Bill Parcells' 4 rules for Drafting a QB

[MHS831]

http://smartfootball.com/quarterbacking/bill-parcells-four-rules-for-drafting-a-quarterback

1.He must be a senior, because you need time and maturity to develop into a good professional quarterback.

2.He must be a graduate, because you want someone who takes his responsibilities seriously.

3.He must be a three-year starter, because you need to make sure his success wasn’t ephemeral and that he has lived as “the guy” for some period of time.

4.He must have at least 23 wins, because the big passing numbers must come in the context of winning games.

Blatant Homerism also notes that, of the seven quarterbacks to win a Super Bowl in the 2000s, five — Drew Brees, Ben Roethlisberger, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning and Trent Dilfer — met all four requirements when drafted.

[UsAgainstTheWorld]

Andrew Luck would have met none of these requirements if he came out.

[MHS831]

Andrew Luck would have met none of these requirements if he came out.

IF-maybe that is why he stayed in.

[blackcatgrowl]

Andrew Luck would have met none of these requirements if he came out.

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[MattB]

This is new information.

[Dpantherman]

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im sorry is Luck in this draft?

[MHS831]

This is new information.

So Parcells doesn't know what he is talking about because you deem his perspective invalid, antiquated, dated, or you really have never seen this before? Because Parcells really needs your endorsement here.

[teeray]

So kellen moore?? Colt Brennan?? graham harrell?? well done parcells. simms and who else has he had??

[MHS831]

So kellen moore?? Colt Brennan?? graham harrell?? well done parcells. simms and who else has he had??

Good point. You could look at Henne in Miami. However, he never drafted a QB #1 overall, either.

[JawnyBlaze]

This same bit was discussed in a newton article I read yesterday. It showed recent history from a different angle, mentioning that something like 5 or 6 first round qbs of this decade fit that profile and using it as an example of how it worka (implying those qbs are good). But if you look at the list (I'm using my phone ATM, I'll look up the article when I get home from work) only 1 or 2 of them are actually good. Big Ben and Phillip rivers. The others were like David garrard, Matt leinart, Eli manning and a couple other mid tier guys. That fact disproved the method just as much as the super bowl fact proves it.

[blackcatgrowl]

im sorry is Luck in this draft?

Ahh.... you've touched on the most important reason there is an Cam-Hater-Club.

Bad Luck Butthurt.

as I said...

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[Dpantherman]

what the hell are you talking about?

[Mr. Scot]

Andrew Luck would have met none of these requirements if he came out.

Ah, but Luck didn't come out this year. And by the time he does, he likely will meet pretty much all of them.

On the rules themselves though, I'm not sure I buy the "must be a senior" or "must be a graduate" argument anymore. I get why he says it, and there's logic to it, but there are guys who have come out as juniors and been successful.

Don't know that I buy into "three year starter" either because they're rare these days, but I'd agree that a two-year starter is better than a one-year starter.

[blackcatgrowl]

what the hell are you talking about?

You figure it out.

Or ask UsAgainstTheWorld. I'm sure he'd love to explain the Huddle Luck/Cam dichotomy to you.