Tim Ruskell Attends Georgia Pro Day

and on balance, the Steelers are still better off with him than they would be without him. What’s more, unless Curry’s there (which I don’t see either) and you want to make a case for him, I really can’t think of anyone else who would really return full value for the pick. (I like Crabtree, but I don’t like the odds on picking him at #4.)

Scramble at 2:40 is equally impressive.
45 yard laser at 3:45 is great too.

It’s hard not to like a guy after watching is highlight video though.

But in either case, he’s a free agent in two seasons and it would be great to have a legit QB developing until then.

Perhaps we should be evaluating Stafford’s ablility to hand off and run playaction.

That’s Brett Favre with better moves and better pocket awareness. Now, reaching potential is no small thing, but I think it’s fair to say Stafford has about as high ceiling as a non-Vick quarterback can have.

You’ll also find a lot of passes out of a regular drop-back, which is already more than many college QBs can claim they’ve applied.

Heath Schuler, Jerry Colquitt, Todd Helton, and Brandon Stewart.

What does that have to do with anything?

Here’s the problem I have with college stats. You can’t tell what weapons the guy has at his disposal. Leinart’s seasons at USC were very great, but he had a great line, great running backs, and great WRs. If a guy has a poor offensive line and WRs with can’t catch or seperate, then I’m going to give him more room, which is why scouting is so important. Could Greene move in the pocket? You can’t tell from those stats. Can Stafford? Yes, he can from his videos. Does Greene have the arm strength to make an off balance pass or throw it 50 yards? Don’t think so, but Stafford can.

The offense that DJ Shockley ran did not look anything like the one Greene or Stafford ran. The offense built around Stafford included routes that Greene simply did not have the arm strength to complete. They’re different players, hence different game plans.

There are similarities between the numbers but they’re scattered. Greene broke 60% completion percentage in his junior year, did not better Staffords senior year. He got close to Stafford in yards in his junior year. He got close to Staffords 14.7 yards/attempt in his senior year posting 14.2. He was close to Staffords touch down numbers in his sophomore year. Close, close, close, scattered over 3 years, none of them better with the exception of interceptions. And none of it addresses the caliber of player either Greene or Stafford is.

Elway had a losing record in college, refused to play for the team that drafted him and forced a trade, and continually clashed with his HC in Denver. Couch was a 3 year starter who took Kentucky to Bowl games and was universally praised for his leadership and “being clutch” Steve Young pissed around the USFL and alienated teammates in Tampa Bay. Brett Favre attitude got him traded out of Atlanta. Peyton manning was seen as a choker that couldn’t win the games that mattered at Tennessee, while Ryan leaf was talked up as some one who had the “swagger” to make it in the NFL. The deap-pan sarcastic humor that everybody now loves about Hass was seen as cocky egotism when he showed up here, and rubbed a lot of fans the wrong way.

These are 23 year old kids. There is no way to conclusively predict how they will grow and mature. “leadership” is earned over time and with wins. All you can do is draft a guy with talent and work ethic, surround him with good talent, put him in position to succeed, and then hope things turn out fo the best.