Originally Posted by esoxx
To me, Young is the biggest boom or bust pick in this draft. Personally, at the top of the draft I wouldn't mind a pick where there is a huge upside (but of course risk) like Mario or Young present. It is the blue chip studs that MAKE A DIFFERENCE in this league and can take over games. Young has that type of potential. I personally would not mind if TT picks him. I don't think whether Favre comes back or not should matter either b/c Favre is playing on a short clock anyhow.
QB is a different animal than all the other positions. If there is a Franchise QB sitting there and you pass, you will rue the decision for years. Look at Detroit with Harrington. What was he, the #3 pick overall? B/c they had picked Joey that high they wanted to give him every chance and passed on a guy like Ben Rothlisberger. Same with the Ravens and Boller. How long have they been waiting on that guy?
No, at the end of the day you don't pass up potential Franchise QB's IF you think they can play in this league.
All I know is that Young devastated a jaugernaut team like USC, one with a former NFL coach and defensive mastermind at the helm. He was a one man wrecking crew and it was on the biggest stage at the college level.
The million dollar question is, can he transfer that to the NFL? Some team will either be delighted to find that he can, or chagrined that he failed. Remeber, nothing ventured, nothing gained.