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It's strange to me that the story on him has morphed into this physically limited guy who is just a winner.
I've heard people claim he has a weak arm and I've even heard people claim he's a poor workout guy. Neither are true.surferosa, CWBIII, dolfan22 and 1 other person like this. -
So all I read is how he is a winner and his gaudy numbers... but what made him a udfa? what are his weaknesses? it cant just be because of his conference
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc2QhIQllSU
I'm actually intrigued by this kid. It's nothing against Tanne. However, it would be nice to have some hidden talent on the roster. It would be nice for this franchise to find some hidden gems. I'm not saying Jensen will be one, but I am intrigued.
I like his accuracy, especially on the deep throws.:escape:
I like his pocket awareness. He has those small, nimble steps and moves within the pocket, when sensing the pressure. Not just basing this off of one highlight video. Just sharing. -
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Forgive me that this is from the Packers' SB Nation page, but it's a decent breakdown on Brock Jensen. There is a highlight clip in there that is on YouTube for those interested (scroll to the middle of the page).
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Nothing against Jensen, but he is a developmental guy as in practice squad right now. No idea how he will function at this level of competition. Nice college record and highlights, but it's odd to me that if he were as truly gifted as his 70-7 HS and college record that he ended up at Nowhere Dirtwater State, BFE instead of a major program.
Also, I'd rather that instead of Lynch they had drafted a QB in the 5th with the ability to push Devlin out the door for sure and maybe even bump Moore. These two need to go. And Soon. -
I'm pretty familiar with the recruiting process and so it's not surprising to me that he wasn't highly recruited. If you think the NFL drafting process is dictated too much by pure measurables, the recruiting process is even more so. It's all tangibles and which class (Class 7A, 6A, 5A, etc) your high school was in.
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These stats mean absolutely nothing at the NFL level. If you went by championships and wins and losses in high school and at a lower college level football team, it would appear Jensen should have been drafted much higher than Tannehill, who hasn't won any championships and his teams in high school and college were very mediocre.
With Philbin's job on the line, I expect him to stick with Tannehill, Moore, and Devlin as the three QB's on the roster this season. I see Jensen as nothing but preseason fodder and an extra arm in training camp. There is a reason he wasn't drafted and it is probably because all the teams knew he won't make it at the highest level in football.
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Maybe he really is all that and was just somehow overlooked, but it still just seems odd. Again, I have nothing against him, but still think that Devlin isn't going to lose any sleep over him and if we were going to bring a QB in, I would want Devlin and Moore sweating him big time. -
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Joe Montana wasn't the most gifted player, didn't have the best size, nor the greatest arm.... but he's been a winner who has strongly exhibited the traits of a winner his entire life. He won a state CHAMPIONSHIP in basketball in 1973; took Notre Dame to a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP in 1977 thanks to his clutch, season heroics; and he won MVP of the Cotton Bowl in 1978 after another 4th quarter comeback like he had done throughout the season. And gee, what do you know, he goes on to win 4 Super Bowls and becomes one of the most winningest QBs to play the game. This is all because he has the intangibles in spades that comprise a winner, of which he used to help his teams win.
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Hey PMJ,
When offered the choice between two identical players, one who is a winner [he despises losing, comes through in the clutch which promotes winning, doesn't crumble in big games or big situations which promotes winning, is a leader which promotes winning, is a hard worker and is demanding of himself and others which promotes winning, is a selfless team player which promotes winning and leading by example, is a focused player who maintains consistency throughout the year because of it, and as a result he helped contribute to a winning team and developed a stronger winning mentality and winning culture].... and the other identical player is a non-winner [he's been on either a losing or non-winning team, is more tolerant about losing and less motivated to win, doesn't work hard to be a winner, isn't a leader and doesn't lead by example, isn't concerned about teammates having winning mentalities, loses games b/c he cant handle the pressure of tough situations, has erratic success b/c he can't remained focus, and has minimal expectations about winning and creating a winning culture] ..... I guess you'd say they're the same players, huh? :unsure: I'll take the former all day long while you're annually toiling with whom to draft with your top 5 pick.
