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why waste our time, ireland is an idiot
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/foot...tt-blanchard-is-looking-to-buck-the-odds.htmlBOURBONNAIS — The sight of Matt Blanchard warming up with Jay Cutler, Jason Campbell and Josh McCown at Bears training camp elicits two obvious questions: Who is Matt Blanchard? And where did he come from?
Quarterbacks in NFL training camps don’t come from much more humble football backgrounds than Blanchard. At Lake Zurich High School, Blanchard was a triple-option quarterback who threw five touchdown passes and completed less than 50 percent of his passes as a senior in 2006.
He struggled to get on the field at Division II Northern Michigan, where he was the Most Outstanding Scout Player on offense in 2008. He transferred to Division III Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he started for two seasons but produced numbers that were hardly prolific.
As a senior last season, he threw for 2,852 yards and 23 touchdowns — tied for 13th among Division III quarterbacks in passing yards and 24th in touchdown passes.
So what is he doing here? What did the Bears see in Blanchard to invite him to minicamp in June?
‘‘The guy has done nothing but win,’’ Bears general manager Phil Emery said. ‘‘That says a lot.’’
Indeed, the 6-3, 225-pound Blanchard was 25-0 as a starter at Wisconsin-Whitewater, including 15-0 last season, leading Whitewater to the Division III national title. The last team to beat him was St. Rita — in the Class 7A state championship game in 2006.
There are better QB candidates out there.Possibly practice squad candidate?
What the **** for??
Moore is getting traded..............lol
Moore is getting traded..............lol
I get not caring about the interest here, but the negative comments? Really...?