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Lemon the perfect backup....

vt_dolfan

vt_dolfan

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I like this trade. We free up cap room for next year. We also get a spark plug for a backup in Lemon. I watched some highlights of his from pre season, and the kid is quite mobile with a great arm. He doesnt have the accuracy you want in a starter, but I see him as kind of a Doug Flutie type. If one of our QB's goes down, Lemon comes in and is completely different. You cant game plan for him. He's a great change up to Gus once he learns the offense. And, if we get lucky..maybe he pans out to be even more. Also, admit it, it the guys name werent Cleo Lemon, we'd all be just a little bit more excited. Its kind hard to get amped, when you can make fun of bith his first and last names.
 
i know this is stupid but with a last name like lemon i'm scared. i think i would have been happier cutting feeley loose all together and picking up a davey or berlin. i mean why give up another pick?
 
InMyChambers said:
i know this is stupid but with a last name like lemon i'm scared. i think i would have been happier cutting feeley loose all together and picking up a davey or berlin. i mean why give up another pick?
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Who knows? maybe the front office see potential in the kid. i trust them, more than i trusted wanny & rick.
 
vt_dolfan said:
He doesnt have the accuracy you want in a starter, but I see him as kind of a Doug Flutie type. If one of our QB's goes down, Lemon comes in and is completely different. You cant game plan for him. .
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you've come to/ that connclusion based on a preseason highlight?
 
InMyChambers said:
with a last name like lemon i'm scared.
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I hear ya! We should have kept Berlin at third and traded Feeley to the Bears when they lost Grossman in the preseason. They would have given us a good pick for him then, because they were desperate at the time.

Who knows though, maybe Lemon won't be a ...Lemon.
 
Here is his College stats:
College Career

Played in 42 games during four-year career at Arkansas State ... all-time career yardage leader in school history (7,706) ... completed college career averaging most yards per game in school history (178.3) and second all-time in yards per game in single season (206.7) ... was only quarterback in school history to pass for over 400 yards in a game (403) ... passed for school record 49 touchdowns during career ... holds record for most passes completed (551) ... saw action in nine games as freshman in 1997, completing 90 of 205 passes for 1,452 yards and six scores ... as sophomore in 1998, was 183 of 387 for 2,721 yards and 15 touchdowns in 12 games ... played in 10 games as junior in 1999 and threw for 1,569 yards and 15 touchdowns while completing 105 of 230 passes ... played in 11 games as senior in 2000 and was 173 of 306 for 1,964 yards and 13 touchdowns.
 
vt_dolfan said:
I like this trade. We free up cap room for next year. We also get a spark plug for a backup in Lemon. I watched some highlights of his from pre season, and the kid is quite mobile with a great arm. He doesnt have the accuracy you want in a starter, but I see him as kind of a Doug Flutie type. If one of our QB's goes down, Lemon comes in and is completely different. You cant game plan for him. He's a great change up to Gus once he learns the offense. And, if we get lucky..maybe he pans out to be even more. Also, admit it, it the guys name werent Cleo Lemon, we'd all be just a little bit more excited. Its kind hard to get amped, when you can make fun of bith his first and last names.
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I admit he is no spark plug and he is no doug Flutie. To think he is anything besides insurance is laughable.
 
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