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That takes nothing away from the career Jensen had in high school or in college. Right now Jensen is a nice story of a small college QB who is getting the opportunity as a non drafted free agent to make an NFL roster. I just don't see him having much chance of being on the roster once the season begins. I hope he proves me wrong and he become the next Tony Romo, only better. I just doubt he will though. -
IMO, this is the year for Devlin to push out Moore. If Devlin does not push out Moore and Jenson looks like a quarterback worth developing as a back up, Devlin is a goner.
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It's weird that some are so sensitive and offended by someone being described as a "winner". Would you be happier if he were termed a "loser" and had a horrible losing record? Weird. It's not like anyone read that term and thought or said he was definitely going to be the next Marino or Montana, etc, etc, etc. Wherever he was, he was a "winner". Fact. Nothing more. Nothing less. Settle down Beavis'
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Because of this, it makes perfect sense that a good QB would go undrafted. With all of the predraft formats centered around mostly physical abilities, it is natural for most teams to move further away from what a player actually did on the field. Also, there is the fact that many teams don't draft QBs most years so the opportunity to get drafted is somewhat limited vs other positions.
Kurt Warner, Tony Romo, Warren Moon, Jeff Garcia, and Jake Delhomme all slipped through the draft process. Sometimes, all a player needs a chance to prove himself. There is still a good chance that a great future QB can still go undrafted. Even in this era.Fineas likes this. -
IMO intangibles for a QB are as if not more important than measurables and stats. Of course there is a a minimum amount of physical measureables that are needed for NFL success, but once that threshold is met then their importance diminishes. Jensen easily has more than enough of the measureables and more than Devlin. I would say that other than college stats that Jensen is a better NFL prospect than Devlin was coming out. Time will tell of course, but factoring in the salary issues, trade value etc., I think that there is a decent chance that Jensen sticks either on the PS squad or as the three. He probably needs Devlin to show enough that it makes Moore expendable and then obviously show enough himself to stick.
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Tom Brady was a 6'4" & 211 lbs quarterback at Michigan who ran like a 5.3 with a 24 inch vertical. Brock Jensen is a 6'3" & 223 lbs quarterback at North Dakota State who ran a 4.70 with a 34 inch vertical.
These are not comparable football players. Brock Jensen is not the guy with poor tangibles that compares to Tom Brady.
Brady played at a big school, played big time competition, played really well against that big time competition, but had virtually no athletic ability coming out. Brock Jensen played at an FCS school, won big at that level, but rarely played good FBS college teams, and has a lot of athletic ability. -
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The Jensen versus Devlin battle is really just a distraction as the chances are slim that it will ever be important.
But I'll take that distraction over this thing where Tannehill is a bust every time he throws an interception or has a lackluster day of practice. Or this thing where because Mike Wallace was in the slot a few times at practice or because the offense lined up in a few different formations, Miami is now on the cutting edge of offensive innovation.
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The entire league moves their primary receivers into and out of the slot and the entire league utilizes multiple formations (which Miami did a lot last year). They're not doing anything new or revolutionary or even abnormal.
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But I'll say this, the majority of what you describe is simply being a leader. While I don't think being a "winner" is a real thing, yes, there is such thing as being a leader or not. Of course having leaders on your team should contribute to better overall success, but you can be a leader and not ultimately win. Marino was a leader, Zach was a leader, unfortunately, they didn't win. I just hate the term "winner" being thrown around by sports commentators about scrubs. Even if there was such a thing as a "winner", I sure as hell wouldn't describe someone as a "winner" unless they HAD won at the highest level; then maybe you could have that label, not for winning in high school and scrub leagues or conferences. -
My recollection is that Wallace spent little time in the slot last season. Hartline did move into the slot, but IMO Wallace's talent was not utilized there. Wallace is a guy who commands more space at the line and often a S cheating over. Running him in motion makes a D adjust at the snap. That causes confusion for the D and it's easy to imagine some quick and easy five yard throws for RT. And with his speed a few of those would turn into long TDs or at least significant RAC. I think that also forces more one on one for Hartline on the outside for that well timed out. I think that if you add a back out of the backfield as a safety valve and you have a fairly good chance of giving RT an easy read and throw.
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