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05-01-2008, 04:12 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-01-2008, 04:18 AM by cardinalfan27.)
Consistent. It's the one thing I can't say about any of the top QBs in the draft.
Matt Ryan has an amazing game, then throws 3 interceptions. Andre Woodsen has technique problems, which results in erratic accuracy.
Henne, he just has good days and bad days.
Erik Ainge personally won some big games at Tennessee - he also personally caused some of their biggest losses. John David Booty, a solid all-around player, but has lapses in concentration when all his technique, accuracy and judgment temporarily go to heck.
Colt Brennan - 12 regular season wins, but what happened in those overtime games against San Jose State and La Tech?
None of these guys went out every single week and turned in a solid weekly performance.
Except for Brian Brohm.
Brohm was throwing the same passes, making the same right decisions, putting up the same numbers, the same completion percentages, every game, every week, win or lose.
The only top QB of the draft without a winning record, but he played like a winner. He played like he was supposed to - kept doing his job to the bitter end.
And often, the end was very bitter.
He could have gotten emotional. He could have given up. His team was wracked with injuries. His defense couldn't stop anything. He was playing with 3rd, 4th-stringers. His receivers made more drops than catches. The fans emptied from the stadium. The coach was losing it on the sidelines.
But he still played. And he played like a winner. 8th in the nation in passing efficiency. 4th best passing offense.
You know he was the only QB in the top 18 passers that didn't go to a bowl last season?
Two different coaches, one who departed without a word of goodbye - the other came in and shook the organization like a hurricane.
Three separate offenses. A power running offense with Michael Bush in 2005. A pro passing offense without Bush in 2006. A college-type spread in 2007.
From rising stars, to Cinderella contender, to preseason championship finalist, to the bottom of the barrel.
He absorbed all of that and continued without a hitch.
People say he's not a leader, that he's not tough enough.
Last season, he got hit every down. He had seconds after the snap to throw or he'd be sacked. He was bruised and beaten. Probably hurt to get up sometimes. Probably hurt more to look at the scoreboard.
But every time, he got up, got his team up, and called the next play. He led Louisville back in some games. He beat Cincinnati. He almost beat UConn. He almost beat West Virginia. He did beat Rutgers.
He could have given up. His team did. His coach certainly did. But Brohm kept his guys together and kept them going out there and kept them doing what they needed to do.
Brohm did not lose games for Louisville. He gave them their only shot to win it.
By far the best quarterback in this draft. I wanted Brohm on my team, the Ravens - I felt he was the most ready to start, the quickest study, and the most potential. Instead, we get Flacco, the football cannon with the power arm that doesn't know how to read defenses worth a ****. And they want to start him right away.
And in the meantime, Brohm is buried in Green Bay.
Good luck, Brian Brohm - it might take some time, you might deal with some hardship. Maybe you won't even end up sticking around Wisconsin for long. But eventually, you'll be an NFL great.
Because when you've got guys who talk like winners (Flacco), act like winners (Henne), or are simply anointed winners (Ryan) -
Look for the man who plays as a winner.
Even when he's losing.
This was written by a Classy Rutgers fan... also a very big Big East fan. Just a testament that Rivals can get along
Matt Ryan has an amazing game, then throws 3 interceptions. Andre Woodsen has technique problems, which results in erratic accuracy.
Henne, he just has good days and bad days.
Erik Ainge personally won some big games at Tennessee - he also personally caused some of their biggest losses. John David Booty, a solid all-around player, but has lapses in concentration when all his technique, accuracy and judgment temporarily go to heck.
Colt Brennan - 12 regular season wins, but what happened in those overtime games against San Jose State and La Tech?
None of these guys went out every single week and turned in a solid weekly performance.
Except for Brian Brohm.
Brohm was throwing the same passes, making the same right decisions, putting up the same numbers, the same completion percentages, every game, every week, win or lose.
The only top QB of the draft without a winning record, but he played like a winner. He played like he was supposed to - kept doing his job to the bitter end.
And often, the end was very bitter.
He could have gotten emotional. He could have given up. His team was wracked with injuries. His defense couldn't stop anything. He was playing with 3rd, 4th-stringers. His receivers made more drops than catches. The fans emptied from the stadium. The coach was losing it on the sidelines.
But he still played. And he played like a winner. 8th in the nation in passing efficiency. 4th best passing offense.
You know he was the only QB in the top 18 passers that didn't go to a bowl last season?
Two different coaches, one who departed without a word of goodbye - the other came in and shook the organization like a hurricane.
Three separate offenses. A power running offense with Michael Bush in 2005. A pro passing offense without Bush in 2006. A college-type spread in 2007.
From rising stars, to Cinderella contender, to preseason championship finalist, to the bottom of the barrel.
He absorbed all of that and continued without a hitch.
People say he's not a leader, that he's not tough enough.
Last season, he got hit every down. He had seconds after the snap to throw or he'd be sacked. He was bruised and beaten. Probably hurt to get up sometimes. Probably hurt more to look at the scoreboard.
But every time, he got up, got his team up, and called the next play. He led Louisville back in some games. He beat Cincinnati. He almost beat UConn. He almost beat West Virginia. He did beat Rutgers.
He could have given up. His team did. His coach certainly did. But Brohm kept his guys together and kept them going out there and kept them doing what they needed to do.
Brohm did not lose games for Louisville. He gave them their only shot to win it.
By far the best quarterback in this draft. I wanted Brohm on my team, the Ravens - I felt he was the most ready to start, the quickest study, and the most potential. Instead, we get Flacco, the football cannon with the power arm that doesn't know how to read defenses worth a ****. And they want to start him right away.
And in the meantime, Brohm is buried in Green Bay.
Good luck, Brian Brohm - it might take some time, you might deal with some hardship. Maybe you won't even end up sticking around Wisconsin for long. But eventually, you'll be an NFL great.
Because when you've got guys who talk like winners (Flacco), act like winners (Henne), or are simply anointed winners (Ryan) -
Look for the man who plays as a winner.
Even when he's losing.
This was written by a Classy Rutgers fan... also a very big Big East fan. Just a testament that Rivals can get along
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05-01-2008, 09:22 AM
I agree with it. Brian Brohm never gave up. No matter how much he was down. He just kept trying to bring his team back. he will do good in the NFL, IMO.
05-03-2008, 12:55 PM
He is a class act, but a lack in arm strength was his big downfall in the draft. Not his win-loss record. He also played in what most scouts believe to be a "slower" league in the Big East. A little harder to adjust to NFL Speed than it would be for the exact same QB from the SEC, Big 12, ACC, or Pac 10. Brohm is a special player and will make a good pro. He is not the QB everyone thought he was in high school, but he could end up being the most successful QB from KY ever.
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