rozy wrote:(Sorry TiC, your homerism is putrid. If you think Quinn is a better Pro prospect than Peterson then you might want to spend some time in the Crochet Forum discussing quilts, bridge, and the price of yarn in Nicaragua)
Coupla thoughts on this:
1. Peterson is coming off a major knee injury. Thus far, at least, Quinn has remained injury-free throughout his college career.
2. Peterson has at least one year (and possibly two) of college eligibility remaining after this year, so it's by no means a given that he comes out next year. If he has announced otherwise, I missed it.
3. Quinn's tutelage. For the second half of his college career, Quinn is playing under Charlie Weis, who knows a thing or two about developing QB's, even at the NFL level. I seem to recall a certain former sixth-round draft choice who also goes by the name of Brady who won a few Super Bowls with Weis as his OC.
4. Different positions. A stud RB is relatively easy to come by, but a stud QB is a potential difference-maker in a franchise. Is Quinn that type of QB at the next level? Too early to tell, of course, but there's probably someone in the NFL who thinks so, particularly if he puts up numbers this year that were similar to last year's. Also, while a stud RB has a much greater immediate impact in the NFL, RB's generally have much shorter careers than QB's. And, of course, this heading brings us to . . .
5. Needs of the team with the #1 pick. This, of course, is the variable that can't possibly be known right now. But since you mentioned the Bills and Jets as contenders for the #1 pick, it should be noted that the Bills have a much greater need at QB than at RB, whereas the Jets have a greater need at RB than at QB.
So now I've provided my analysis. Why is it that you think it's so obvious that Peterson will be picked ahead of Quinn?
