Bottom line: Carson Palmer is the leader at this stage. Palmer did it for six games. And it's not like Boller has come from nowhere. I don't think it's been done. coordinator now at Florida. At first, NFL scouts grumbled about Boller declining to participate in passing drills, but the grumbles turned to applause when the 6-3, 235-pounder wowed scouts with a 4.59 clocking in the 40. Though Redman doesn't have Boller's velocity, he has shown more zip than before the surgery to repair a herniated disc. He launched one pass on the run more than 70 yards in the air. It's not a forced action." There's still a long, long way to go. Can he handle it? "I can envision Boller upsetting the whole draft and jumping over Palmer and Leftwich," said one scout. Tedford, a good bet for NFL head coaching timber in a couple of years, puts a He put an exclamation point on the workout when he took a knee at the 50 and launched a pass that sailed over and between the goal posts 60 yards away, drawing applause from all the NFL scouts and coaches in attendance. The scout above said he was the "best no-risk" "He has to continue to refine it, obviously," Billick said. He knows how to take a little off at times. "Boller isn't the only quarterback drawing praise this offseason.Although quarterback remains the team's biggest question mark, Redman and Their performances in the recent camps have only added to what could be an interesting quarterback battle. Boller saved the best for last when he worked out last Thursday at Cal. Tedford's reputation is growing fast as one of the game's bright coaches and Another scout calls him, "a wallflower...real low on personality...hardly inspirational." Strong arm is cool, but it doesn't mean you'll be a quality QB. "As he goes through a normal training camp and gets bumped around, there's normal fatigue that all quarterbacks have. a junior and scouts say Chow was very dubious of Palmer's potential in his first season. "He's got a strong arm, the athleticism and is very intelligent. Leadership? him. Jamarcus Russell has nothing on Chadd in arm strength.
Kyle seems to have that kind of natural, fluid arm strength. not be instant potatoes, but give him a couple of years and you have a guy. Today, it's not illogical, not at all." That Boller responded in one year is a testimony, but not without blemish. . If Leftwich can erase all doubts about his leg, he could leapfrog Palmer. "The light has just come on for A lot of QB's in the NFL have strong arms. Surprisingly, I don't sense a consensus from this group on Palmer being the hands-down best prospect of the group. His 100-throw display caught the attention of the 15 teams that attended the workout, and all the top-10 teams that appear to be contemplating a quarterback were there. What are you guys talking about? take two years to respond like Palmer did with Norm Chow." You can't help but be impressed with his arm strength. He's driven, he's competitive and he's a great kid." When he stepped outside the Pac-10, he really "Three months ago, that would have taken some courage.
their guy. "He's a natural leader. But what you have to like about him is you're an NFL team is that he has persevered through bad times.
"He doesn't move well and I don't He has all the physical tools. The bad news is that Leftwich has to stand in the pocket because he has little Doesn't really matter though. "Boller's most impressive asset has been his arm strength. When Chow took the job in Pete Carroll's first season, Palmer was A closer look at the QB class of 2003: March 18.
quarterback prospect. "That guy is a heck of a prospect. "He's not a fast-twitch guy," said one scout. You can tell he brings some energy to the table. Top Answer. Over the last week or so I have asked a handful of personnel men I trust, men who have a pretty good track record on quarterbacks, to handicap this race as we head toward the April 26 finish line known as the NFL draft. It's not a forced action." "But as Coach [Bill] Walsh would say, he also has the full repertoire of throws. More debate. But there has been nothing so far through the eight practices that you go, 'Oh, boy, we missed on this.' He also had the second-best shuttle among all QBs, and registered a 35-inch vertical jump, meaning he's got that "fast-twitch" muscle which allows a QB to escape when necessary. He is not a lock yet. above 30), he has personality-plus. With Chris, I'm anxious to see if that arm strength sustains itself.
The good is that Palmer eventually will respond to great coaching. quarterback mentors.
2009-03-26 02:35:17 2009-03-26 02:35:17. The guy before that was a suspect We will wait to make a final judgment until the workout reports are in on Simms, Grossman and Ragone, but let's do a current analysis on the top three quarterback prospects:
Andrew Walter, JaMarcus Russell, Nate Davis, or Kyle Boller come to mind.Those guys had strong arms. The first-round draft pick out of California continues to build to that point today, when the Ravens start another weeklong passing camp. Another scout present at the weigh-in says he didn't see anything like that. more downfield throwing and will add a big arm like Boller's at some point, but the "The challenge for Redman will come in training camp and how he fares after a physical practice in pads in the morning. Cal coach Jeff Tedford (more about him later) made sure Boller left nothing to the imagination as the quarterback made every throw in the book.