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Source: Pike has had three private workouts

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Tony Pike is a system QB. Zach Collaros his backup came in when Pike hurt his wittle arm and played just as well. He is too tall and lanky to take NFL hits. He also is a fricking statue back there. This is John Fox's doing he likes statuesque pocket passers with height. I have a question who does the QB throw to during his private workout? You don't think MARDY was there do ya? He certainly was at the Pro Day that we attended. I say we have watched enough film on both Mardy and Pike to be interested in them. I still say Mardy has a better chance of being a Panther than PIKE.

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Tony Pike is a system QB. Zach Collaros his backup came in when Pike hurt his wittle arm and played just as well. He is too tall and lanky to take NFL hits. He also is a fricking statue back there. This is John Fox's doing he likes statuesque pocket passers with height. I have a question who does the QB throw to during his private workout? You don't think MARDY was there do ya? He certainly was at the Pro Day that we attended. I say we have watched enough film on both Mardy and Pike to be interested in them. I still say Mardy has a better chance of being a Panther than PIKE.

I go back and forth on Pike. While Collaros playing well gives the appearance of system success, it may actually be unfair to Pike. If he has the talant, he has the talent, no matter the system or what his backup does. So, in Pike's case, I think teams have to really scout him to separate his abilities from what the system allowed him to do.

And while I agree that he doesn't have a particularly strong arm, he seemed capable of making all the throws in the games I saw. And one of the guys on NFLN made a very good point, right now, Pike does not seem to drive the ball like you would expect someone with his height to do. So he probably needs some good coaching on his technique to improve that, which, in turn, would improve his velocity.

As for his size, that is a real concern for me, but I do believe he has the frame to fill out and add weight. So, in Pike's case, I think a year or two holding a clipboard would be the ideal situation. Forcing him in there too soon may just be setting him up to fail.

With all that said, I probably wouldn't take him until the late 3rd or 4th round. Primarily because of the development time he needs to be ready, along with us having bigger needs elsewhere. And if we were to take a QB in that range, I would probably go LeFevour, Brown, and Pike, in that order.

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