Everyone considers Brady Quinn to be head-over-heels the better QB. But Smith was 30/5, undefeated, and won the Heisman and is also faster than Quinn. Is this just another combine/tale of the tape issue or does he not have the same QB talent as Brady Quinn?
2007-01-04 04:24:51 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Troy Smith is not projected higher because he is too short for an NFL QB and being a scrambler he has less life expectancy.
Smith may be the darling of the press and the Heisman winner but he hasn't had to deal with the onslaught of huge tall defensive lines who pursure at high speed. This makes him a big liablity in the NFL.
2007-01-04 04:38:08 · answer #1 · answered by Max 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Smith will probably not be an outstanding pro QB because he is too short and has not consistently shown he has a great arm. He is a great college athlete who won the Heisman but will likely not be a great pro (see Eric Crouch). I think any pro team that drafts Smith as a QB is taking a very big risk. He could be an excellent receiver or possibly a player such as Randle-El (former Indiana QB now playing for the Redskins). I think it is mainly a height issue with Smith, he is too short to see over the heads of very tall lineman downfield and has an average arm.
2007-01-04 13:52:22 · answer #2 · answered by perdidobums 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two good reasons Troy Smith is not projected higher. Since the arrival of such players like Mike Vick and Vince Young , the QB position is looking very black.Everyone is looking for the next great white hope. Brady Quinn is suppose to be that. And 2nd there are alot of none believers that what to hate on Troy saying things like he is too short ect. Troy is the real deal just wait and see.
2007-01-04 13:46:56 · answer #3 · answered by ressie re 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it is a matter of their playing styles. Quinn plays from a pro set and is a much better pocket passer than Smith. I don't know what all this talk about his height as an issue unless Ohio St. is cheating on his stats. Smith is listed at 6'1". As information, Drew Brees with the Saints is 6'. But when I watch Smith play I feel the pros will have to change his throwing mechanics. The manner in which he releases many passes in college will only be eaten up by pro linemen. So, Brady is further along the learning curve than Smith when it comes to a pro style passer.
2007-01-04 12:52:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You wont see Troy Smith go until the second round Brady Quinn has played in a Pro style offense for years now and is going to make the jump to pros a whole lot easier than Troy Smith and you have to remebere that Troy Smith is yes a "good" QB with Great Talent around Him and this is part of why he is a "good" QB to be honest i wouldnt be surprised that if any thing Troy Smith will be a Back Up in his Pro career
2007-01-04 12:32:17 · answer #5 · answered by Lab Runner 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sure, Smith was 30/5 but Quinn was 35/5. Smith's team is undefeated, but it ain't Brady's fault that he has no defensive backs. Smith won the Heisman, but really Darren McFadden should have won it and Smith should've came in 3rd. He just isn't as good of a quarterback as people think. He has playmakers all around him AND he hasn't gone against a top notch defense all year.
2007-01-04 14:11:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Troy Smith is a great College football player. he runs college style plays really well. the only problem is that he is a great college player but scouts right now are quesitoning his style of playing and would that work in the NFL. Brady Quinn runs a style of Offense that is very similar to NFL styles of offense, and he runs it well. Heisman trophy winners are not gaurenteed 1st pick (or even 1st round)
Talent wise they are very diffrent and is harder to compare.
but remember these projections are just by how the player plays in the offense they are in. but the nfl combine has not taken place yet and thats is where we can get more numbers to figure out diffrent talents they have in order to get a more accurate projection of the draft
2007-01-04 13:56:42 · answer #7 · answered by Kev C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has nothing whatsoever to do with any of the crap these people are talking about. It has to do with the schools they are from, and what kinf of history the program has had. Quinn comes from a very well know school, has decent numbers and is absolutely a horrible QB, but since he is from ND he gets a high respect from the polls. He sucks, looks like the next Drew Bledsoe... and I'm a Notre Dame and New England fan... Quinn will go high, maybe win a couple of NFL games, go to the playoffs but he is not a big winner, he chokes in high pressure games, not to mention the fact that Quinn never really beat any highly ranked team in college, he lost to LSU for god sakes...
2007-01-04 12:47:18 · answer #8 · answered by Johnnybgood 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Troy Smith is short and has relatively little arm strength for most NFL quarterbacks. He benefits from being on the best team, which is a measurement of his team's overall ability and their coaching - not his specific play talent.
Quinn, while on a vastly inferior team, has the right attributes of most successful NFL quarterbacks. Size, some speed, but great decision making and arm strength. He's just not on that good of a team. When draft day comes around, the NFL drafts players, not their entire college teams - that's my take.
2007-01-04 12:45:11 · answer #9 · answered by Matt K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I want quarterback XYZ. If I praise XYZ, I might have to spend $25 million on him. If I bash him, I could get him for $15 million. That's how the draft really works. You bash the players and pick them in later rounds for cheaper contracts.
2007-01-04 13:47:42 · answer #10 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