We’re only five months away from the 2012 NFL draft and the consensus continues to be that Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck will be the first overall pick.
Former Miami Dolphins Executive Vice President of Football OperationsBill Parcells has indicated that he’s not on the potential of Luck.
“Anyone who says that this guy is the hands down, Heisman Trophy winner or the first pick in the draft right now, I don’t think they know what they are talking about,” Parcells said. “There’s not been enough work done yet.”
I completely agree with Parcells.
In my opinion, it seems Luck’s draft stock has been going up over the past year because of ESPN constantly hyping him. When you listen to ESPN draft experts Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay, they never have anything bad to say about him.
One scout I spoke with is concerned about Luck’s arm strength since he seems to prefer throwing the ball short rather then deep.
About a month ago, former NFL quarterback Phil Simms expressed his concern for his arm strength.
Luck could end up being a hall of fame quarterback, or he could end up being Ryan Leaf. Nothing is guaranteed when it comes to drafting a player in the NFL. Especially at the quarterback position.
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They are the same clowns that screwed over Ryan Mallet in the last draft.
Andrew Luck reminds me of Heath Shuler…a “can’t miss” QB from Tennesse. His only success has been getting elected to a cushy job in Congress, and even that was due to his being a Bust with the Redskins.
Of all the positions in football, the one where college excellence translates the very least to NFL excellence is: quarterback! Totally different skill set in the NFL. Andrew Luck is as much of a crapshoot as any of them.
The writer of this article (and those in the subsequent comment section) have clearly not watched much Andrew Luck as evidenced by concerns about arm strength, among other things. He has the strongest arm of any draft prospect out there. Go to youtube and type in “Luck 50 yard throw from his knees.” Further, the guy has no character flaws, is a team first player, and is coming out of Stanford with a 3.83 GPA as an architectural design major. Again, from Stanford, not Wa State or an academically suspect SEC school. To imply that there’s a 50/50 chance he turns out like Ryan Leaf is asinine.
Well said.
uh huh, and your favorite college team is ??? thought so clown
The so called experts at espn ( todd mcshay ) predicted that Cam Newton would be a bust in the Nfl now he is eating his words .
Mcshay assessments are suspect …
I don’t like putting the “Can’t Miss” label on a guy because you never really know but what people fail to realize, one of the least important characteristics of being a qb is arm strength. It’s about how you process coverages, make reads, make adjustments at the line and during the play that separate the great qbs apart, it’s not arm strength. Most completions aren’t 50 yard go routes, they are intermediate routes.
How can Luck throw deep when his fastest receiver is a tight end? I saw him make a pass on the dead run to his right to a receiver in the back corner of the end zone that never got more than 6 feet off the ground and hit the end right in the belt buckle. Utterly fantastic!!!
Tuna and Phil Simms are out ot lunch and just looking to keep their names in the paper
Bill Parcells also passed over Matt Ryan and instead took Chad Henne (granted in later rounds) to be his QB of the future when in charge of player personnel in Miami. Not saying Luck is a “sure thing” i think everyone has question marks coming out of college. not the least of which is how will they adjust to their new environments (Fame, Money, as well as the speed of the NFL vs. College). i’m just saying Bill has not always been a “sure thing” when evaluating QBs.
Comparing Luck to Ryan Leaf is ridiculous. Leaf could not handle the NFL from an emotional point of view. Leaf could not handle the pressure of being a starting quarterback nor the constant criticism. There is no sign that Luck is anything like Leaf in those areas.