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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; 1. Alex Smith, SF: He's the only quarterback with a chance to start in Week 1. It's likely. The 49ers have done a nice job building their offensive line, but Smith lacks the weapons to make a major fantasy impact ...

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Old 07-13-2005, 12:46 AM   #1
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Top Rookie QB's

1. Alex Smith, SF: He's the only quarterback with a chance to start in Week 1. It's likely. The 49ers have done a nice job building their offensive line, but Smith lacks the weapons to make a major fantasy impact as a rookie. He's an option as a QB3 only in deeper leagues.


2. Jason Campbell, WSH: Ignore the spin job in Washington: Campbell is their quarterback of the near future. No team, even one as scrambled as the Redskins, invests two first-round picks in a player unless he's going to lead the franchise. Patrick Ramsey will have to win right away to keep his job all season. Considering Joe Gibbs's history with quarterbacks, Campbell is a nice dynasty league pick.

3. Charlie Frye, CLE: It's hard not to compare this kid to Bernie Kosar, his childhood hero. Frye has exceptional leadership skills. Trent Dilfer will have to tank to get Frye on the field as a rookie, but that's certainly possible.


4. Aaron Rodgers, GB: Brett Favre could play two more seasons, so Rodgers may not see the field for a while. We question Rodgers's long-term upside, but Green Bay was a perfect landing spot for his short-game skills.

5. Adrian McPherson, NO: The former AFL star will be the No. 3 quarterback as a rookie, but could be the quarterback of the future in the Crescent City. His physical skills are superior to Aaron Brooks, which is saying a lot.

6.Andrew Walter, OAK: The Arizona State product with a big arm looks like the heir apparent for Kerry Collins in Oakland. He should take a few years.

7. Kyle Orton, CHI: Not a bad pro prospect because of his big arm, Orton was drafted by a team where quarterbacks go to die.

8. David Greene, SEA: A "game-manager" type, Greene will be behind Matt Hasselbeck and Seneca Wallace as a rookie. Mike Holmgren has groomed lesser QBs like Hasselbeck into stars.

9. Stefan Lefors, CAR: Like McPherson, Walter, and Frye, Lefors is a lot like the quarterback who will teach him. It reminds us of dog owners who buy canines who look like themselves.

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Old 07-13-2005, 02:19 AM   #2
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RE: Top Rookie QB

5. Adrian McPherson, NO: The former AFL star will be the No. 3 quarterback as a rookie, but could be the quarterback of the future in the Crescent City. His physical skills are superior to Aaron Brooks, which is saying a lot.
DROOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's Hoping he will actually use his physical skills instead of his mouth like AB.

Oh and this. Coaching, Smoaching!

If AB wanted to run and use his "Superior Athleticism" He would!

In that Cat's mind, It is all about AB! Not our Saints.
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Old 07-13-2005, 11:51 AM   #3
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LOL - but his backup makes a top 5 list.... LMAO.
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Old 07-13-2005, 12:15 PM   #4
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No team, even one as scrambled as the Redskins, invests two first-round picks in a player unless he's going to lead the franchise.
HA! But one more scrambled than the Redskins will.
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Old 07-13-2005, 12:42 PM   #5
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No team, even one as scrambled as the Redskins, invests two first-round picks in a player unless he's going to lead the franchise.
I seem to remember a team a few years ago that invested two first round picks into one player, and that didn't turn out too well.
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Old 07-13-2005, 08:09 PM   #6
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Charlie Frye

One of the top quarterbacks in the nation ... a tireless worker and student of the game ... has pinpoint accuracy ... throws well on the run ... uses his speed (4.6 in the 40) and quickness to move around in the pocket and buy time ...holds 54 school records, including career marks for passing yards (11,049), total offense (11,478) and completion percentage (63.6) ... ended his career ranked No. 11 on the NCAA career total offense chart, No. 16 on the career passing yards list and No. 43 in passing efficiency (min: 500 comp.) with a rating of 138.46 ... one of six QBs in NCAA history to throw for over 10,000 yards and have at least 400 yards rushing (Andrew Water, Arizona State; Drew Brees, Purdue; David Neill, Nevada; Doug Flutie, Boston College; Cade McNown, UCLA) ... one of 16 QBs in NCAA Division I-A history to toss for at least 2,000 yards in four different seasons ... ranks third all-time on the MAC career passing yards list, ahead of NFL standouts Ben Roethlisberger and Chad Pennington ... ranks second on the MAC career total offense list, trailing only former Marshall QB Byron Leftwich ... also finished among the league's elite in touchdown passes (fifth, 64); pass completions (second, 913); pass completion pct. (sixth, .636) ... owns 12 of the top 16 single-game passing yardage efforts in UA history ... posted 10 of the top-11 single-game total offense records in school history ... has four of the top six single-season passing yards marks in UA history, including a school-record 3,549 in 2003 ... rolled up record-setting numbers his last three seasons despite key injuries ... played the final nine games of 2002 with a fractured right thumb ... hindered by a painful hip pointer over the final four games of 2003 ... played the final eight games of the 2004 season with a dislocated pinky finger on his right hand suffered vs. Kent State ... played in all 46 games in his career, including 44 starts ... invited to play in the Hula, East-West Shrine and Senior Bowls ... will play in the Senior Bowl on Jan. 29, 2005.

