mallet to backup/provide competition to henne again?
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft2011/news/story?id=6266035
personally i think mallet is going to bust in the nfl, but this would be a funny coincidence.
March 28th, 2011 at 12:48 PM ^
Mallett should have stayed for his senior season. I only watched a couple of his games, but it was clear that he fell apart under pressure. If he was able to improve on his ability to read a defense quickly, he'd probably be a first round or early second round pick.
He threw way too many INTs. The "hey, I have a great arm so I can throw wherever I damn well please" mentality doesn't last too long in the NFL.
A lot of those were under pressure against great defenses. I think the pick he threw against OSU pretty much sums it up.
March 28th, 2011 at 12:48 PM ^
He may be given a chance to compete with Henne, but if you look back at the numbers Henne wasn't too bad when he wasn't being sacked/hurried. He passed at 61.4% for 3301 yards with 15 TDs in 15 games. Problem was, he threw 19 INTs and was sacked 30 times. Combine a bad offensive line with the #21 ground game (averaging 102/game), you're not going to win a ton of games. Henne was so-so, but he needed a better O-line and better ground game, let alone a better coach and overall team.
March 28th, 2011 at 12:50 PM ^
I think Mallett probably has the skill set to succeed in the NFL (though I'd have to agree with joeyb that he doesn't handle pressure well), but skills alone aren't enough. There are plenty of QBs with the skill set to succeed. I'm anticipating Mallett's going to have plenty of personality/character problems derail his career.
Would that be the worst combined mobility in the history of a 1 and 2 quarterback pairing?
They could bring Navarre out of retirement to be the 3rd-stringer!
That trio would manage to simultaneously be both an unstoppable force AND an immovable object.
Mallett in South Beach, where it snows between 10pm - 4am at the clubs?
And that is scary.
I'll purchase shares of Ryan Mallet stock ahead of shares of Cam Newton, or Tyrod or TerrelI(TATS for rings)Pryor. The tools to be a capable NFL quarterback, in order of importance, look something like this.
1. Intelligence
2. Work Ethic
3. Accuracy
4. Leadership
5. Deal with pressure(on and off field)
6.Arm strength
21. Good hair
38. Running ability
There's a Tom Brady joke in there somewhere... I know it's there...
after one year anyway.
Ryan has an amazing arm. He also has maybe the worst footwork I have ever seen in a quarterback.
It's make or break time for Henne this year. So far, he's been less than stellar.
http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2011-03-25/chad-henne-on-the-spot…