And please don't mention Boston College's Matt Ryan. Frankly, now: Where would you have ranked him among the prospects that came out last year? Or the year before?
Brady Quinn, for example, had better credentials coming out of Notre Dame and he plunged to No. 22 in last year's draft.
My biggest problem with Ryan is that he threw19 interceptions last season against college pressure and college coverage. And that somehow qualifies him as a potential top overall pick? Spare me.
Ryan is more likely to join the ranks of former draft darlings college as David Carr, Ryan Leaf, Joey Harrington and Aliki Smith and so on and so on as quarterbacks who never lived up to the media-generated hype.
Former No. 1 overall pick Alex Smith continues to struggle in San Francisco and, quite frankly, Kurt Warner remains a better quarterback than Matt Leinart has become so far in his career.
The point I'm making is that the NFL draft is literally a lottery, particularly at the QB position. And just because you may be the best at a particular position in a particular year doesn't necessarily make you a can't-miss prospect.
So if I'm either Miami, which is picking first, or Atlanta, which is picking third, I'd look to strengthen other positions rather than gamble on selecting someone simply because he's the best QB available among an ordinary group.
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