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Pike = Troy Smith?

eViL jEsTeR

By eViL jEsTeR,
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This is an absurd comparison. Smith was a highly mobile QB with decent passing skills in a run option offense. Pike is s very good passer who comes out of a spread offense. Pike is far less a project than Smith and could develop into a good QB. If he does we either have a good back up or great trade equity.

As for how long he gets to adjust to a pro style offense? That should depend on his progress, not a predetermined timeline.

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This is an absurd comparison. Smith was a highly mobile QB with decent passing skills in a run option offense. Pike is s very good passer who comes out of a spread offense. Pike is far less a project than Smith and could develop into a good QB. If he does we either have a good back up or great trade equity.

As for how long he gets to adjust to a pro style offense? That should depend on his progress, not a predetermined timeline.

The reason Smith had a better shot at making it is he showed legit flashes of being an NFL QB before, as somebody else pointed out, he got sick. He actually has an NFL arm and is mobile. Tony Pike is fragile. You can look it up but he has been hurt and missed playing time every single year since his Junior year of High School. Every year he missed time. On top of that his arm strength never developed. He lucked out because he played in a spread offense but he has an arm equal to, or less than Pennington.

I don't know why we even drafted him.

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