2010 Draft: Quarterbacks

The first position I am going to elaborate on is by far the most popular position in the game, I'm of course talking about the Quarterback. Other bloggers and sports writers have said that this year is a relatively weak draft when it comes to the QB position. Despite this, however, there are still some good players that are sure to benefit the teams that pick them. These are the top 5:

1. Sam Bradford - Oklahoma
Sam Bradford is on most people's list as the number 1 quarterback coming out of the 2010 draft, and mine is no different. He had a couple shoulder injuries last season. As a result he only played 3 games, two of which he was injured in. Bradford decided to go through a shoulder surgery and it was a success so it looks like he's back to 100%, or atleast somewhere near there.

In the two years before his injury (2007 and 2008) he threw for 7,481 yards with 86 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. His passer rating was 176.52 in 07 and 180.84 in 08.

It is clear that Bradford can play at the quarterback position. The only thing that would have made it easier to place him at the #1 spot is his questionable physical condition. I believe he will either be picked up by the Redskins with the 4th overall pick, or possibly by Buffalo with the 9th.


2. Jimmy Clausen - Notre Dame
In my opinion, Jimmy Clausen is the second best pick in this years draft. He, like Bradford, is also entering the NFL draft after his junior season in college. Clausen may not have the incredible numbers that Sam Bradford pulled off in '07 and '08 (probably due to the offensive scheme), but he is still an extremely solid QB.

In his 3 years at Notre Dame, Clausen threw for 8,148 yards and 60 TD's. He had a relatively rough time getting picked off in 08 with 17 interceptions and 25 touchdowns. In 09, however, he threw 28 touchdowns and only threw 4 picks.

Clausen and Bradford are generally chosen as the 1st and 2nd quarterbacks to get picked up this season. The only thing that really gives Clausen an edge over Sam Bradford is the fact that Bradford was injured for most of last year. I would say Clausen gets picked up by maybe seattle, probably Buffalo. There's also a possibility he'd get picked up by the skins if they trade down with another of the top 10 pick teams.

3. Colt McCoy - Texas
Colt McCoy is the perfect QB to have behind the spread offense. Ben Spicer from BleacherReport.com explains the spread offense:

"A spread offense usually consists of the quarterback coming from the shotgun formation, with four or five-wide-receiver sets, if it's being ran correctly. The objective of the spread offense is to spread the length of the football field horizontally and to distribute the ball to the wide receivers via the flats or by way of a screen pass."

Although the spread offense right now is mainly just used in College football, there are several NFL teams who have adopted this scheme. Colt McCoy has proven to have success with it, having thrown for over 13,000 yards and 112 touchdowns in his 4 years. I have a feeling (though it may be biased) that the Broncos will pick up McCoy in the 2nd, possibly trading up.

4. Tim Tebow - Florida
Tim Tebow has been heralded as the greatest college football quarterback of all time. Unfortunately, however, his style of play doesn't seem to quite translate to NFL Quarterback. Because of his enormous success in College, there is no way he isn't getting picked up before the 3rd round is up. Jacksonville seems to be interested, and adding Tebow would surely fix their problem of not being able to sell tickets. Besides Jacksonville, Tebow may be picked up by several others as a "wildcat" type quarterback in the 2nd or 3rd round.

5. Tony Pike - Cincinnati

I feel that the 5th best QB coming into the draft is Cincinnati's Tony Pike. In his 3 years in college he had 5,018 yards and 49 touchdowns. This low number is mostly due to an almost non-existent rookie season where he threw just 20 passes. In 2008 and 2009 Tony Pike has proven to be a pretty good Quarterback, with passer ratings over 130 in both years. He led Cincinnati in an undefeated season in 2009 only to be defeated by Florida in the Sugar Bowl. I predict him to be a 2nd-3rd rounder as well.