Where does Matt Ryan rank for you?

[Luke #28]

Lets compare previous QB classes and where they were selected. And tell me where you would rank Ryan?

2003
#1 Carson Palmer, USC
#7 Byron Leftwich, Marshall
#19 Kyle Boller, California
#22 Rex Grossman, Florida

2004
#1 Eli Manning, Ole Miss
#4 Phillip Rivers, NC State
#11 Ben Roethlisberger, Miami (OH)
#22 J.P. Losman, Tulane
#90 Matt Schaub, Virginia

2005
#1 Alex Smith, Utah
#24 Aaron Rodgers, California
#25 Jason Campbell, Auburn

2006
#3 Vince Young, Texas
#10 Matt Leinart, USC
#11 Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt

2007
#1 JaMarcus Russell, LSU
#22 Brady Quinn, Notre Dame
#36 Kevin Kolb, Houston
#40 John Beck, BYU

Now ignore these players pro careers and think of their collegiate endeavours and say where you would pick them

[Bluto]

In 2003, probably would gone between Leftwich & Boller.
In 2004, After Big Ben but way before Losman.
In 2005, 1st Overall.
In 2006, Probably 2nd Round, but maybe to Denver instead of Cutler.
In 2007, Definitely before Kolb to Philly.

[Joey_Potter]

2003
#7 Byron Leftwich, Marshall
#1 Carson Palmer, USC
#19 Kyle Boller, California
#22 Rex Grossman, Florida

Drafted Behind Leftwich, Rated Behind Palmer

2004

#4 Phillip Rivers, NC State
#1 Eli Manning, Ole Miss
#11 Ben Roethlisberger, Miami (OH)
#22 J.P. Losman, Tulane
#90 Matt Schaub, Virginia

Drafted and Rated Behind Roethlisberger

2005
#24 Aaron Rodgers, California
#25 Jason Campbell, Auburn
#1 Alex Smith, Utah

Rated Behind Campbell, Drafted #1 Overall

2006
#10 Matt Leinart, USC
#3 Vince Young, Texas
#11 Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt

Rated and Drafted Behind Cutler

2007
#22 Brady Quinn, Notre Dame
#1 JaMarcus Russell, LSU
#40 John Beck, BYU
#36 Kevin Kolb, Houston

Rated and Drafted Behind Quinn

2008
Brian Brohm, Louisville- Best prospect. Great mechanics, Smart, good arm, and good pocket presence. Had to learn an entirely new system last year which hurt his production.

Andre Woodson, Kentucky- Smart, poised, a leader,great pocket presence, and doesnt turn the ball over. Bad mechanics causing inaccuracy that will improve with coaching. My #2 prospect but may be the best professional.

Matt Ryan, Boston Collage- Mobile, good arm, and smart. Inconsistant and only a decent decision maker with 19 Interceptions.

Joe Flacco, Delaware- Very Raw. Best arm in the draft. A future Franchise Quarterback with good coaching.

Chad Henne, Michigan- He is a wildely inconsistant passer much of the time. He has good mechanics and is smart.

[starqb14]

aaron rodgers
carson palmer
big ben
matt ryan
jay cutler
kevin kolb
brady quinn

you're damn right i put rodgers on the top booyah. i know this isn't the point of this thread but i'm making it the point of this post hahaha. these are the qbs i would take now.
big ben seriously needs to drop about 25 pounds. fatty.

[thetechnocrat]

This is based on what I thought of the players before they were drafted.

2003 #2 behind Palmer
2004 #3 behind Rivers & Manning
2005 #1 top of the heap
2006 #3 behind Cutler & Young
2007 #2 behind Quinn

[Luke #28]

Im surprised that you would all pick Ryan ahead of Alex Smith, I know he hasnt had a great pro career so far but in his college days he had a very successful time 32/8 TD/Ints in his final year before leaving college.

[starqb14]

smith has small hands. you know what they say about guys with small hands. small gloves. and they tend to fumble more.

[thetechnocrat]

I didn't like the offense Smith was in and thought he should have been a mid to late first rounder.
I don't like Russell or Leinart at all. I'd be surprised if either is starting in 5 years.

[Joey_Potter]

I didn't like the offense Smith was in and thought he should have been a mid to late first rounder.
I don't like Russell or Leinart at all. I'd be surprised if either is starting in 5 years.

Leinart will start and be very successful if put in a West Coast System. He is a prototypical West Coast Quarterback.

[Luke #28]

really? do you not see any of favre in russell? i think even if right now russell isnt the complete package now surely his arm and mobility means if its doesnt work at oakland if you left him to sit for a year in a fairly good team he could turn out to be a top QB.

[Joey_Potter]

Russell<Quinn = Ryan>Russell

Russell was big, huge arm, mobile, he reminded me of a bulked up Michael Vick. Which I have never been high on Vick either.

[starqb14]

really? do you not see any of favre in russell? i think even if right now russell isnt the complete package now surely his arm and mobility means if its doesnt work at oakland if you left him to sit for a year in a fairly good team he could turn out to be a top QB.

russell is fat and lazy. favre would have been crap if he didn't have the work ethic he had. he prepped harder than anyone on the team. plus he didn't balloon up to 300 pounds after a 50 week holdout.

[Luke #28]

russell is fat and lazy. favre would have been crap if he didn't have the work ethic he had. he prepped harder than anyone on the team. plus he didn't balloon up to 300 pounds after a 50 week holdout.

Lol I guess so, I guess he is like TO only TO was Terrell Owens the good reciever before he became TO the egotistic, team ruiner! Whereas JaMarcus is already at the TO stage but has no stats to back it up.... still though that arm :P

[fivas14]

Im surprised that you would all pick Ryan ahead of Alex Smith, I know he hasnt had a great pro career so far but in his college days he had a very successful time 32/8 TD/Ints in his final year before leaving college.

Yep that was the year. Man I wish he had stayed, that year was the first time I bought season tickets to the U. Go Utes

[Luke #28]

Lol, I think with a Mike Martz as O-Coordinator this is a make or break year.