I am guessing that Tall, Fast, “has the charisma of a leader” comments will be added at some point. Just not sure how important and high up on the list they should be.

I want Tony Pike. Not saying I’d rather have Pike than Bradford but trading up doesn’t seem likely. Hell if we are going OU why not dream of Jermaine Gresham. He’s the real reason OU is struggling.

as long as they are 6 ft+, can touch their toes and not have the ball hit their thighs when the run with it (ala dante), the physical dementions are overrated.

focus under pressure. No one will blitz them if they always keep focuses and can execute the dump pass well.

1. I would never under any circumstances take Jake Locker, WAS.

2. Looked at some stats for a coupld of QB and would rank them as follows (not an all inclusive list.

Bradford
Clausen
Tebow
McCoy
McElroy

Noting that I would never draft McElroy and would shy away from McCoy as he is pretty inconstent in the decision making department as shown by his boom bust TD-INT rations. One year it is great…the next is even, then repeat.

if the QB hasn’t thrown at least 25 times per game played…they likely won’t pan out. The theory is that if the possessed the necessary arm strenth, decision making and accuracy to play, then the coach would allow them to throw more. This would exclude Tebow from the draft list.

He is clearly a guy that was put into positions to look really good and not necessarily make plays with his arm.

but would go any higher as I would rather grab Clausen at the end of the first and not give up our second rounder. I would love to get both Clausen and SUH (DT), but don’t see how that happens unless a lot of other QBs impress at the combine and he slides to the second round. SUH will be a first round pick.

 Claussen was ommitted for some unknown reason. This list was done before the Bradford injury. I’ve not followed Snead or Le Fevour but they are in our draft range.

My requirements:
Four year player
Accurate
Quick Feet in the pocket
Low interception %

The reason I want those qualities is because that’s what it takes to run the West Coast Offense. Chilly believes he is running a West Coast system. Always draft to your system.

Rank Player School HT WT 40 Rate Rd
1 Sam Bradford * Oklahoma 6040 218 4.72 9. 742 1
2 Colt McCoy Texas 6030 216 4.67 9 .621 1
3 Tim Tebow Florida 6030 238 4.58 8 .994 1
4 Jevan Snead* Mississippi 6030 215 4.67 8 .852 1
5 Dan LeFevour Central Michigan 6030 228 4.797 .925 2
6 Jarrett Brown West Virginia 6040 220 4.58 7 .658 3
7 Colin Kaepernick* Nevada 6060 215 4.747 .625 3-4
8 Tim Heller Western Michigan 6050 228 4.96 7 .579 4
9 Daryll Clark Penn State 6020 230 4.60 7 .538 4
10 Rusty Smith Florida Atlantic 6050 230 4.82 7 .508 4-5
11 Zac Robinson Oklahoma State 6030 212 4.68 7 .499 4-5
12 Tony Pike Cincinnati 6060 215 4.85 7 .489 4-5
13 Max Hall BYU 6010 200 4.76 7 .368 6
14 Isiah Williams Illinois 6020 232 4.72 7.345 6

The 5th QB taken in the draft. A four year starter

During his senior year in 2007, Henne completed 162 of 278 passes for 1,938 yards, 17 touchdowns, and 9 interceptions. He suffered a knee injury in the first half of the second game of the season against Oregon, and sat out the second half, as well as subsequent games against Notre Dame and Penn State, before returning to the starting lineup against Northwestern. Henne played his final college game against Florida in the 2008 Capital One Bowl. Henne was named the MVP of the game after he led his team to a 41-35 victory over the Gators and reigning Heisman Trophy winner, Tim Tebow. Henne is also the first quarterback for Michigan to ever go 0-4 versus Ohio State.

For his career, Henne completed 828 of 1,387 passes for 9,715 yards, 87 touchdowns, and 37 interceptions.1 All five marks are school records. Henne’s passing touchdown total is second in Big Ten Conference history.

Cross-posted from the other thread with addendum.

Athleticism is mostly a given for any QB who’s been successful at the college level. Some are more accurate, others are stronger, but in general, if he’s been successful, you’re getting a serviceable arm.

What I look for most, however, are these things;

1) Intelligence and knowledge/learning ability (which plays into the film-watching and understanding and being able to put it to use – all the film hounding in the world does no good if they don’t understand what they’re seeing and don’t understand how to find the weaknesses and exploit them).

2) Situational awareness based on both timed expectation and vision. This usually requires a decent height. I know we have some short QBs that excel, but I think that’s more a fluke now than anything else. If you can’t see past the 6’6" linemen in front of you to know that your slot man just stumbled on his route and came open early (and won’t be where he’s supposed to be in another 2 seconds), that target isn’t going to be available and the probability of an interception goes way up. I always hated throwing blind, to me that was the option of absolute last resort. NFL QBs do it all the time, but I don’t like it and I think it’s the cause of the majority of interceptions. Since turnovers are a major cause of losing games, that makes them something to be avoided like the plague. So in this case, I’d look for a tall QB. 6’6" would do nicely :) , the taller the better.

3) True leadership ability. The number of QBs that are puttering around the NFL today who lack real leadership ability is appalling, T-Jack is one of them, but the worst case-in-point is Vince Young. A leader doesn’t have confidence problems, EVER. From the day he steps on the field, he knows who he is, what he can do, he’s sizing up his resources and figuring out how to use them before he sees the playbook. Getting sacked might annoy him but it doesn’t shake his confidence in HIS ability. I’m sick to death of hearing all the whining coddling about how this QB or that QB needs to build confidence or has their confidence shaken. I don’t buy it, I think that’s the result of having guys in the QB position who should never have been QBs to begin with, because no matter how good their athletic ability is, they aren’t real leaders.

4) Durability. A fragile QB isn’t going to last, and if the guy is constantly injured at the amateur level, it’s a real concern. Ideally I want a big, husky guy who can absorb a lot of damage, a freaking truck of a QB that LBs really don’t want to have to try to tackle. A big durable guy is better, IMO, than a fast nimble guy, when you’re talking QBs.

Hmmm…. when I add that all, my ideal QB in the NFL is best typified by Big Ben Roethlisberger…. and yeah, that’s about it. I’d gladly sacrifice Chilly’s left nut to get Big Ben in purple :) . But that’s what I think they need to look for, the next Big Ben.

come from behind game winning drives. if they are in big games they count 2.

if we have a late draft pick most quality quarterbacks will likely be gone. I would rather see how Jackson can preform after sitting behind Favre for a year then risk another potential bust.