***Official 2007 Rookie QB Discussion Thread*** (1 Viewer)

QBs taken in the 2007 Draft

1.01 JaMarcus Russell (LSU) to Oakland Raiders

1.22 Brady Quinn (Notre Dame) to Cleveland Browns

2.04 Kevin Kolb (Houston) to Philadelphia Eagles

2.08 John Beck (BYU) to Miami Dolphins

2.11 Drew Stanton (Michigan State) to Detroit Lions

3.29 Trent Edwards (Stanford) to Buffalo Bills

4.04 Isaiah Stanback (Washington) to Dallas Cowboys

5.14 Jeff Rowe (Nevada) to Cincinnati Bengals

5.37 Troy Smith (Ohio State) to Baltimore Ravens

6.31 Jordan Palmer (UTEP) to Washington Redskins

7.07 Tyler Thigpen (Coast Carolina) to Minnesota Vikings

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Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Individual Defensive Players (IDP)

Stanton is the most intriguing FF prospect from a risk/reward standpoint.

I think Beck is in the best position to see immediate playing time among the second tier QB's, but his physical tools may be limited, but they said the same thing about Drew Brees. Fingers crossed he falls to me.

3.29 Trent Edwards (Stanford) to Buffalo Bills

Dont be surprised if Beck starts very early in the season.

4.04 Isaiah Stanback (Washington) to Dallas Cowboys

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4.04 Isaiah Stanback (Washington) to Dallas Cowboys

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Do you think that Stanback will play other positions such as WR or KR? Or will he battling for the third QB position with Matt Baker?

I know that people in the Phiily thread are going ballastic about how horrible the Kolb pick was, but I think that is a great spot for him. It seems as is people are jumping to poor conclusions about him without having seen him play. He is very mobile and has a number of 20+ yard runs under his belt. However, his YPC looks poor because of his sacks in the spread out offense. He is not in the same offense as Ware or Klinger, though the unimaginative are sure to throw that out. With the amount McNabb gets nicked up, he has a good chance to play enought to get a starting position after his 4 year stint with Philly. I think he is in a great situation from a dynasty perspective.

simmonjm said:

Aaron Rudnicki said:

4.04 Isaiah Stanback (Washington) to Dallas Cowboys

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Do you think that Stanback will play other positions such as WR or KR? Or will he battling for the third QB position with Matt Baker?

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according to Ed Werder on the ESPN coverage, the Cowboys will shift him to QB and hope for a Drew Bennett type of impact. But, I think Mortenson said there were some teams who were interested in keeping him at QB.

Aaron Rudnicki said:

QBs taken in the 2007 Draft so far

1.01 JaMarcus Russell (LSU) to Oakland Raiders

1.22 Brady Quinn (Notre Dame) to Cleveland Browns

2.04 Kevin Kolb (Houston) to Philadelphia Eagles

2.08 John Beck (BYU) to Miami Dolphins

2.11 Drew Stanton (Michigan State) to Detroit Lions

3.29 Trent Edwards (Stanford) to Buffalo Bills

4.04 Isaiah Stanback (Washington) to Dallas Cowboys

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Russell - amazing skill set. Not sure about the Raiders new staff but certainly no one can argue with his potential. I shy away a bit just because I don't know much about the future of the Raiders and can see this limiting his development (see: Carr, David)Quinn - Not convinced that he has a ton of upside. I think he has to work too hard and he has been coached up to this point. I want a guy that can grow. I'm not sure he's that guy. Will probably get a shot fairly early and will probably be a solid NFL QB. I don't see that he has the tools for greatness.

Kolb - I've watched him play a time or two. He has a nice arm though not a cannon. He gets happy feet though. Decent mobility and he throws pretty well on the run. I think with good coaching - and he will get it in Philly - he has more potential than Quinn.

Beck - very good, quiet feet. He's a little older and a little more mature. Certainly he walks into a good dynasty situation.

Stanton - Better arm than some of the others. MSU was a black hole and many times he was forced to try to do too much and it showed. He tended to force balls a lot, especially when behind. Needs serious coaching but has the talent to be better than anyone but Russell, provided he can get his head straight. I think there is the capability for huge progression so I'm pretty high on him with Martz.

Edwards - Probably not as well known bc Stanford sucks but the guy has a lot of nice qualities. He's big, has a nice arm, and is a decent enough athlete. I'm not sure he's NFL starter material but I would expect he will linger around the NFL as a backup for a while.

Stanback - Good athlete, not a QB.

IMO, from a dynasty perspective I think they should be ranked 1. Russell 2. Stanton 3. Quinn 4. Beck 5. Kolb 6. Edwards

Stanton will do nothing but put Green and White slappies asses in the seats. And lead the team in special teams tackles.

6.31 Jordan Palmer (UTEP) to Washington Redskins

Stanton - Better arm than some of the others. MSU was a black hole and many times he was forced to try to do too much and it showed. He tended to force balls a lot, especially when behind. Needs serious coaching but has the talent to be better than anyone but Russell, provided he can get his head straight. I think there is the capability for huge progression so I'm pretty high on him with Martz. IMO, from a dynasty perspective I think they should be ranked 1. Russell 2. Stanton 3. Quinn 4. Beck 5. Kolb 6. Edwards

When it comes to Stanton I would think twice about inflating his value because Martz is the OC. I think it's very likely that by the time Stanton is ready to start (2-3 years away) Martz will have moved on. That being said, I still think he ranks out at the 4th to 5th best QB in this draft.