My Take On Brady Quinn

[uga3406]

I have thought about this long and hard and have come to the conclussion that if Brady Quinn is still there at the 9 pick overall then Mueller and Co. must take him,no questions asked.I have been pulling for the Phins to draft Ted Ginn and Levi Brown in recent weeks and i have even bashed Quinn calling him a Rick Mirer mirror image but after looking at the bigger picture and seeing that what this team really needs is another leader,another franchise QB.Although im a huge Georgia fan i root for the irish and have seen Quinn play a lot and yes he has looked awfull in big games but let me say this for him,he is some who battles all game long and could be what this teams needs a qb with a clean slate.Look around the league there r plenty of young qbs who are already off to great professional careers such as Rivers and Roethsliberger and lets not forget Vince Young who many people including myself said this guy would be a bust and turned in a all-pro in 1 year and ressurrected the Titans season very quick.It would be a hard decision to cute or trade Culpepper since he really never got the chance but i look at it this way keep Cpep and let him start half the season if he stinks it up or isnt fully heathly then let Quinn start.I don't expect much from this team next year but i think if the chance to get Quinn is there why not.For starters in would be great excitement to the fans and organization and yes i know there r tons of people who say don't draft him but about 20 years ago when some 1 named Dan Marion was drafted people were angry.They said his release was awfull and that he would enver make it in the nfl.Well i guess we all know the answer to that.Lets face facts yes Quinn stunk in up in big games fine,sometimes that stuff happens but i remember in his last bowl game i beleive it was the cotton bowl and i remember Marino played Smu and he stunk that game up..i dont have stats here in front of me but the score was 7-3 and based on that i bet people wanted no part of him to.Im not trying to compare them but i think every 1 needs a clean slate in life and football,well what better to have a new coach and qb going at it together in the pros.You never what could materialize.

 

[Elliott 1]

I'd rather take Zabransky in the 6th or 7th. His stats are just as good as Quinn's and he is a winner. He only lost something like 8 games his whole career at Boise. Not only that he is way better athlete and scrambler than Quinn will ever be. Quinn is too high risk at the #9, besides if Holiday goes we need to draft Okoye.

 

[DonShula84]

I'd rather take Zabransky in the 6th or 7th. His stats are just as good as Quinn's and he is a winner. He only lost something like 8 games his whole career at Boise. Not only that he is way better athlete and scrambler than Quinn will ever be. Quinn is too high risk at the #9, besides if Holiday goes we need to draft Okoye.

You're insane.

You take the better scramble, I'll take the better passer.

And why does everyone have to start their own Quinn thread?

 

[Roman529]

I saw Brady Quinn play against Air Force here in Colorado Springs, and he was making great passes all over the field. He made some throws to Jeff Samardzija (spelling?) that were right on the mark. I think all QB's can have some bad games, but Quinn has a great arm, nice mobility, size, and has played in Charlie Weiss's system. I think if he is there at the #9 spot we have to take him. If he gets past Cleveland on the board he might drop to us.

 

[RoninFin4]

I'd take Quinn over every QB in this draft hands down. He was handicapped by the lack of overall talent that the Irish had in big games, and still had a Heisman-worthy campaign, I'm even a huge Buckeye fan and can admit that Quinn was righfully deserving of the Heisman just as well as Troy Smith. I also feel that Quinn will have the better pro career and we should do everything possible to ensure that we get him. It's high time we had ourselves a franchise Qb; we haven't had one since Marino.

 

[Elliott 1]

You're insane.

You take the better scramble, I'll take the better passer.

And why does everyone have to start their own Quinn thread?

Actually Zabransky had a completion percentage of 67 and Quinn's was a mere 62. Z had 8 int and Q had 7. Z was sacked 19 times and Q 30 some.
Z went undefeated last year and Q lost three games. Q has 2 inches and 20 pounds on Z but Z runs a 4.6 40 and Q is closer to 5.0
I'm not saying Quinn isn't a better prospect than Z but the difference between spending the #9 and spending a 6th or 7th is huge. I want a sure thing who can make an impact right away with the 9th pick.

 

[DonShula84]

Actually Zabransky had a completion percentage of 67 and Quinn's was a mere 62. Z had 8 int and Q had 7. Z was sacked 19 times and Q 30 some.
Z went undefeated last year and Q lost three games. Q has 2 inches and 20 pounds on Z but Z runs a 4.6 40 and Q is closer to 5.0
I'm not saying Quinn isn't a better prospect than Z but the difference between spending the #9 and spending a 6th or 7th is huge. I want a sure thing who can make an impact right away with the 9th pick.

A mere 62 :rolleyes2 Quinn threw 179 more passes and only had 1 more int. And give ND BSU's regular season schedule and Quinn would have been undefeated also.

There is a reason why one guy is expected to be a top 10 pick and the other is a 5th rounder at best. I have no problem with you prefering that we take a QB later in the draft than with the 1st pick though.

