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Post by dlg3000 on Feb 10, 2013 10:36:53 GMT -5
You have to help me with this one. I am lost on the NFL players. I have a lot to catch up on. I only know about Robert Griffin III because of the Subway commercial, his most recent injury, and the ESPN controversy. Heck, I didn't even know he was a Quarterback much less a rookie this past season. Who are some other talented young players I should know about? How good was he in college?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2013 10:42:31 GMT -5
RGIII won the Heisman Trophy.
While that doesn't always translate to success in the pros, he is really good.
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Post by dlg3000 on Feb 10, 2013 10:45:05 GMT -5
Thanks. About the guy on ESPN, that was incredibly rude and insulting, that is, without going any further into politics.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2013 10:53:09 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2013 11:07:04 GMT -5
If RGIII stays healthy he will be one of the all time greats. Hopefully he comes back 100% and plays smarter and his coaches are smarter with him.
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Post by darbus alan on Feb 10, 2013 12:15:01 GMT -5
RG3 is a hell of a runner, but he's also a really good passer. That will be the key to his long-term success because he's not going to be a running QB for long.
Other really exciting young QB's: Andrew Luck (Indianapolis), Russell Wilson (Seattle), Colin Kaepernick (San Francisco), Cam Newton (Carolina).
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Post by Rican on Feb 10, 2013 14:16:47 GMT -5
I have never really had an NFL team and only loosely followed the league but RGIII is really exciting to watch. Russel Wilson too. I'm going to be following more closely next season.
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Post by Orange on Feb 10, 2013 15:11:46 GMT -5
He's insanely good, I just worry about the guy. He leaves it all out there for his team, and that's nothing but admirable, but his play style is so intense on himself, I worry that he'll only be playing for 3-5 years.
Guy's a class act and a hell of a ballplayer, I just hope that he's around, on field, for a long time.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2013 15:15:12 GMT -5
I like Russell Wilson a lot. He's a rookie who got nowhere near the attention of Griffin or Luck, but I think he's easily better than both.
Wilson has a strong arm, especially for a guy his size, and his deep ball is to be feared. What really makes his deep ball so dangerous, though, is that he uses his speed as a primarily defensive tool. While RGIII or Cam Newton or Mike Vick really like to push aggressively with their feet, Wilson will seldom run forward unless he really has to. He uses his mobility to avoid the pass rush and throw deep, and it gives him a lot of time to do the latter.
Colin Kaepernick is an exciting player too. I like him because he's strong but he's judicious with his scrambles, too. He'll have a good career as long as he stays sharp, although I don't think he's going to have the long-term success of Wilson. Wilson is one of my favorite QBs in the whole NFL right now.
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