ghst187
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If I had to draw a comparison to Winston as a player I'd say he reminds me more of a Steve McNair or Rothlisberger (and not just because they both rape women), big, strong-armed, really hard to bring down, a lot more mobile than you'd think, hangs on the to ball way too long.
If I have to compare Winston to Mariota I just don't see how anyone would seriously take Winston over Mariota. Mariota is near the all-time low for any college QB in history for throwing INTs while throwing a tonnage of TDs, and unlike most running QBs…he's 6'4 and blazes a 4.4 40 with a strong arm. Meanwhile, he's a solid leader (from what I read) and a 100% class act off the field.
Meanwhile, Winston throws a ton of INTs (and FSU hasn't exactly played a lot of tough teams this year). It would appear that he plays crappy for 3 quarters then lights up the 4th. However, having watched a lot of FSU games this year I'd have to say a good portion of the time he was more lucky than good. Late in 2 games where he threw multiple INTs and they were down in the late 4th he throws what SHOULD'VE easily been a final back-breaking INT when inexplicably the DBs run into each other or just botch the easy pick as the ball goes on to land in the WR's hands and they run for a game-winning TD. Sure he may be better than the previous FSU QBs but that ain't saying a lot. He's going to be an INT-machine in the pros, that is if he can stay out of jail. Which is the next point, the guy is a d-bag off the field. Once the FSU football lawyer gestapo isn't protecting him from himself, the police, and the accuser's lawyers, he's going to be on his own. He apparently can't go more than two weeks without doing something incredibly stupid and/or classless. Also, Jimbo's deal selling his soul to the devil (obviously) won't cover Winston the second he leaves FSU. So even if you think that Winston was going to be better than Mariota as a pro, you have to wonder if he'll be eligible to play half the time considering how idiotically he handles himself off the field.
I guess my point is, you don't HAVE to like Mariota, but for the love of all that is good that shouldn't automatically mean you should want to draft Winston.
This year's crop is pretty horrible. IMO, Mariota is the only QB I'd take in the first round. Even if I was desperate to draft a QB, the earliest I'd touch any others in this draft would be the third and then I'm not sure who it'd be.
If I have to compare Winston to Mariota I just don't see how anyone would seriously take Winston over Mariota. Mariota is near the all-time low for any college QB in history for throwing INTs while throwing a tonnage of TDs, and unlike most running QBs…he's 6'4 and blazes a 4.4 40 with a strong arm. Meanwhile, he's a solid leader (from what I read) and a 100% class act off the field.
Meanwhile, Winston throws a ton of INTs (and FSU hasn't exactly played a lot of tough teams this year). It would appear that he plays crappy for 3 quarters then lights up the 4th. However, having watched a lot of FSU games this year I'd have to say a good portion of the time he was more lucky than good. Late in 2 games where he threw multiple INTs and they were down in the late 4th he throws what SHOULD'VE easily been a final back-breaking INT when inexplicably the DBs run into each other or just botch the easy pick as the ball goes on to land in the WR's hands and they run for a game-winning TD. Sure he may be better than the previous FSU QBs but that ain't saying a lot. He's going to be an INT-machine in the pros, that is if he can stay out of jail. Which is the next point, the guy is a d-bag off the field. Once the FSU football lawyer gestapo isn't protecting him from himself, the police, and the accuser's lawyers, he's going to be on his own. He apparently can't go more than two weeks without doing something incredibly stupid and/or classless. Also, Jimbo's deal selling his soul to the devil (obviously) won't cover Winston the second he leaves FSU. So even if you think that Winston was going to be better than Mariota as a pro, you have to wonder if he'll be eligible to play half the time considering how idiotically he handles himself off the field.
I guess my point is, you don't HAVE to like Mariota, but for the love of all that is good that shouldn't automatically mean you should want to draft Winston.
This year's crop is pretty horrible. IMO, Mariota is the only QB I'd take in the first round. Even if I was desperate to draft a QB, the earliest I'd touch any others in this draft would be the third and then I'm not sure who it'd be.
