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Originally Posted by RealSNR
I just hate the bullshit line that a player who “knows how to win games” in college can use that as an appreciable skill in the pros.
Those are two entirely ****ing different things, man. And you’d think people for whom understanding sports is their job (ex-players and successful journalists) would ****ing understand that after awhile.
Take a look at the last several drafts. With the exception of Watson, who is the last 1st round guy who got taken in part because he was viewed as a “winner?”
Not anybody from 2018. Not Mahomes or Trubisky. Not Wentz or Goff.
Jameis Winston? And what about before him? Tim Tebow?
Yeah great ****ing list!
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I hate that line as well...dumb...
I don’t think the “winners” are a group of world beaters by any means, with a couple exceptions... here are past 1st round guys that come to mind that I think could probably fit that criteria...some of them may not have had that “he’s a winner” hype as much as the “he’s a great QB” hype, but all these 1st round QB’s played for college teams that were standout winners...and yeah, I’m probably missing a few:
Mayfield
Watson
Winston
Manziel
Cam
Jamarcus
Vince Young
Matt Lineart
Alex Smith
Carson Palmer
Ryan Leaf
Peyton
Rick Mirer
Kerry Collins
Rex Grossman
Brady Quinn
Sam Bradford