Vince will obviously go very high. Depending on how teams trade around draft picks, I still expect Reggie Bush to be first. Leinart may actually be picked before Young.
Wow,
Do the Texans take Young for the potential marketing explosion? They've needed a guy like that to spark interest among Houston/Austin fans since they entered the league. or do they go with the smart football decison (safe) pick Bush?
It makes this Sooner fan happy.:)
I watched Young play the other night. He is good for a college player. I do not believe he will do well in the NFL.
We have seen hundreds of quarterbacks like him, fail in the NFL. Cade McNown, Ryan Leaf, Joey Harrington, ect...... What made them great in college, normally takes years to accomplish in the NFL. These players were great in college because of great runningbacks, receivers and of course, a great offensive line. When being drafted by a team at the bottom of the heap, they have none of these things in the NFL. It takes years to build that type of team. Unfortunately, very few teams have that desire. They want their young quarterback to win and win now. If they do not- they send them packing.
Unless Young is drafted to back up a great quarterback, like Farve- then he has very little chance. I do not see too many teams in the NFL right now that are willing to be patient with a new quarterback. The last team to really show that patience was the Colts and Manning. Manning showed great promise and they stuck with him, win or lose. Now look at Peyton!!!!
I hope this kid is not throwing away a chance to defend his National Championship title, in order make a few bucks.
What this means is that OU will win the Big 12 and Ohio State and LSU will play in the National Championship game.
I have never seen anyone play a better game than Vince Young did in the Rose Bowl, and I have watched a lot of games.
I wish him the best in the NFL. It is a crap shoot, nontheless, as many a great college player did not make it in the NFL. Look at Eric Crouch.
Young will either go to the New Orleans Saints #2 pick or the Tennessee Titans #3 pick.
Young should have gotten the Hiesman Trophy but I believe Bush and Leinert will do better as pros.
Also look for LenDale White of USC to go into the draft.
He won't look better than this year or the last game and will go for the pros I figure.
Runningbacks who also play QB tend not to do well in the NFL.
Look at the hype around Vick, who is spending more time in the pocket.
Young is another Vick. Not that much better, just more recent.
He will get physically creamed in the NFL, just like McNabb, Vick and Steward before them.
>> "I'll always be a Longhorn," Young said.
At least for the next semester. But seriously...as Rick Reilly pointed out even longtime/retired pros show more loyalty to their college than to their 'employer' in the NFL.
Perhaps some NFL veterans will teach this kid how to dress properly.