Prediction Time! Rookie QBs

Omid (Jack in Red):

Robert Griffin The Third, the savior of the Redskins, the best player in college football last season (as voted by some people) and a rookie starting QB in the NFL this season. RG3 can be a great quarterback in the league...but not without some changes to his playing style, patience from Redskins fans, the media and the organization, and injury free seasons. Here's what I expect from him this season:

Lets kick off the bashing with his playing style. RG3 is a running QB and that doesn't work in the NFL. He needs to be able to sit in the pocket and make throws to be successful and the only way he can do this is with time and good direction from his coaching staff.

The coaching staff needs to be patient and provide him with a solid defense (check), good receivers (not yet) and a good O-Line (not yet, as seen by the game against the Bears on the 18th) if they want him to become a better pocket-QB. To make things worse he plays in a talented and very competitive division with the likes of Tony Romo, Michael Vick and Eli Manning as the QB's for their respective teams.

Jack agrees mostly, but since the Redskins secondary is so bad, expects RG3 to be let loose on a few occasions. Plus he is a better passer than Vick was at this age.

Stat predictions : 3200 yds, 15 Tds, 18 Int with the Redskins going 4-12. (3000 yds, 20 td, 12 int, 7-9)

Brandon Weeden, second round draft pick by the New York Yankees in 2002. How do you beat that? You go in the 1st round to the Cleveland Browns in 2012 and end up being the oldest 1st round draft pick ever. How do you beat that? You end up being named the starter ahead of Colt McCoy. Well that last one might be a stretch but either way Brandon Weeden is a starting rookie Quarterback this season.

The Cleveland Browns are providing nothing to help Weeden develop as a rookie QB. He has no receivers, his RB is hurt (Trent Richardson, the standout from 'Bama), the O-line is just there and they have to play against the defenses of Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Cincinnati a combined 6 games. If that's not bad enough he also doesn't have a defense that will keep him in games that often.Time to move on to Mr.Weeden himself.

I watched him play in the Fiesta Bowl and boy can this kid throw. He likes sitting in the pocket which is needed to be successful in the NFL. He knows what it's like to play with a good/great WR (Justin Blackmon was his teammate at Oklahoma State) which certainly helps and most importantly he doesn't get rattled. He is older and more mature then all other rookie QB's and that will help him in the tough situation that he has ended up in. The projections are mostly based on the Browns and my expectation that Weeden will not start more than 10 games.

Good: Weeden has one of the best tackles in the game in Joe Thomas to protect his blind side.

Bad: He plays on the Browns, and he is as mobile as Peyton Manning (lol). I hope he has good health insurance because he'll probabily spend more time on the ground than standing up.

Stat predictions : 1900 yds, 8 Tds, 17 Int with the Browns going 2-14.(pretty much, I'll add a few games missed due to injury)

Jack (Omid in Red):

Andrew Luck. What more can be said about this kid? He is the real deal. The most hyped QB prospect since John Elway, Luck dominated the PAC 10/12 his last two seasons at Stanford, being a finalist for the Heisman each of his last two years. Luck easily would of been the #1 overall pick last year but he decided to return to college to hangout with some fine Californian girls (can't fault him for that). After another spectacular season, the Colts wasted no time in naming him their first overall pick.

I am a huge Redskins fan and I love RG3, but I would trade RG3 in a heartbeat for Andrew Luck. Heck, I'd throw in another player just to sweeten the deal. Luck is special, he has the field awareness of Peyton Manning, the arm of Michael Vick and the athleticism of Cam Newton. Luck put up the exact same 40 time as Cam at the combine, and is miles ahead of Cam in terms of football IQ and mindset. I hate to repeat myself, but this kid is special, so damn special. Just look at his arm strength....

Unfortunatly for Luck, the Colts are a mess, and you don't win football games alone. Colts have a few good players returning, Reggie Wayne, Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis. But Luck will not have enough help for this team to be competitive. I can't see this team winning more than 6 games due to the fact that the supporting cast is awful. Luck is a special special player, the intensity and the effort he plays with is phenomenal, the Colts will be great, just not this year.

Any QB that puts in this amount of effort will be beloved.

I'm a huge Colts fan and would love nothing more than to see Andrew Luck follow in Peyton's footsteps. He works hard, is a smart guy (Stanford Graduate), great athlete and very confident. The only downfall might be the Colts not being use to having a real offensive coordinator. (Omid)

Stats Prediction: 3300 yds, 21 tds, 10 ints, 6-10.

Omid: (3000 yds, 20 Tds, 16 Ints 5-11)

Finally, Ryan Tannehill.

The starting QB for the Miami Dolphins this year will be Ryan Tannehill, drafted 8th overall out of Texas A & M. Tannehill was recruited to the Aggies as a QB, however after redshirting a year, he lost the battle for the starting QB job in his first three seasons. Tannehill played receiver (very well) in his first 2.5 years of college. Aftering being made the starter for the Aggies in game 7 of his junior year, he never looked back.

The Dolphins are now handing the keys of the franchise to a player that has started 1.5 years as a QB - a scary thought. Although equally as scary is the thought of starting Matt Moore, so I guess the Dolphins have nothing to lose. There are a lot of holes on this Dolphins team, and they are punting wins this year to give Ryan Tannehill playing time and growth opportunity. As long as the city is patient with him and let him develop, Tannehill has the size and ability to be a fine QB in the league. At least Miami fans can take solice in the fact that this lady will be in the stands day in and day out.

Stats Prediction: 2000 yds, 14 tds, 21 ints, 4-12.

Omid Predictions: 2200 Yds, 11 Tds, 19 ints, 3-13