Senior (2004)- Named a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Award, given to the top senior quarterback in the nation ... winner of the Mid-American Conference's Vern Smith Leadership Award, the highest award given to a football student-athlete by the league ... second-team All-MAC selection ... completed 220 of 346 pass attempts for 2,623 yards and 18 touchdowns ... also ran for two scores on the season ... accounted for 71 percent (2617 of 3705) of Akron's offensive output ... set a single-season school record with 127 consecutive passes without an interception (Sept. 23-Nov. 5) ... that also topped his previous career record of 106 attempts without an INT ... ranked 17th nationally in completion percentage (63.6), tied for 19th in completions per game (20.0), 20th in passing efficiency (139.81 rating) and 36th in total offense (237.9 ypg) ... finished fourth in the MAC in passing efficiency, fifth in passing yards (238.2 ypg) and seventh in total offense ... posted a completion percentage of 60 percent or better in eight of 11 games, including the final five... his 2,623 passing yards ranks third in school history ... was 29-of-36 (80.6 percent) for 229 yards in the season opener at Penn State (Sept. 4), completing eight of his first nine passes in the game ... named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week for his play vs. PSU ... posted 415 yards of total offense (399 passing/16 rushing) vs. Middle Tennessee State (Sept. 11) ... directed four double-digit comebacks in his last 13 games, including a 21-point deficit in Akron's 31-28 win over Marshall (Nov. 5) ... threw for 322 yards and three touchdowns in the win, including an 18-yard TD pass to Jason Montgomery on fourth-and-10 to tie the game with 45 seconds remaining ... became just the second quarterback in MAC history (also Tavares Bolden, Toledo) to tally two victories over Marshall, and the first to do it in two regular-season games ... named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week for his play vs. the Herd ... Nov. 5 was proclaimed "Charlie Frye Day" in Akron by Mayor Don Plusquellic ...became third QB in MAC history and 16th in NCAA history to throw for 2,000 or more yards in four seasons on his first completion of the Ohio game (Nov. 13) when he went 15 of 22 for 190 yards ... broke his own school mark with 436 yards through the air in the season finale vs. Miami (Nov. 20), including a career-best 74-yard pass completion ... earned MAC East Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his record-setting performance ... that 37-27 loss to the RedHawks snapped a five-game winning streak which had put Akron in position for their first MAC East Division title in school history .. followed up his worst performance at the collegiate level (72 yards passing at No. 12 Virginia on Sept. 18) by leading the Zips to a 23-18 road victory over arch-rival Kent State five days later ... entered the UVa game having completed 64 percent of his passes and averaging 234 yards passing in seven career games against BCS Conference schools ... fractured the pinky finger on his throwing hand on the first offensive play vs. KSU, but did not miss a snap ... completed 17 of 29 passes for 178 yards and two scores vs. the Golden Flashes ... suffered a bruised shoulder in the loss to Northern Illinois (Oct. 2) after being slammed to the turf early in the first half ... struggled with that injury over the next few weeks ... a preseason candidate for the Heisman Trophy as well as the Davey O'Brien Award ... named to the O'Brien Watch List in July ... a preseason MAC Most Valuable Player choice by Lindy's ... selected preseason MAC Offensive Player of the Year by The Sporting News ... tabbed preseason first-team All-MAC by Athlon, Lindy's and The Sporting News ... ranked among the top-15 seniors nationally by the Blesto and National Scouting Services during spring evaluation ... spent the spring learning the West Coast offense under the tutelage of first-year head coach J.D. Brookhart and his staff ... sat in on many of the offensive staff meetings ... entered the season as the seventh-leading returning passer in the nation (148.6 rating) ... his school-record 3,549 passing yards in 2003 (eighth all-time in MAC history) ranked sixth nationally among returning QBs ... his 319.8 yards of total offense per game in 2003 ranked No. 1 nationally among returning players ... entertained thoughts of entering the 2004 NFL Draft ... earmarked for a late third- or early fourth -round selection by draft prognosticators.

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Old 07-13-2005, 11:08 PM   #7
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I seem to remember a team a few years ago that invested two first round picks into one player, and that didn't turn out too well.
Would that be the potentially cancerous lard butt defensive tackle that Hasbeen wasted 2 first round picks on thinking he was the second coming of Warren Sapp ????
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Old 07-14-2005, 11:32 AM   #8
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i think stefan has alot of upside especially in the system he was drafted into

plus he's a home town guy that got shafted by louisville (petrino) last year
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