Could Terrelle Pryor be Philly Bound

The City of “brotherly” love. Illadelph-al-pennsy, black QB residency?

Shout out to black thought, the roots and the home of the black QB.

From Randall Cunningham (1985-1995)

To Donovan McNabb (1999-2009)

To Michael Vick (2009-Present)

To Terrelle Pryor (Future and Beyond)???

22 years and counting.

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The most VALUE-ABLE player in the NFL Draft

At the top of the draft, besides considering the ability of the player chosen, a team MUST consider what kind of value they can get out of their chosen player. When you pick early in the draft, you're committing to a considerable financial investment. Such being the case, you want to recoup on your investment as quickly as possible.

A star college player sells more tickets and builds hope within your community of fans. If you choose a lesser known player fans are less likely to be motivated to buy into that player until he proves himself.

The reality of drafting in football is that there's a tremendous amount of risk involved in selecting any player. You pay your coaches to develop any talent selected and the risk of injury exist at every position in football.

There's a current discussion about what the Carolina Panthers should do with the number one pick in the upcoming NFL draft. There may be players with equal or greater ability to Cameron Newton but I would argue there is not a single player more valuable than the most recent Heisman trophy winner.

Marcell Dareus, Patrick Peterson, Nick Fairly and Blaine Gabbert should all be considered by the Panthers but at the end of the day Cam Newton is the most viable option. The Panthers are a team that just hired Ron Rivera as their new head coach, he's demonstrated a proficiency to orchestrate successful defenses. The Panthers have the requisite talent in place and have demonstrated the ability to play good defense, I would expect a continuation of this prowess with the current talent in the fold. The Panthers are a better defensive team than they are offensive and therefore need significant improvement on the offensive side of the ball. This negates the need for a Dareus, Peterson or Fairly with all due respect to their abilities. (I think Fairly is the best of the three but also the riskiest selection).

The debate boils down to Newton and Gabbert in my opinion even though Peterson would be a tremendous asset against the high powered offenses in New Orleans and Atlanta. The Panthers posses a solid offensive line and a clock controlling running game, these are great assets to have when developing a young QB. What separates Newton from Gabbert is his ability to assist that line and running game with his legs, more so he aids the young WR's in Carolina.

Steve Smith is still one of the best WR's in the NFL can you imagine having to cover him for a second or two more when Newton buys time with his legs? An inaccurate passer, like Vince Young or Mike Vick or Donavan McNabb, is much improved on the run because he buys time for his WR's to separate. (That separation grows the window for said QB to throw into) The risk of injury is increased when those QB's scramble and head up field BUT if in truth Cam Newton is more like Big Ben Roethlisburger than those other three he can be taught to scramble to find the open receiver instead of scrambling to gain yards. This is something that can be taught and coached.

The Panthers have an opportunity to play offense similar to the Pittsburgh Steelers if they select Newton. They'll posses a dominant running game (that keeps the Saints and Falcons off the field) that allows their defense time to recover from all the attacking Ron Rivera likes to do. Ron is about getting rushers to the QB, he's done it in Chicago and San Diego (his last two stops).

Cam Newton is a much more accurate passer coming out of college than Vince Young, Mike Vick and Donovan McNabb were and he'll be playing with much better WRs than either of them started their careers with considering Steve Smith is still a top tier WR. There is a formula for success in the NFL with a QB possessing the ability to maneuver outside the pocket; Big Ben Roethlisburger is the example. When you top that off with the marketability of a Heisman trophy winner playing in the same region where he played his college ball, I believe you have to take Cam Newton with the first pick overall if you're the Carolina Panthers.

The Colt McCoy

Texas Heisman hopeful Colt McCoy told stories about coming from a small ranching town (population 714) where he often had to drive 30 to 40 miles to "scoop up my friends" to throw to. McCoy stressed how vital preparation is for becoming a great quarterback, about how he never watches film without a pen and his notebook, and about how when he was a redshirt, he stuck to Vince Young's hip whenever the UT great was watching film and said, "Just talk and say whatever you're thinkin'" as Young observed different blitzes and coverages on tape. McCoy also explained how before every practice, he will go over to either Mack Brown or Greg Davis, UT's offensive coordinator, and ask specifically, "What can I do to get better today?"

This information is from Bruce Feldmans Blog on ESPN INSIDER

Notre Dame National Champs?

I'm all about making bold predictions. I called Florida to take it all in college football last season and I'm at it again. The Golden Dome will return to prominence. (Barring injury)

My forecast calls for a third year QB to take hold of an extremely talented offense and score points to rival the likes of Texas, Florida and Oklahoma. National Championships in College football start with offense. Jimmy Clausen, the appropriately named Golden Tate and Michale Floyd will be the most productive trio in the country on the passing front. They're solid at TE and RB with a veteran Offensive Line leading the way. The Defense is young BUT defenses always come around faster than offenses do. Jon Tenuta has had some success with coaching defenses in the past.

The deciding factor and the trick up my sleeve is Notre Dames schedule. There's no such thing as a cake walk but playing USC at home, a team led by an inexperienced QB, is a tremendous advantage. Notre Dame will return to Glory.

BCS Debate, eventual Champion

My first formal prediction, I started out the college football season with a statement to good friends of mine in a Las Vegas hotel room, "Florida is the best team in the country and they will play USC or Oklahoma in the championship game."

If you haven't taken note of the fact that Urban Meyer has operated on a two year cycle since leaving Bowling Green then you don't really pay attention to college football. (Utah-2004, Florida-2006)

Florida has beating every single opponent, from former #1 Georgia to the third ranked defense in the country possessed by South Carolina, by a minimum of 28 points since its loss to Ole Miss. (Ole Miss beat LSU in the swamp, at night)

I think I've made it clear that my eventual National Champion will be the Florida Gators. They have the fastest team in all of college football. Percy Harvin and Co. not only beat you with speed but they're quick to boot AND the knockout punch is that they spread you out.

Penn St. lost on the road to Iowa, USC lost on the road to Oregon St, Texas lost on the road to Tx Tech, Florida lost at home to Ole Miss and Oklahoma lost to Texas on a neutral field.

Alabama is undefeated and likely to play Florida in the SEC championship game. Considering Bamas' relatively light load, I don't think they're prepared to match the speed they'll see in that game. The winner of this game is worthy of one spot in the BCS championship game (There's your semifinal playoff).

The challenger is less readily identifiable, but it's likely to be Oklahoma or USC. If Oklahoma beats Oklahoma St. on the road they will EARN their shot in the Big 12 championship game, likely against Missouri, and all could possibly be decided on the field. If Oklahoma were to lose it is likely that Texas replaces them in the BIG 12 Chip game and gets a chance to get'er done.

If either team loses to Missouri in the BIG 12 "play in" game, then USC and Penn St are left to duke it out for their right to be the challenger. Penn St. beat Oregon St, who beat USC, but lost unfortunately to a four loss Iowa team; which grants USC the right to the championship game, assuming Oregon St. loses to Oregon before it's all said and done. (Got to win your conference to get in the big game)

My PREDICTION: Florida plays Oklahoma for all the marbles in a very exciting BCS National Championship game. I'll give you a score a couple of weeks before game day.

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