I know it is too early to pump up mcelroy.But I have a gut feeling that the jets lucked out with the pick of mcelroy.Looking at his stats last year.tells me that the league made a boo boo.in ignoring mcelroy.Brady was picked in the 6th round.so why not mcelroy in the 7th round.For sure he will excell as a backup.Or maybe as a future starter.
Chris Leak should be an NFL MVP by now ...he's got a BCS national championship and a championship MVP award on his mantle!!! *lights hair on fire*
I seem to remember Ratliffe playing out of his skin for the Utes and leading them to an Emerald bowl win over Georgia, (I think) I know there are plenty of people happy with the McElroy pick, me as well. But players that make it from the 7th round are few and far.
To be fair to Brett, he got screwed when Mangini lost control of the team and with Brett Favre coming in. His shot was coming and it is my contention he was primed to bump Kellen Clemens. Others might argue but between Kellen not being able to get over the hump and Bretts zeal and apparent no fear to get rid of the ball it was coming. If there was an open competition after Chad, Kellen would have lost the starting position to him sometime during the season.
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I'm happy w/ the pick, I think he'll be a good backup for many years but there are a million national Championship college QBs who couldn't make it in the NFL so don't judge him by that accomplishment.
I hope he kneels down 5 or 6 times a year after Sanchez has thrown his 4th TD of the game and the lead is too much to risk injury to #6. If McElroy can do that, its a great pick!
Yes, the colon has periods: Any more questions Mark? Sorry I could not resist... This works because I'm confident Greg can figure it out, if Mark is lost. Anyways, I agreed with Tannenbaum's approach of picking up a good valued quarterback every year, drafting McElroy nailed it. From PFT: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/22/pft-live-jets-looking-for-best-player-available-in-draft/ http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/30/jets-take-greg-mcelroy/
All of my gut feelings are usually IBS related, so I try to ignore them until I can't help but unload.
I like him as a backup. If he lasts more than 3 years on the roster without losing us any games, then as a 7th rounder consider it a successful pick.
Even more successful if we can develop him and trade him, which I think is the ultimate plan for him.
I can only hope for two things for him. 1. He goes the Matt Schaub route and gets a few starts a couple years down the line when Sanchez can't go and becomes an extra high pick down the line. 2. He goes the Jim Sorgi route and becomes famous for backing up one of the greatest qb of all time for 10 years or so.
Love the fact that we snagged McElroy. He's all brains of a QB and wants to just keep learning like the Sanchize. Obviously not as skilled physically like Sanchez; i.e. mobility in the pocket and ability to thread needle accuracy and make big throws- yet. I see McElroy as a solid Jim Sorgi-- safe young backup who can be relied upon if Sanchez were to go down (Please no) for any period of time. Love the pick. Oh, and good riddance Kellen Clemens.
