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“NFL DRAFT-QB DERBY”

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Quarterbacks have historically dominated the NFL draft, for many years, but not this year.

A strange year, with only one star QB at the top of the draft board, and a draft board dominated by defense…defense…defense.

In fact if you look at the most-trusted NFL mock drafts, there could be 18-defensive players taken in the opening round.  Add in 6-offensive lineman, it means 24-of-32 first round picks, will likely be non-skill players.

It’s not as if teams don’t need QBs.

The Giants are in the vortex of QB issues year after year, and they are renting Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston.

Cleveland has gone thru 40-QBs since 1999 and is searching for anything to replace the oft-injured Deshaun Watson.

Pittsburgh has never replaced Ben Roethlisberger from years ago.

Minnesota does not have a veteran QB on the roster, with rookie JJ McCarthy coming off a year long knee rehab.

Aaron Rodgers, with age and attitude being an issue, is unsigned, or maybe unwanted.

Kirk Cousins has a huge Atlanta contract that nobody wants to inherit, despite a career of big passing statistics.

Here are the top QBs to keep an eye on come Thursday into Friday’s first two rounds:

CAM WARD…Miami Hurricanes-Washington State Cougars..has grown immensely as a QB, thrower, athlete and leader.

SHEDEUR SANDERS..Tremendous stats as a 4-year starter at Colorado and Jackson State, and yet has fallen on draft boards.  Questions about his arm strength, attitude, ability to read defenses are everywhere.

JAXSON DART…A starter for 3-years at Ole Miss, has gotten better and better in his workouts and meetings.  Might be a QB for the future which means he is a late first round pick or into second round, but they think he has upside to be explored.

JALEN MILROE…Has rebuilt his reputation since a poor finish to the Alabama season last year…Tremendous upside to the fact many people think he has the athletic abilities of Lamar Jackson or Anthony Richardson.  Might be the first QB taken at the top of the 2nd round.

TYLER SHOUGH…Carried Louisville and has made alot of visits.  Might be a physical specimen like Roethlisberger.  Alot of people seem to have alot of interest about his growth potential.

KYLE MC CORD…Ex Ohio Stater who lit up scoreboards and stat sheets at Syracuse is his lone year starting for the Orange.  History will write lots of TDs-lots of interceptions.

WILL HOWARD…Saw him play great at Ohio State surrounded by superb talent, but many saw his awful workout at the Combine in Indy.  Manages games and offenses more than wins games on raw skill.  Who knows if he is a 3rd rounder or later.  Who knows if there is a real NFL guy inside that body, or just another guy?

Thursday-Friday-going to be interesting.
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