So just in case you weren't aware for the first time in the NFL 5, that's right count'em 5 rookie quarterbacks started in Week 1. I mean is it is kind of impressive right? Or is it bad and kind of ridiculous, should these 5 rookies actually be starting for their respected teams? Let's take a look how they actually made out today and whether or not they should actually be starting. The first overall pick in the draft Andrew Luck, Luck is the next coming of Petyon Manning according to most scouts and NFL insiders. And while both had the same results in their first NFL start, they also had some similar stats. Manning in his career opener against the Dolphins threw for 302yds, 1td and 3 picks; Luck threw for 309yds, 1 td and 3 picks. Not bad for the kid out of Stanford, following almost exactly in Manning shoes and apparently he even has a grip of the offense like Manning did. Luck has a big arm and is very intelligent and will be fine. Next up was Bob Griffin, Bob played incredible in his debut. He threw for 320yds 2tds and unlike all the other rookies I am going to mention he didn't turn the ball over. He was also able to scramble for 42yds and was very accurate slinging the football against the Saints. Bob has no one to be compared to unless you want call him the Ryan Leaf of this draft, but I don't really think that's fair. Bob has a lot more talent than Leaf and is way more athletic and accurate as a passer. The kid looked sharp today. I'm going to follow up Bob's stellar performance with Brandon Weeden. I feel bad doing it because man he looked bad. I got to see the whole game being an Eagles fan and all (I know the Birds looked bad against a terrible team but I'll save that for a later blog). The only passes Weeden looked like he can make were slants and screen passes, other than that he didn't look very good throwing the deep ball and was picked off 4 times and only threw for 118. He didn't look very accurate in general and there was one more thing I was thinking about with him........give me a minute........oh right he is a 28 year old rookie. This was tried before, ask the Carolina Panthers what it was like drafting Chris Weinke and how much that set them back. Good luck Cleveland you are going to need it. To warp up the 1 'o'clock rookie starts was Ryan Tannehill, Ryan started for the Miami Dolphins, starting to see a trend here with bad teams forcing a couple mediocre rookie quarterbacks to start. Tannehill was an improvement over Weeden throwing for 219yds 0 tds and only 3 picks. I'll be honest I think Tannehill has some talent and can be a decent starter in the league but he got a late start and if I was the Fins I would have given Matt Moore the teams offensive MVP last year the start and waited a couple weeks, maybe even the season allowing him to grow. Ryan has a pretty strong arm and can move in the and out of the pocket. The final start for the rookies qbs was Russell Wilson. First thing I am going to say about Russell Wilson is if the kid was 6'2 or taller, he's a first round pick, lock it up. He would have never made it to the third round, not a chance. He has a ton a talent but is just short, he had a decent Sunday throwing for only 153yds, 1td and 1 pick. He is athletic, not Bob athletic but can run the ball if he needs to. Something that really stood out to me was the that Wilson beat out and earned his job over Matt Flynn. Flynn is a 26 million dollar backup that the Seahawks brought in during this past offseason to be there starting qb, but it didn't work out that way. On this history making Sunday the only qb to actually get a win was Bob and his Redskins, Wilson had a chance to beat the Cardinals but fell short. The other three didn't really have a chance, I guess you could say Weeden did, but he was by no reason why they were in that game or had a chance. I feel like four out these 5 quarterbacks have a chance to have pretty good careers in the NFL, with Bob and Luck excelling. Weeden is the next Chris Weinke mark my words, and I think Wilson and Tannehill will be pretty solid starters. As always this is just my view, what do I know or maybe I know a lot because I would never had drafted Weinke or Weeden. Only time will tell but feel free to let me know your thoughts on this rookie class.
-Brett D
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