 

[jlfin]

I have thought about this long and hard and have come to the conclussion that if Brady Quinn is still there at the 9 pick overall then Mueller and Co. must take him,no questions asked.I have been pulling for the Phins to draft Ted Ginn and Levi Brown in recent weeks and i have even bashed Quinn calling him a Rick Mirer mirror image but after looking at the bigger picture and seeing that what this team really needs is another leader,another franchise QB.Although im a huge Georgia fan i root for the irish and have seen Quinn play a lot and yes he has looked awfull in big games but let me say this for him,he is some who battles all game long and could be what this teams needs a qb with a clean slate.Look around the league there r plenty of young qbs who are already off to great professional careers such as Rivers and Roethsliberger and lets not forget Vince Young who many people including myself said this guy would be a bust and turned in a all-pro in 1 year and ressurrected the Titans season very quick.It would be a hard decision to cute or trade Culpepper since he really never got the chance but i look at it this way keep Cpep and let him start half the season if he stinks it up or isnt fully heathly then let Quinn start.I don't expect much from this team next year but i think if the chance to get Quinn is there why not.For starters in would be great excitement to the fans and organization and yes i know there r tons of people who say don't draft him but about 20 years ago when some 1 named Dan Marion was drafted people were angry.They said his release was awfull and that he would enver make it in the nfl.Well i guess we all know the answer to that.Lets face facts yes Quinn stunk in up in big games fine,sometimes that stuff happens but i remember in his last bowl game i beleive it was the cotton bowl and i remember Marino played Smu and he stunk that game up..i dont have stats here in front of me but the score was 7-3 and based on that i bet people wanted no part of him to.Im not trying to compare them but i think every 1 needs a clean slate in life and football,well what better to have a new coach and qb going at it together in the pros.You never what could materialize.

Your argument lost a lot of validity when you compared Quinn to Mirer. The only similarity between the 2 players is the uniform they wore. Quinn has an NFL arm and is taller. He has also played in a pro style offense.
Does Palko remind you of Marino? They both played for Pitt. Did Gino Toretta remind you of Jim Kelly?

 

[LarryFinFan]

I'm not sold that we HAVE to have a franchise QB just yet because DC needs the opportunity to comeback from the injury...something Saban and co failed at last year, and Quinn may be a good QB in the NFL. After all, the same things were said about some guy named Manning 9-10 yrs ago, so that argument against Quinn doesn't hold water. Zabransky may be a better risk since he'd come at a much cheaper price and we still could use a top-flite player (be that OT, OLB, DE, WR or whatever) along with a QB. Cam would have time to work with Zabransky since he wouldn't be expected to come in and start right away.

However, I don't think I would be too disappointed if we did take a shot at Quinn if he were there, but I would be disappointed if we traded up for him.

 

[jlfin]

I'm not sold that we HAVE to have a franchise QB just yet because DC needs the opportunity to comeback from the injury...something Saban and co failed at last year, and Quinn may be a good QB in the NFL. After all, the same things were said about some guy named Manning 9-10 yrs ago, so that argument against Quinn doesn't hold water. Zabransky may be a better risk since he'd come at a much cheaper price and we still could use a top-flite player (be that OT, OLB, DE, WR or whatever) along with a QB. Cam would have time to work with Zabransky since he wouldn't be expected to come in and start right away.

However, I don't think I would be too disappointed if we did take a shot at Quinn if he were there, but I would be disappointed if we traded up for him.

How many opportunities do you think the Phins will have in the next 5 yrs to draft a potential franchise QB?
Assuming DC comes back and plays well you have to think the Phins will be drafting in the lower half of the 1st rd for the next 5 yrs. Difficult to find a QB after the top 10-15 picks. Tom Brady is the exception to the rule as was Marino.

 

[Lester]

I don't know how you can pass on a potential franchise qb when you get the chance. Its worth the risk.

Plus his name alone suggests greatness.

If you think about it most great qb's have great names (kinda like pornstars)

Peyton Manning
Carson Palmer
Tom Brady
Dan Marino
John Elway
Joe Montana
Johnny Unitas
Brady Quinn

 

[jlfin]

I don't know how you can pass on a potential franchise qb when you get the chance. Its worth the risk.

Plus his name alone suggests greatness.

If you think about it most great qb's have great names (kinda like pornstars)

Peyton Manning
Carson Palmer
Tom Brady
Dan Marino
John Elway
Joe Montana
Johnny Unitas
Brady Quinn

Tom Brady is as vanilla as it gets :D

 

[Phinman]

That is a no brainer guy!

 

[rafael]

A LT is even harder to find than a QB. And our question marks at LT are greater than the question marks at QB. Specifically, I think there is a greater likelihood that Brown will become an elite LT than there is that Quinn will become an elite QB. I also think there's less downside for Brown than there is for Quinn.

 

[jason8er]

I'd rather take Zabransky in the 6th or 7th. His stats are just as good as Quinn's and he is a winner. He only lost something like 8 games his whole career at Boise. Not only that he is way better athlete and scrambler than Quinn will ever be. Quinn is too high risk at the #9, besides if Holiday goes we need to draft Okoye.

I don't think Zabransky is the answer. But damn, that was the sweetest and smoothest sell to the "Statue" that I have ever seen.