[JeffAtlanta]

Joey Bag O' Donuts went #3 four years ago. Someone can make the same mistake with Matt.

To be fair, every first round QB is just an educated crap shoot. When Manning was drafted, many felt that Ryan Leif was the superior QB.

It's just really hard to tell. Arm strength is one very good objective measure however, but I don't know how Lienhart measures up in this category.

In college, touch passes and floaters are very effective. In the NFL, every player is quick so most throws have to have some zip behind them. This is why a lot of Miami and Florida QBs did so well in college but were ineffective in college.

Drafting just on arm strength has it's own disadvantages though as it can lead you to a Ryan Lief and other such QBs that physical skills but cannot mentally handle the much faster and greatly more complex NFL game.

[Senator Bedfellow]

Err, well, to be honest, Leaf was mentally unprepared for a challenging game of checkers, nevermind the NFL...

[JeffAtlanta]

This is why a lot of Miami and Florida QBs did so well in college but were ineffective in college.

This should read "but were ineffective in the NFL"

[harbinger of doom]

Good points. Agreed. I'm not buying the Leinart hype.
Folks can say all day about him wanting to get the third championship; he knew he'd be holding a clipboard for the next three years. This year, he got to attend one class, hang out with the SC fawning wonders, and do generally, anything he wanted.

He was the quintessential BMOC. :)

[zarf]

In the NFL, every player is quick so most throws have to have some zip behind them. This is why a lot of Miami and Florida QBs did so well in college but were ineffective in college.

How do you explain Bernie Kosar?

The guy was a frikken dork, with a weak arm, no legs and all he did was win.