Re: B.Croyle & Kansas City .
In your opinion . An opinion that is not shared in Kansas City .
see, that's where you're wrong. everybody in the universe agrees with me about everything i say.
You're the 1st I've ever heard say that . NFL scouts & PPD's would probably find that statement to be a bit troubling . BS's arm-strength is a rarity .
not these two sites, one of them being the chiefs', the other the official nfl draft profiles
http://www.kcchiefs.com/player/brodie_croyle/
http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2006/croyle_brodie
but no need to belabor the point. they both have nfl arms. as for height, most places have bc listed at 6'2 or 6'3 and jc at 6'4 or 6'5, so i overstated the difference. and it looks like he only has about 25-30 lbs on bc as well. as for mobility, like anything, it's debatable, but are you really goign to try to say that bc has better mobility than jc? did you see any of the games he started for wash? probably not, since they were out of the playoff hunt by then, but jc was impressive with his feet. not to mention the facts that he's faster than bc, has 2 good knees, and isn't concerned about getting injured.
here's what the official nfl site linked to above says on bc's mobility
He lacks the foot quickness to avoid the sack and buy a second chance, and does not have the quickness and agility to move quickly in the pocket to avoid rushers consistently. When he is forced from the pocket and has to scramble, he lacks the playing speed to run for the first down.
and on jc's, which was only supported by this season at wash
Well-built athlete with a tall, basketball player's style frame … Has a very strong throwing arm and quick feet to avoid pressure, but is better suited throwing out of the pocket … Sometimes loses accuracy and velocity throwing on the move, as he does not set his feet properly to put all of his force behind those tosses … Still, for a player of his size, he shows good mobility
as for the deep ball, i'm just going by my own memory of bc's senior year and jc's starts last season. i feel good that with time and confidence, bc will be on the mark with the deep throws.
but enough of the hair-splitting. my point is the same one made by the nfl link: bc of bc's frailty, it seems doubtful he'll make it as a starter. i argued with some barners about campbell making it in the nfl, bc i thought his numbers were hugely inflated due to having exellent receivers and maybe the best backfield in college football history. but campbell is in the process of proving me wrong, mainly bc the skins were smart about bringing him along slowly and coaching him up in the mental aspects of their system. physically, jc is the prototype nfl qb. brodie isn't. that's the bottom line and if oyu want to argue about it, you'll lose. but brodie has a better head on his shoulders and, if he never gets hurt, will be great. but a good coach can train a qb to improve his decision-making, which is what seems to be goign on in dc. in kc, all they can do is hope his body holds up
