If you were an NFL GM, which quarterback would you take in the draft, Matt Leinhart or Vince Young, and why?
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Matt Leinart--he is more ready to be an NFL quarterback, based on his work ethic, smarts, and ability to read defenses.  \n\nWhy not to take Vince Young:\n1) mechanics are terrible\n2) shotgun QB--offenses in the NFL don't do this, Alex Smith was the latest shotgun QB to come out, and look how he's doing.  i want to see him take 3 and 4 step drops and consistently hit guys on 15 -20 yard outs.\n3) his athleticism hurts him--he tries to be like michael vick, but he's not NEARLY the athlete vick is.  he won't be able to run in the NFL like he did in college.  his coach in college, Mack Brown, said "he does better when we stop coaching him and let his athleticism take over".  bad news if you're an NFL coach looking to teach a young guy the basics of the NFL game.\n4) he's a coward--he is the QB with the most skepticism about him in the draft, and he refused to work out at the combine.  rather he held his own workout, at his own field, with his own receivers.  that's not a good sign for me if i'm a scout looking to see VY compared to everyone else in the draft\n5) he's a dunce--scoring a 6 and a 16 on the Wonderlic exam.  i realize intelligence isn't everything, but it is the way the game is shifting.  look at the QB's to make the playoffs last season: Manning, Palmer, Brady, Roethlisberger, Leftwich, Plummer, Hasselbeck, Delhomme, Simms, Brunell, Manning, Grossman.  All intelligent, drop-back passers.  VY's type of QB is not a winning type in the league.\n\nFor all of those reasons, you almost have to choose AGAINST Vince rather than choose FOR someone else.  \n\nand for all the Young-lovers, get over the Rose Bowl performance (against a swiss cheese USC D), and accept that he will STRUGGLE in the NFL.  this is big boy football now...
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Vince Young's athletic ability and unusual throwing motion will make the difference for the team that picks him. He is too good to pass up.
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Vince Young. Period. Remember the USC/Notre Dame game? Leinart was so used up that I really don't think he can handle the pounding fro the pros. He's had some good players around him is all. I truely believe he is another Ryan Leaf.
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reggie bush of matt leinhart\ni'm a USC Trojan fan so you can see why i think they'll be the #1 pick in the draft.
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Vince Young rocks. He is the best player in the draft and desrved to win the Heisman. He's gonna lead Tennessee to the Superbowl in a few years just like he led the Longhorns to the Rose Bowl.
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The game will go into overtime and the USC Trojans will be victorious by 7 points due to a VInce Young interception when he is forced to throw the ball into the endzone on 4th and 7. Reggie Bush will go on to play for the Houston Texans and Matt Leinhart will become the 6th member of "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy".
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i do when vince young was a kid his favorite team was the houston oilers who are now the titans so he will like that. another reason is that the texans will pick bush the saints don't need a qb the jets might get young or lienert but they definetly need a qb because all they have rite now is chad pennington who gets hurt every game.
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I'm going to say yes.\n\nI'm guessing Vince Young will score a touchdown with less than a minute to win the game.
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Obvious/ easy choice would be Payton Manning.... But I think it's Micheal Vick -put him in a west coast offense with a better line and watch the magic.... Just a thought...Peace........
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EASY!!!!! with the "Greatest QB in CFB history! Vince Young was a better runner, but I think Troy Smith is a better passer and maybe even more poised. Smith is more NFL ready, but if you are talking college, then your'e right - Smith needs to win a title.\n\nI don't put too much stock in the Rose Bowl game. USC did give up like 50 pts to Fresno State, and their defense really couldn't stop anybody last year.
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Young is a good building block much like Peyton Manning and Carson Palmer but...a QB can't do it all...They need to shore up their 'D' and look at getting better protection for Chris Brown
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Matt Leinart.\n\nThey already benched Aaron Brooks towards the end of the year so they're probably looking for a quarterback. Leinart would be the best one out there.\n\nUSC players will go 1-2. Reggie Bush to Houston followed by Leinart to New Orleans.
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Vince Young, if he chooses to go in the draft this year.  Solely based upon his unreal stats this year AND his supernatural performance against USC in the Rose Bowl, this guy's jumpin' off the board at pick number 1!
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Reggie Bush, there's no doubt in my mind that he'll be a better pro. Vince Young is all hype, and doesn't have the proper delivery for a pro QB...that will need to be corrected. Bush reminds me an awful lot of Marshall Faulk (Rams), and I think he'll have just as successful a career. If Houston passes on him with the first pick, they'll be making a terrible mistake.
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They'd be dumb not to draft Reggie Bush. They just signed Carr to a big contract so there's not need for Vince Young. Yes, they have Domanik Davis but lots of NFL teams have two good backs these days. Look at Dever (Tatum Bell and Mike Anderson) and Kansas City (Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson). Reggie Bush is going to be a great running back and the Texans can't afford to pass up on him.
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I agree with you 100%!  Vince Young is the most overrated QB going into the draft.  I am not a USC fan, nor a Texas fan, however watching both of these QB's play over the course of the season, Matt Leinart is by far the better QB!  He runs a very uniqe and NFL like system at USC, which will better prepare him for the NFL then Young's "oh, nobody is open so ill run the ball," style offense.  He has a horrible release and is too "me" orriented.  Leinart can read defenses, pick up blitz packages and audible calls when needed.  He knows the hot routes and where his receivers will be all the time.  Also, he has the mechanics.  \n\nThe only reason Vince Young has so much hype over him going into the draft, is because they did beat USC in the Rose Bowl.  (although USC played like crap!)  If I were a GM in need for a QB, 1st choice would be Leinart, 2nd Cutler and Kellen Clemens from Oregon over Young!  Thats not a stab at Clemens, hes amazing!  He just got screwed over by getting injured half way through the season.  I also think he would make a better QB over Young.  \n\nYoung will be a bust, just wait and see!
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The draft gurus for each team should pick the player that will be the best asset to the team.  If, for example, the Indianapolis Colts had the first pick in this year's recent draft, they would have been foolish to pick up Vince Young or Matt Leinart, since they already have their starting QB in Peyton Manning.  The Houston Texans evaluated what they were lacking and decided that a big playmaker on Defense would help them out the most.  That is why they went with Mario Williams.  He may not be a better player than Leinart, Young, or Reggie Bush, but he was what was needed.  Clearly, you don't just draft the best players out there, but specifically which ones will fill the needs in your team's Depth Chart.\n\nFantasy drafts are the same way.  There may be some great QBs or RBs still on the boards, but you need to fill all of your positions so that you can have a starting lineup.\n\nYour comment about prestige and bonus money is valid, but the team owners and GMs should look to what is good for the team as a whole, not for the benefit for one up and coming prospect.