Where Do You Have E.J. Manuel Now?

shylo3716 · 03-05-2013, 03:31 PM

How do you like him after his Combine workouts?

Menardo75 · 03-05-2013, 03:58 PM

Probably near the end of the QB rankings right before Landry Jones. Too mechanical of a release, and can't adjust his motion. Can't make any of the throws consistently with accuracy unless everything goes right which rarely happens in the NFL.

raphael · 03-05-2013, 04:02 PM

Everyone hammers Manuel on accuracy, but I think his career % is right there with Sam Bradford. Better than Ponder on the same team. I think he was up around 67% for his career. Matt Stafford was under 60%.

DeepThreat · 03-05-2013, 04:04 PM

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Everyone hammers Manuel on accuracy, but I think his career % is right there with Sam Bradford. Better than Ponder on the same team. I think he was up around 67% for his career. Matt Stafford was under 60%.

Completion percentage does not at all equate to accuracy, especially at the college level.

I have Manuel behind Geno, Wilson, Dysert, Barkley and Glennon.

raphael · 03-05-2013, 04:14 PM

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Completion percentage does not at all equate to accuracy.

Accuracy IS competion percentage.

jrdrylie · 03-05-2013, 04:23 PM

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Accuracy IS competion percentage.

No it isn't. Tim Tebow completed two-thirds of his passes in college and is the most inaccurate QB in NFL history.

raphael · 03-05-2013, 04:26 PM

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No it isn't. Tim Tebow completed two-thirds of his passes in college and is the most inaccurate QB in NFL history.

So what makes him "the most inaccurate QB in NFL history"? The fact that he has a sub 50% COMPLETION RATE, perhaps? Can't have it both ways.

Monomach · 03-05-2013, 04:28 PM

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Accuracy IS competion percentage.

Black Bolt · 03-05-2013, 04:38 PM

He's the 2nd best QB in the draft to Geno Smith and I've said that before combine and the senior bowl (far more upside than Matt Barkley). I've seen him play at Bayside for years prior to going to the NFL. He was a member of the elite 11 along with Glennon, Luck, Jones, Jacory Harris, Sean Renfree, Dane Crist and Blaine Gabbert. I find it a little curious how so many people here claim they never heard of him.

Menardo75 · 03-05-2013, 04:04 PM

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Everyone hammers Manuel on accuracy, but I think his career % is right there with Sam Bradford. Better than Ponder on the same team. I think he was up around 67% for his career. Matt Stafford was under 60%.

And that's great, but the point is he can't adjust his throwing motion when he is on the run or when he gets pressure on him and throw accurately. You can get away with that in college, but you won't be able to in the NFL.

raphael · 03-05-2013, 04:18 PM

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And that's great, but the point is he can't adjust his throwing motion when he is on the run or when he gets pressure on him and throw accurately. You can get away with that in college, but you won't be able to in the NFL.

Well, I imagine that it would be tougher for him to do those things at the pro level, but he will also be older, better coached, more experienced, etc. It's the same game. No different than for anyone else. You can say that Smith won't be able to do the same things as a pro, or Barkley, or any one of them. They all will have to get quicker, smarter, and make adjustments.

Menardo75 · 03-05-2013, 04:27 PM

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Well, I imagine that it would be tougher for him to do those things at the pro level, but he will also be older, better coached, more experienced, etc. It's the same game. No different than for anyone else. You can say that Smith won't be able to do the same things as a pro, or Barkley, or any one of them. They all will have to get quicker, smarter, and make adjustments.

For me I guess it's just one of those things that he has been doing it for so long that I don't see someone having the patience for him or him even being able to naturally adjust his motion and adapt. And we haven't even covered that he has only been healthy for one full season in college.

Scott Wright · 03-05-2013, 04:23 PM

I am actually liking the Manuel option more and more as the process goes on.

After Smith and Barkley all of the quarterbacks in this class have big question marks. If I'm going to go out on a limb I'm not so sure I wouldn't rather just swing for the fences with Manuel.

raphael · 03-05-2013, 04:31 PM

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I am actually liking the Manuel option more and more as the process goes on.

After Smith and Barkley all of the quarterbacks in this class have big question marks. If I'm going to go out on a limb I'm not so sure I wouldn't rather just swing for the fences with Manuel.

I think the average starting QB salary is about double the average for the next highest paid position. E J only has to be "half as good", or "double the risk", to justify the same draft pick as a player from another position. Triple in some cases.

jrdrylie · 03-05-2013, 04:46 PM

Found some more

Black Bolt · 03-05-2013, 04:59 PM

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Found some more

LMAO! That's him.

Cigaro · 03-05-2013, 04:51 PM

Please God don't make this a Tebow thread.

To get back on topic, the one thing I do really like about Manuel is the fact that he has all of the tools you want in a quarterback. Prototypical size, arm, athleticism, seems to have a good head on his shoulder. He throws a beautiful ball, thanks in part to his great release. The only question is how that translates to actual play.

Ideally, I'd take him in the third, but realistically I see him going in the second.

SickwithIt1010 · 03-05-2013, 04:51 PM

EJ Manuel is nothing more than a project QB. This is the only year that he has stayed healthy during his time at FSU. People thought this was the guy who was going to set them over the top. Very robotic release, he hasn't had to throw any timing routes during his time at FSU....all of his throws are to stationary targets which I can still complete for **** sake. He is very mediocre and I would not touch him till the late 3rd or the 4th.

If someone takes him with the mindset that this guy is going to be the face of their franchise down the road they are going to be quite upset. This guy doesn't have the tools that "project" qb's like Kaepernick had...Kaepernick had elite tools to work with and landed on a team with a guy who has never failed in developing a QB.

thebow305 · 03-05-2013, 05:17 PM

Top 40 player. Won't get past Buffalo in the 2nd round. Wouldn't be surprised to see someone trade back into the first to take him.

BallerT1215 · 03-05-2013, 05:31 PM

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Top 40 player. Won't get past Buffalo in the 2nd round. Wouldn't be surprised to see someone trade back into the first to take him.

Thats right Hurricane fan...THAT...IS...RIGHT!

SolidGold · 03-05-2013, 05:59 PM

Manuel is a mid round QB who should be a solid number 2 in the league but much like Jason Campbell he will inexplicably be given more than a fair shot at proving he is more than mediocre and ultimately disappoint.

Black Bolt · 03-05-2013, 07:06 PM

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Manuel is a mid round QB who should be a solid number 2 in the league but much like Jason Campbell he will inexplicably be given more than a fair shot at proving he is more than mediocre and ultimately disappoint.

Wow. So the future is that clear to you? What team do you manage may I ask? Tell me, what was your prediction for Jake Locker. Honesty is the key.

raphael · 03-05-2013, 06:22 PM

E J finished his college career with the same completion % as Andrew Luck. Playing with less talent around him. He is bigger than Luck, faster than Luck, and has a better arm. Some team will roll the dice early in the draft.

BallerT1215 · 03-05-2013, 06:24 PM

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E J finished his college career with the same completion % as Andrew Luck. Playing with less talent around him. He is bigger than Luck, faster than Luck, and has a better arm. Some team will roll the dice early in the draft.

FSU has more talent than Stanford on offense.

What you can say is Manuel never had a consistent o-line while playing which would be correct.

Menardo75 · 03-05-2013, 06:27 PM

Manuel's release reminds me of Andre Woodson coming out. Throws a pretty ball when everything is going well, but too robotic to make adjustments which will lead to consistent accuracy issues in the pros.