🏈 David Pollack said new Georgia quarterback Jamie Newman could be a first-round pick next year.

[Max]

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

They said the same about Fromm a few years ago.

 

[TerryP]

They said the same about Fromm a few years ago. last week.

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

Anybody who thought Fromm was first round after the combine was blind. Really after years of tape but the combine flat should have stopped that talk.

 

[Tidestalker]

I just watched Joe Burrow go from an afterthought to the first overall pick. So saying ANY QB could be a first round pick next year is basically in the realm of possibilities....

 

[50+yeartidefan]

I just watched Joe Burrow go from an afterthought to the first overall pick. So saying ANY QB could be a first round pick next year is basically in the realm of possibilities....

That was amazing in what joe accomplished.....
But it is the exception rather than the rule....
But....in the realm of possibility...... i guess for any player.....

 

[sean]

in reality, ANY player can be a first-round pick. if they have an absolutely outstanding senior/junior season, then they might be looked at as the best at their position for that season and be highly sought-after. but the only thing that is absolute about that is it's a possibility. there's no guarantee....it's only possible. and no matter how possible it is, it's the probability that needs to be looked at.

sure he looks good, now. but how will he look when the bodies start hitting and pads start popping? full speed in practice is WAY different than game speed. he may very well be good...even great. he may very well go down as the best quarterback to come out of uga and break all the records there. but will there anybody better? maybe.

good in high school doesn't guarantee good in college
good in college doesn't guarantee good in the pros

bret favre was a pretty decent college qb that nobody really looked at when he played for southern miss. but the day he lit up the TIDE sure opened some eyes. and then he goes on to have a great career in the pros. and the same could probably be said about tom brady. he wasn't really looked at as all that good in college. sure he had some solid games, but he didn't stand out as the best. even in the pros, he was behind a pretty decent qbk...until that guy got injured. after that, he accomplished a lot more than probably any other qb.

the florida qb from the '92 team, shane matthews, spent 14 years in the nfl. he was regarded as one of the best in college (certainly in the SEC) at that time. but when he got to the nfl, he spent almost his entire career as either the backup or the 3rd string qb. he did start a few games for a couple teams, but was never the same qb that he was in college. still, 14 years is a helluva career in the pros. and i'm sure he made a decent amount of money while not doing a while lot.


so being good/great in college doesn't necessarily equate to being good/great in the pros. also, being mediocre in college doesn't mean you won't be one of the best ever in the pros.

 

[mando]

the day he lit up the TIDE sure opened some eyes.

No doubt he did for me. I watched in live and in person. It was not a good day for the good guys.

 

[rick4bama]

He try to be fair, but it shown when he talk about Bama!