 'em' QB but his run threat had a lot to do with the 43 points the Hawks put up. Peyton would still have to get more points than 43 to get the trophy. Wilson is not strictly a pocket passer QB and got over 8 ypc. He is a run threat. That keeps opponents guessing and gives his offensive scheme more options than a one dimensional 'pocket passer' scheme. Like it or not, Kyle Shanahan's offensive scheme is multidimensional. Re: Johnny Manziel I'm on your page. A couple of big boy hits and Manziel will spook like Mark Sanchez. I'm sure Pettine knows all about loud mouthed 'I'm badass', chicken legged QBs too. Edit: Besides, I didn't say Wilson was a 'kick you ass' QB. I'm saying Wilson is more than a one dimensional pocket passer. I still like 'I'll truck your ass' QBs.
  7. If I'm choosing, I'm choosing Wilson. Fuck a 'pocket passer ONLY' QB. I want to watch exciting football with tough 'kick your ass' players, including a QB.
  8. JF's choice to say he will take the Browns to the SB for one. Only Wrecks Ryan has the right to make that type of stupid remark.
  9. I'm not scared Manziel will get hurt. I'm scared he would make dumb choices. It's not like he doesn't have a string of 'em.
  10. 9 bucks a case? We paid 3 bucks a case if we returned the bottles. Pabst. Ahh, the good ole days.
  11. Put me down for Clowney or Watkins at 4.
  12. Hahaha, just some. The ones lobbying for the Browns picking up Manziel with their 4th mostly.
  13. I don't see it as the either/or situation you seem to. A strong argument can be made for QBs being able to withstand the punishment that many claim is worse for a scrambling QB as compared to a pocket QB. I don't think that's true necessarily but what is true is that a QB needs to be smart enough to know where the point of diminishing returns is...a la Wilson and not RG3. IMO Manziel has a lot to learn in that regard.
  14. As long as the names of QBs are being thrown around, how about Mark Sanchez? He throws pretty spirals. Not much can be said for his receiver choices though except Mark throws the prettiest interceptions in the NFL.
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