Draft 2006 letter....

[Blazer]

Dear Titans,

Please don't draft Vince Young. He's already been drafted. An athletic quarterback that plays in collegiant system that makes him look like a superstar, yet his arm and intelligence is in question....yea he's been drafted. He was drafted in '99 his name was Akili Smith. :com:

We all know Houston will take Bush. If they don't then NO will so give up that dream....Mario Williams is second (or first if you believe the Iraqi Defense Minister of Draft rumors) either way those two will be off the board, clearing you (the Titans) to pick the first QB.

1 Matt Leinart
2 Jay Cutler
3 Vince Young
4 Omar Jacobs
5 Brodie Croyle

Yes, he was a warrior. Yes, he was tough. Yes, he played with and thru injury. McNair was an anomaly and a good fit for the basic "3-yards and a cloud of dust" O-fense that Mike Hemmerdinger created. The offense is still in an archaic haze due to his inability to make complex reads of the defense. Its time to go with a brain over brawn at the QB position. Its time to get a QB for the mind of Norm Chow.

McNair is gone. Volek can run the position for a year. In the division the Colts and the Jags are both much better squads. Houston also may be a step better. There isn't a better time to draft a Quarterback to sit for a year, save money and get out of salary cap hell and contend for a playoff spot in 07.

 

[Ronnie]

I agree with you on this one Jamie. I hope they are smart enough not to draft Vince Young. Vince is a great athlete but will never be a good NFL quarterback. I would like to see them get Jay Cutler or Matt Leinart. I think both would do well under Chow.

 

[AR182]

i just read that the titan gm wants young & fisher & chow want leinhart....& the jets are negotiating with the raiders to swap picks.....

i love nfl hot stove talk...

 

[taoist]

I agree. I don't want to see Young in Nashville, except as the visiting team's QB. I'd rather have Cutler over almost all of them.... mark my word, that kid will make a name in the NFL.... He's got the brains and a nice arm....

Hell, as bad as Scott has made me hate USC, I'd rather have Leinhart than V. Young!!! :142smilie

 

[AR182]

there is a rumor of a 3 way trade between oak., jets, & saints....

you guys better hope that oakland moves to #2 & grabs young

 

[Sun Tzu]

I dont think any of the 3 is gonna do jack in the NFL. I think Vince has more potential, but I wouldnt draft any of them in the top half of the first round, unless you are Houston and simply drafting Young for marketing reasons.

 

[kneifl]

I agree with Taoist, think Cutler will be the best of all 3 of them. Also, I really don't see Vince or Matt doing crap in the NFL. Cutler will become a star if he works with a proper Vet QB.

kneifl

 

[gman2]

young has the most potential.
leinart is the least likely to bust.
cutler is the most intriguing.

while there is certainly the chance that young's talent won't translate to the nfl game, there's absolutely no comparison between him and akili smith except for, well, being black. smith had a rocket arm and little else. with young, im not sure theres an "in-between". he's either going to be an absolute superstar ... or bomb. akili smith didnt have vy's upside.

 

[Sun Tzu]

gman i agree entirely....

have any questions you want me to ask tomorrow night? LOL...drop me an email

 

[Blazer]

gman,

you are right, but the "bust" potential is still there. I have made better comparisons.

Long term I really like Cutler. I thought I was being a homer, but I think the kid will do well in a Norm Chow system after a year of teaching.

Question: Will Lienard be happy in a smaller market like Nashville? I think he is into the whole "big city scene" and will not be happy here.

 

[kneifl]

gman i agree entirely....

have any questions you want me to ask tomorrow night? LOL...drop me an email

Translation:

"gman can I

like I always do in just about every thread we are both in"

:142smilie :mj07: :142smilie

kneifl

 

[THE KOD]

Long term I really like Cutler. I thought I was being a homer, but I think the kid will do well in a Norm Chow system after a year of teaching.

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There is no way that Cutler is taken ahead of Young or Matt USC. So you can forget that dream.
I think Titans take Young and get stuck with him and his 40 million dollar contract like the Falcons did with the Vickster.

 

[hm23]

like all three but wouldn't take any of them in the top ten.

Young could be another Vick...for better or worse.

Leinart seems like a good fit for the Titanass...since it doesn't look like McNair is gonna be back. I think he'll be a solid QB...may make the Pro Bowl(s).

Cutler has the potential to also be solid....not a draft for QB's.

It seems like Omar Jacobs has fallen off the map w/ the disappointing season he had...could be a real steal later on the first day.

 

[Blazer]

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There is no way that Cutler is taken ahead of Young or Matt USC. So you can forget that dream.
I think Titans take Young and get stuck with him and his 40 million dollar contract like the Falcons did with the Vickster.

Scott, the only way we get Cutler is by trade down and the Jets trade lower. The Jets VIPs have been seen at several Nashville hot spots till late with Cutler. :SIB

The Titans brass are much smarter than the Fal-CONS. Do you realize you traded LT and Brees for Ron Mexico? I bet they wish they had that back. :142smilie

 

[gman2]

It seems like Omar Jacobs has fallen off the map w/ the disappointing season he had...could be a real steal later on the first day.

after watching jacobs closely this season, many times in person, im convinced the 2004 season he had was an aberration. obviously 41 touchdowns and 4 interceptions was impossible to duplicate, but there were times this year when he looked incredibly average. im going to go out on a limb and say bruce gradkowski has a better shot of being a serviceable nfl quarterback than jacobs. gradkowski took a lot of snaps from under center and didnt rely on the shotgun the way jacobs/bowling green did. he's also very good with the playaction and has nfl toughness. really think it was a major mistake for jacobs to come out as a junior.

 

[hm23]

But wasn't Jacobs injured? He was foolish to leave early, on that I totally agree.

I generally agree w/ you about Gradkowski. He has excl. intangibles. But I do have doubts as he has an avg arm and I wonder if he is even 6' tall.

 

[gman2]

hm:

youre correct, he was injured and that is the main reason im surprised he declared for the draft. normally, guys leave when their stock is the highest. bowling green isnt going to be falling off the mac map anytime soon so he would have thrown plenty of touchdowns as a senior this fall had he decided to return. and he would have gotten a ton of exposure too because bg has non-conference games against wisconsin and ohio state.

as for gradkowski, you are correct on all counts. excellent intangibles and tough as nails. but he only has an average arm. he's listed at 6'2 but youre not the first person to say that he looks smaller than that. i caught a lot of bg games, among other mac teams, in person but didnt have that same luxury with toledo so i couldnt tell you if he's closer to 6'0 than 6'2 or 6'3. but you could very well be right.

 

[Mjolnir]

young reminds me of mike vick. i thought he was gonna rule the world. takes much more that blazing speed. reggie bush seems to be the man.
how about that d brickashaw guy. this guy seems like a freakin awesome lineman. wingspan of a cessna.
read that dallas is looking at white from usc. julius jones has not been to impressive to me.
cant wait for the draft. hopin dallas does something for a change.

 

[AR182]

read that dallas is looking at white from usc. julius jones has not been to impressive to me.
cant wait for the draft. hopin dallas does something for a change.

i thought that dallas had a pretty good draft last year...ware is going to be a very good player...

i didn't read that dallas would go after a runningback...

i keep reading that they will go defense...

either a defensive end, linebacker, or in the def. backfield.....

 

[kneifl]

Dallas is needing to stack their offensive line first and foremost. The rumor is they will next go after a safety - I would like to see them get Huff but they will not trade up to get him. They'll probably pick up Ko Simpson from South Carolina with their first round selection.

kneifl