Gardere was average at best
James Brown was a game manager and turned out to be a good QB in the CFL
Applewhite was too small, but one helluva college QB.
Simms was a pampered spoiled brat who was handed the keys without having to work for it
Young was an athletic freak with a suspect work ethic. He did win rookie of the year and help his team get to the playoffs last year. The jury is still out on him.
Colt was small and fragile his freshman year. He struggled mightily his sophmore year. He has bulked up and gotten stronger this year. He has shown to be a very mobile QB in and out of the pocket. He is Texas' leading rusher. He has a strong arm and can make all the throws. He is also extremely accurate as a passer, the most accurate passer in NCAA history. In fact his accuracy could be so much better, when you consider more than half of his incompletions in several of the games were mere drops by his receivers.