VirginiaMike Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Since the talk is all about drafting a QB ... Before a team drafts a QB in the 1st round, I think about some words I heard from Mel Kiper (I know lots of people hate him, but he makes sense here)are important. You need to look outside the physical attributes. Questions to be answered include: 1. Is he the first guy in the training room and the last guy to leave the film room? 2. Do other players follow his lead on the field and his work ethic off the field? 3. Is he the player who knows the game plan best? 4. Does he mope around when things go bad or not his way? These are the intangibles you don't see on Saturday, but are crucial. Think of the failures as highly drafted QBs and I'd bet you'll find that many don't have positive answers to these questions. Do we know the answers to these questions for Luck, Newton, Gabbert, Mallot, ...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Question 5...How will a big NFL contract effect the answers to the above questions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VirginiaMike Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Question 5...How will a big NFL contract effect the answers to the above questions? That is a good question as well. It comes down to character and maturity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Q.#6 - Is he a one-season wonder? PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince88 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Q#7. Is he any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Coli Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Can he play in a cold weather market in an outdoor stadium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince88 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Can he play in a cold weather market in an outdoor stadium? You forgot to put Q#8 in front of your comment.You actually could have made this 2 questions. So # 10 is next people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye Eric Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Q#10 Will he get a case of the yips after the first head shot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 From all the interviews I seen of Luck he is a mature good character guy. He is the son of a QB who also ran NFL Europe and now AD of West Virgina, so Andrew knows what it takes and what to expect. Its obvious his teammates follow him and has leadership skills to lead a team. Bottom the kid can flat out play and we need him. Trent Dilfer says he is great human being and the best QB prospect to come out since 83. A guy like this is to good to pass up so hopefully Ralph sticks to his guns and makes Nix pull the trigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VirginiaMike Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 From all the interviews I seen of Luck he is a mature good character guy. He is the son of a QB who also ran NFL Europe and now AD of West Virgina, so Andrew knows what it takes and what to expect. Its obvious his teammates follow him and has leadership skills to lead a team. Bottom the kid can flat out play and we need him. Trent Dilfer says he is great human being and the best QB prospect to come out since 83. A guy like this is to good to pass up so hopefully Ralph sticks to his guns and makes Nix pull the trigger. I don't think there is too much of a question icw Luck. The issue there is he won't be there when the Bills draft, if he comes out at all. There is no way I could endorse giving up what would be needed to go to #1 and get him. You would have to give up most everythig to go up and then not improve any other part of your team. God knows there are many areas the Bills need improvement in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsox Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 From all the interviews I seen of Luck he is a mature good character guy. He is the son of a QB who also ran NFL Europe and now AD of West Virgina, so Andrew knows what it takes and what to expect. Its obvious his teammates follow him and has leadership skills to lead a team. Bottom the kid can flat out play and we need him. Trent Dilfer says he is great human being and the best QB prospect to come out since 83. A guy like this is to good to pass up so hopefully Ralph sticks to his guns and makes Nix pull the trigger. If Luck declares for the Draft. We absolutely must try to get this guy. Kelly was the savior of this franchise and I see Andrew Luck being the same guy, maybe even better character then Kelly was at that time. The Bills need Andrew Luck more then any player out there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Question 5...How will a big NFL contract effect the answers to the above questions? Question 5a: Does the QB know the difference between effect and affect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoner7 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I knew we shoulda drafted Tebow last year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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