Shanemansj13
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No, he's not.
If I had to compare him to someone it would be either Vick or Vince Young.
Big Ben doesn't have speed, what's he got is durability (which Johnny may not have) and escapeablility. Johnny has that last one.
I don't think that he can play in this league for very long with his style. I don't think he can take the pounding like Ben Ben.
Moreover, he seems to me to be a loud mouthed shit that is all about JM.
He has no humility. Matt Lienart came in with that same 'Big man on campus" attitude and look where it got him. And didn't he win the Heismann trophy, too?
There's no way....no way...I hand this kid the keys to my offense.
IMHO he's not a first round pick, he's a 3rd round pick that someone is going to get suckered into using a #1 pick on. He should be viewed as a 'project' player, not a starter in his rookie year.
As for Big Ben....he was carried by an outstanding defense and ground game his first few seasons. If he had to rely on just him to make plays, he wouldn't have made it. Those things came in time - but he was mature enough to keep his mouth shut and not be arrogant. I don't know that JM will do the same. Whatever team is unlucky enough to get him, he's going to demand the offense be about him.
No, you are missing the point. He doesn't run to run, he ran bc he had to, to win. It has nothing to do with how fast he is. Vick or Young do not have the accuracy JF has shown. He is good at pulling plays out of his ass and finding a way out of the rush. Good at throwing on the run as well like Ben. Escapability, but still looking to pass, and I think he will do it more in the NFL and run less.
And Ben isn't that type of player to talk, he doesn't talk much. Like I said JF will mature and it could take some time.
As far as him being legit or a top pick, I wouldn't take him that high. I think he is a project player like you said.
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