Originally Posted by NewChief (Post 9250402)

I don't think there's a "dog in the hunt" for people beyond familiarity. For SEC fans, they've been following the Tyler Wilson hype for 3 years, since he came in and had record breaking numbers in relief of an injured Mallett against Auburn in 2010. While it got some national attention, that put him on the radar for those who faced him yearly since then. For Big 12 fans, they've been familiar with Geno since he came to WVU, I'd imagine. For me, he came on the radar this year, because I don't really follow Big 12.

I don't think it's about conference loyalty, I think it's about the familiarity that following certain teams brings with the players you face yearly.

I'd be curious to see which QB a Titans (or some other professional team with a largely SEC fanbase) board is embracing.

Originally Posted by NewChief (Post 9250364)

I'd be curious to see how the Smith vs. Wilson fans correlate to conference "loyalties" of Big 12 vs. SEC (predating recent realignment).

I don't think I could say which is better, but I'm much more familiar with Wilson's body for work, just as I imagine that most Big 12/Midwest fans are much more familiar with Smith's. I think that's hard to separate from the discussion. That being said, I know there are people on here whose love/knowledge of college football transcends conference and aren't as affected by such biases.

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 9250193)

Today? Why would I weight today heavily in comparison to the rest of his body of work? Today doesn't change ANYTHING for me. It's an end of season vacation/exhibition.

As for why I think he's superior - he has excelled in 2 completely different offensive systems under 2 different coaches.

On the other hand, without Bobby Petrino, Tyler Wilson struggled to distinguish himself. Much like Chris Redman and Brian Brohm.

Originally Posted by RunKC (Post 9250288)

How so? Looks to me like I laid out nothing but the facts, sir.

Originally Posted by RunKC (Post 9249887)

Tyler Wilson. That's all I'm gonna say.

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 9250432)

I understand a bad game. Everyone has one. Brady has had a couple this year.

the problem I have here with his performance is basic evaluation. There is no way on the face of the earth that Geo Smith treated this as a vacation/exhibition. He knows as well as everyone else that this game and his play will be scrutinized in detail. Thats a lot of pressure. He didn't handle it well. That goes on his resume. It's just a part of his resume but it is now a permanent part of his resume.

Originally Posted by NJChiefsFan (Post 9250440)

Mmmm. Close. Off by about 20 posts.

I'm not going to rip Wilson to defend Geno. I like Tyler Wilson. I just don't think this represents the true Geno more than his previous play. The reason players can be hard to project isn't just about changing scheme and the raised skill level. It's also about the fact players are likely to take an up and down line towards their peak, whatever that may be. Most are not going to take a straight line ascending up. Luck did that, and because of that a lot of people think any player without the straight line means they aren't worth taking early.

The difficulty is deciding which players will end up high on the scale once their line levels off. I don't think using Geno's "outbursts" are a smart way of going. I don't think Rivers is a parallel player emotionally. Too much speculating to sit here and talk about Geno's attitude, especially when interviews seem to keep the other side of the scale pretty heavy.

I have a feeling Wilson is going to come out of the pro days as the higher floor, Geno the higher ceiling.

Originally Posted by suds79 (Post 9250337)

This.

I still have Geno #1 for me. Whole body of work.

But Wilson is a very close #2 and I'll be happy with either or.

As for today's game, if you're being honest you have to say it was a subpar game. Having said that, I don't know what QB in this draft class who would have excelled. That was one epic blizzard. The type of game where the team with the better running game & defense was going to win... And it did.

Originally Posted by NewChief (Post 9250476)

And to completely counter my earlier theory, the people on Hogville seem to think that Wilson is going to go in the 3rd round and is a horrible prospect. But they're kind of shit heads like that, especially after this last season.

They love to hate.

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 9250482)

I can't see Wilson going later than 15th in the FIRST ROUND. 3rd round just sounds silly but I guess anything can happen.

Originally Posted by BossChief (Post 9250497)

I don't think anyone would have believed that Mallett would fall as far as he did, either. Truth is that these guys will rise and fall in interviews and that's where Geno SHOULD excel.