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Originally Posted by Arky
Undrafted guy better than a 1st round pick? Yeah, like that never happens in the NFL... (Hi Arian) 
Statistically, Keenum had a better college career than all those guys. That's. Just. Reality. He was Heisman candidate.... He went undrafted because he was too small by NFL standards and got injured and sucked at the combine... Doesn't mean he's not a baller...
Please join me in watching Keenum for the rest of the year where we may better determine if he's got what it takes.....  Then, perhaps then we can discuss the merits of each of these can't-miss 1st round franchise QB's..... |
I know it sounds like I'm beating Case up and that's not my intention. He's played beyond my expectations and seems like a good kid (although kid may not be the right word, he's only 10 days younger than Matt Stafford). I was mainly just agreeing with Barrett that it is highly unlikely that a new coach would roll with Case. Also, I feel like people are already willing to go with the hometown kid as long as he's decent. We've spent the last 8 years spinning our wheels with a "decent" QB. I'm inclined to try and hit a home run. Now, we may strike out doing that, but that's what I would do.
As for an undrafted person outperforming a drafted one, sure it happens. Someone also wins the lottery or comes home from Vegas with more money than they started with. Doesn't mean the odds are good. There is a wikipedia page which lists all the starting QBs in the league. Take a look, the overwhelmingly majority were taken early in the draft. The handful of late round/undrafted starters are not exactly a who's who of guys you would want to build your team around.