Bowl Games: What prospects have caught your eye?

A lot of NFL teams need QBs. Lefevour most likely will be around 2-3 candidate. We can land Sheehan, Stull, or Pike in round 2-3 also maybe. Kafka for sure.

stull could barely play at pitt, let alone the nfl, imo. i havent seen sheehan. i really think pike is the definition of a system qb, i see him being a big flop in the nfl. kafka, thats a possibility. he had to do everything for himself in the northwestern offense, he can run as well. that being said, none would be worth our 2nd round pick, and we dont have a 3rd.

watching the mich st and texas tech game, two things stood out. The QB from Michigan st looked pretty solid, and I believe he is only a sophmore. strong arm, made all the throws look easy and pretty accurate. secondly, the offensive lineman from texas tech. the tackles both looked good and the left guard looks like a beast. Not sure where the guard would go in the draft, but he looks solid.

I know he was just discussed, btu I am also suggesting this guy as our QB draft pick - Dan LeFevour from the Central Michigan Chippewas.

He looks like the real deal, one of the best QBs in college this year.

Replace Todd Collins!


Check out these stats, plus, he looked good playing too. Sure, unknown guy from an unknown school, but I was impressed. 102 TD/36 INT as a 4-year starter, plus 47 rushing TDs!


Dan LeFevour - Central Michigan Chippewas - College Football - Rivals.com (http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/players/126140)



As a mobile QB, he'll fit perfectly (as Campbell will I believe) in Shanahan's system where he rolls out QBs a LOT.

Glad that LeFevour is being mentioned here, I thought the same thing last night; this guy is going to be a good pro. I wonder what his issues are; height? arm strength? doesn't throw some routes well?

He threw several passes on the run accurately & threw some as he was getting hit. Looked like he made about every type of throw well except one that was across the field & short. He also looked like he was in total command of his team, very assertive on the field.

I would love to see this kid taken in the 4th or if we trade up to the 3rd.

his main issue would be arm strength. he is very accurate, but scouts question his arm strength. also, he played against lower tier opposition, but i personally dont think that is an issue. he played with a questionable supporting cast and really did it all on his own sometimes.

his main issue would be arm strength. he is very accurate, but scouts question his arm strength. also, he played against lower tier opposition, but i personally dont think that is an issue. he played with a questionable supporting cast and really did it all on his own sometimes.

During the game they were talking about how some think he is the best ever from the MAC. That would put him ahead of Big Ben, Pennington & Leftwich.

He might rise up the board during the combine/off season like Roethlisberger did.

That cheerleader for FL. really caught my eye.

his main issue would be arm strength. he is very accurate, but scouts question his arm strength. also, he played against lower tier opposition, but i personally dont think that is an issue. he played with a questionable supporting cast and really did it all on his own sometimes.One of the observations I've made based on the analysis I've been doing of draft comparables is that LeFevour's numbers against top competition (defined as BCS conference opponents) do show a decline from his career numbers against MAC opponents.

This would seem to be perfectly intuitive, but Kevin Kolb, who played four years (as many starts as LeFevour) in C-USA is basically the exact same player against BCS conference competition as he was against C-USA competition.

So, as much as I like LeFevour and think he's a second round value in this upcoming draft, I think his relative lack of success against teams who have a clear talent advantage over CMU is a limiting factor on how great he can be in the NFL. If he comes to the Redskins, he'll be on a team where most defenses he plays will have more talent than his offense, and would have a much different prospectus than if he landed with Pittsburgh or New England.

One of the observations I've made based on the analysis I've been doing of draft comparables is that LeFevour's numbers against top competition (defined as BCS conference opponents) do show a decline from his career numbers against MAC opponents.

This would seem to be perfectly intuitive, but Kevin Kolb, who played four years (as many starts as LeFevour) in C-USA is basically the exact same player against BCS conference competition as he was against C-USA competition.

So, as much as I like LeFevour and think he's a second round value in this upcoming draft, I think his relative lack of success against teams who have a clear talent advantage over CMU is a limiting factor on how great he can be in the NFL. If he comes to the Redskins, he'll be on a team where most defenses he plays will have more talent than his offense, and would have a much different prospectus than if he landed with Pittsburgh or New England.
I've been waiting for your take on him. Do you think this is a guy who could be developed while sitting for a year or 2 and then become a top tier QB?