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Couldn't resist the first round pick. Obviously not what I would do if I were drafting for the Bears, though. YOUR PICKS 14 QB JOHNNY MANZIEL TEXAS A&M 51 CB KYLE FULLER VIRGINIA TECH 82 S CALVIN PRYOR LOUISVILLE 113 DT ANTHONY JOHNSON LSU 144 S TERRENCE BROOKS FLORIDA STATE 167 OLB DENICOS ALLEN MICHIGAN STATE 175 C RUSSELL BODINE NORTH CAROLINA

Smart move and I'm very happy with his decision. Probably going to have their 3rd straight LT drafted in the top 5 next year. That's insane. Thanks be to Sleepy Mike Sherman for that.

Smart move and I'm very happy with his decision.

I'll say he won't be. i think it's safe to say that he won't be Everyone anywhere ever? And that's an understatement. The odds are very high that Manziel will get arrested again before being drafted anywhere in the 1st round. Probably first 3 rounds. case keenum wasn't drafted. i don't see the point, here. Hes short and slight, had a low release and played for a mid-major. Comparison was made as evidence of Sumlin’s style favoring a QB statistically. Manziel is already a huge star and will likely continue to put of massive numbers in the SEC and possibly contend for a national title and another Heisman. This will push up his draft stock. Assuming his production remains somewhat consistent he will be a top ten pick. Christian Ponder was taken 12th overall and is a success story. So I'm pretty bored at work today and decided to dig up this discussion from last year to see how things have changed over the past year. While I still don't think he will be (or deserves to be) the #1 overall draft pick there are some rumblings out there that the Texans may take Manziel with the first pick in the draft. Most mock drafts have him going top 5 with every one I've seen so far having him no worse than top 10. http://northsidebaseball.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=61653&start=850

Wait. So you're telling me Bridgewater & Bortles hang in the pocket longer than Manziel? Next you'll be saying the same thing when comparing Andrew Luck to Russell Wilson. But I definitely agree that Johnny has several flaws that he needs to fix, like any other prospect out there. His footwork got better from 2012 to 2013 but he still needs to improve there. He does throw off the wrong foot too often and that drives me nuts. But that also shows that his arm strength is better than you think if he can get away with that as much as he does.

Texas A&M is liable to have a MAJOR fall next year. How do they make up that 5,000 yards or whatever JFF compiled this year? Also, their defense is a complete trainwreck. Either 4-star sophomore QB Kenny Hill or 5-star freshman QB Kyle Allen should be able to help replace a good chunk of the lost yardage with Manziel gone. I also imagine we will run the ball a lot more next year. I think we will have three 5-star RB's on the roster. The defense definitely needs to take a big step forward. I imagine we'll end up around 8-4 again next year.

Yeah. He's not used to having plenty of cash to blow on anything he pleases.

Comparing him to Favre in play style makes sense. He's a gambler. Comparing their arm strengths is a joke. He doesn't have nearly the same arm talent. He's not good at sidestepping pressure, and he takes off running even when there is no actual pressure. He's a guy who's a nightmare to block for because you can't trust he'll be where he's supposed to be. Tape bears this out. What works against college defenses won't necessarily work against NFL defenses. People compare him to Russell Wilson, but Wilson was far more advanced at NFL level quarterbacking skills like reading defenses, going through progressions, footwork, and pocket awareness than Manziel is. (he also has a much better arm) It sounds to me like you watched a lot more of his freshman year than you did his sophomore year. I do not believe his arm compares to Favre, who had a [expletive] cannon, but Johnny's arm strength is definitely underrated by a lot of people IMO. He has a long way to go but he improved a LOT since the end of last season when it comes to reading defenses, going through progressions, footwork, and pocket awareness. It showed this year on the field. Now some people on here who either don't remember the truth or don't care to remember the truth like to infer that I said last year that Manziel would be a #1 overall pick someday. What I actually said was that it was stupid at that time to say he would never have a chance at being a #1 pick. Many people immediately wrote him off a 2nd-3rd round pick at best. I think he's probably a mid 1st round value but at this point I'll be surprised if he lasts much past the top 5 just based on what teams are drafting there. It wouldn't even shock me to see the Texans take him #1 overall though I don't think it will happen nor do I think he deserves to go there. I will be very interested to follow his NFL career and see how he does. He may be a complete bust but he may be a HOF'er. All I know is that if he's healthy I would never bet against him.

It's going to be interesting to see what the A&M offense looks like with a new QB running it. We will have a very talented sophomore QB in Kenny Hill returning. He ran a similar offense in HS but didn't get much PT this year because our D sucked so bad that we rarely got a big enough lead to get him in the game. Plus 5-star QB (some rank him as the #1 QB in the country) Kyle Allen from AZ starts class next week so he will have spring ball under his belt too. The defense HAS to get a lot better. I am confident that it will improve, but unsure as to how much. Really like Kyle Allen's game, I don't know about your other QBs but I think you'd be better off taking your lumps and starting him as a freshman. He may win the job especially with a chance to play spring ball but Kenny Hill was a 4-star QB out of a football factory in Southlake Carroll so he shouldn't be overlooked.

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It's going to be interesting to see what the A&M offense looks like with a new QB running it. We will have a very talented sophomore QB in Kenny Hill returning. He ran a similar offense in HS but didn't get much PT this year because our D sucked so bad that we rarely got a big enough lead to get him in the game. Plus 5-star QB (some rank him as the #1 QB in the country) Kyle Allen from AZ starts class next week so he will have spring ball under his belt too. The defense HAS to get a lot better. I am confident that it will improve, but unsure as to how much.

Helluva game. Was trying to talk myself into the Auburn moneyline all day yesterday up until kickoff. Glad I never pulled the trigger.

Well that blows. That pick won't turn into anything at that rate.

I really don't want to see Noah go. I hope that's not in the plans. With regards to the draft picks, I read it as the Bulls get the Sacramento pick for this draft without any restrictions. The lottery protection was on the Bulls swapping their first round pick with the Cavs first round pick in 2015. Am I misunderstanding that? It was late last night when I was looking at it so I could be way off.

Will Bynum even play for us or do we just want the expiring contract and the pick?

Wow. What a finish. I'm going to miss Johnny Football.

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Let's give his collarbone the old Discount Double Snap.

My bad. I forgot that most rational thinking people would support a rapist over someone who broke some stupid NCAA rule.

Hell, I pay for Center Ice but when the games are on WGN I can only get the visitors broadcast for some reason. That pisses me off.

Rapers gotta stick up for theor own kind, yo.

Jon Gruden!

The Heisman Fratenity just got a bit more rapey. I guess it is time to change my profile pic.

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