Heath Evans.."Tannehill will be the best out of three", good article.

"djphinfan wrote:

http://thefinsiders.com/blog/2012/evans-tannehill-will-be-2012-drafts-best-quarterback

I don't agree with him, but I like to hear why I could be wrong.

He is certainly entitled to his opinion. Like you, I don't agree and the Colts and Redskins obviously don't agree either, since they took Luck and Griffin and left Tannehill on the board.

I see all three of them playing in the league for awhile. But I've said from the beginning that Griffin will be exciting at times to watch, but he'll be the third best QB of the class.
I do think Luck will look pretty awful at times this season, but it will have a lot to do with the lack of talent Indy now has.

"jw3102 wrote:

He is certainly entitled to his opinion. Like you, I don't agree and the Colts and Redskins obviously don't agree either, since they took Luck and Griffin and left Tannehill on the board.

Heath evans seems to be a very bright guy, who has played with 2 hall of fame Qb's, very thorough as well, I hope he's so freakin right..

The thing about Tannehill that makes me question some of my own analysis, is the rare combination of prototype size with the athleticism of an unprototype size player, and how he uses these two qualities inside the red zone, defense cannot key on one aspect of his game, because he has the talent to do both things very effectively.

"jw3102 wrote:

He is certainly entitled to his opinion. Like you, I don't agree and the Colts and Redskins obviously don't agree either, since they took Luck and Griffin and left Tannehill on the board.

It doesn't mean they were right though. Just because the Skins take Griffin over Tannehill isn't an indication that RGIII will have a better career.

I don't know enough to predict who will be better. I do however, worry a little about the expectations for Luck in Indy. He has to be as good or better than one of the GOATs in Manning. Think about it.

Marino & Elway retired. Favre was a douche. Montana was shipped off but his replacement, Young, was a vet and they still had Rice and a good team.

Now they literally fired Manning to make way for Luck on 2 win team. I hope for Luck's sake the part of his head that holds his confidence is like Ft. Knox, cause that's a lot of pressure.

I def don't agree with him about Luck, don't understand what he sees..it's what hurts his argument imo

Personally, depending on the issue, I usually prefer to listen to the former coaches, GMs and front office types. Some of these former players can be good guys and somewhat intelligent, but sometimes they have some of that "meathead" thing going on. Heath seems o.k. Nothing special and he can actually be kind of annoying on NFLN. Hey, I hope he's right, but to say that Luck doesn't have the potential, skills or ceiling to be as good as Tannehill, then he's just high. I, obviously, hope Tannehill is the best out of the three, but now that Evans is in the media he sometimes is going to have to take certain controversial stances on certain issues to shine some light on himself and let him stand out a bit and get some attention. It's the game and the nature of the beast. Controversy sells. Again, I really hope he's right, but I'm not going to put too much stock into what he said.

Luck knows hes gone to the worst team in he NFL or he will do when he learns the ropes. Ok being projected as the "best" QB available but he cant play defense and Special Teams and he cant block or run the ball. Tannehill will have a more fluent and smoother ride into the starters seat.

Meh, Evans seems to be a blowhard on the NFL network. He's not a complete dummy but he comes off as the guy who just says outlandish stuff to get a reaction out of his cohorts.

Well, if our guy ends up being the best QB in this year's draft class, it's not like it'll be the first time it's happened. Will it happen? Only time will tell. But man, that would be awesome.

I can definitely see a scenario where it comes to fruition too. But, Luck would have to end up being the proverbial bust in all likelihood. As for Griffin, and I know this will raise some eyebrows, but I would've taken Tanny over him anyway.

It's definitely a bold prediction, but I will be just as happy if Tannehill ends up simply being a good QB that helps us win a SB or two. He doesn't have to be a HOF'er, or even the best QB in the class to do that. He just needs to be...good.

JMHO...

I see what he's saying about the physical prototype but then I have to wonder why he doesn't have Griffin above Tannehill.

Luck has great size, measurements, etc. They can all pretty much fit into the "prototype" imo.

Isnt it a little too early to crown a king.Maybe Heath has been watching Game of Thrones too much.:wink2:

Heath is right.

When he starts breaking Marino's records we know we have a keeper.:up:

Given how these things go, he's better off guessing or making statements like this than following convention

anything is possible :yes:
I agree it could work out that Tannehill is the better of the three over the long run.

I think Luck will be pretty good. I just can't stand seeing the guy smile. Dorkiest smile in the NFL.

Heath Evans is a pretty smart guy, spoke at my Church once when he was playing for the Pats so I didn't want to like him, but he seemed to know his football. Let's hope he knows his QB's too. Hey Marino wasn't taken until 23 in the 1st round, so a few GM's were lamenting THAT choice a year or so later I'll bet! :lol:

"KingMotion wrote:

He's not alone. Phil Simms was unimpressed with Luck as well. This is going to be an interesting next decade hopefully. I hope Evans is right.

Simms questioned his arm strength specifically, which in return would make me question what Simms is seeing on that angle.

It's nice to hear. I do hope that they develop Tannehill effectively and slowly. I think this team is a year away from being competitive and it will take a few more additions or some maturity of the rookies after this year before we are stronger. That's when I'd like to see Tannehill enter as the starter. I don't think there's a rush. Would be great to add a WR next year early (if necessary). The more knowledgeable Tannehill becomes, the smoother will be the transition. If the team is not strongly contending for the playoffs by the end of the year (last 3-4 games) put R.T. in for the last 2-3 games. Then, he would be ready to really compete next year. In this day and age, with so much complexity, I don't think there's a need to get a QB in there right away (unless he's a Cam Newton - who comes along once every ... ever!). But, Tannehill does have great size, athleticism and a good arm. It's an exciting time to be a fan but it's a speculative at this point. I really don't care how good the others are as long as R.T. pans out.

"Ohio Fanatic wrote:

I think Luck will be pretty good. I just can't stand seeing the guy smile. Dorkiest smile in the NFL.

He's voice too, so goofy

I don't really care if he's third best of the 3 if they all turn out well, it's not like we passed on them for him.

What I care about is if he's good enough to win just as many games on OUR team as they win on theirs. You don't have to be the absolute best to win a super bowl, I just want him to be very good.

I love how all of a sudden some posters are seeing faults in Luck like his smile or his voice. There is also some question concerning his arm strength. All I know is I would trade two Tannehill's for one Luck. I think Luck will turn out to be a true franchise QB, while Tannehill will probably just be another in a long line of QB's who will be very average in the NFL.

"jw3102 wrote:

I love how all of a sudden some posters are seeing faults in Luck like his smile or his voice. There is also some question concerning his arm strength. All I know is I would trade two Tannehill's for one Luck. I think Luck will turn out to be a true franchise QB, while Tannehill will probably just be another in a long line of QB's who will be very average in the NFL.

But..but..but I thought you loved Tannehill??????????!!!!?!?!?!??!?!?!??!!!!!

At least you're still in Ireland's corner....right?