The Quarterback Class Of 2007

What does it take to be number one?  Two is not a winner and three nobody remembers.  What does it take to be number one?  Hey hey hey hey.  -Nelly

Public Service Announcement:  Ok, here we go!  There have been some wonerful quarterback draft classes.  Some fabulous draft classes.  Some fantastic draft classes.  Draft classes like the famed class of 1983 that brought you John Elway, Dan Marino and Jim Kelly.  Draft classes like the class of 1979 that brought you Phil Simms and Joe Montana.  Like the class of 2004 that brought you Phillip Rivers,  Ben Roethlisberger and Eli Manning.  The class of 2007 is not one of those draft classes.  In fact, the class of 2007 just may go down as the worst quarterback draft class of all time.

The Oakland Raiders decided they had all they can stands and they can’t stands no more of number one overall draft pick JaMarcus Russell.  Can’t stands him enough to have relegated him to backup behind the imitable Bruce Gradkowski.  All season, Russell has looked bad.  He’s looked bad throwing the ball.  He’s looked bad making decisions.  He’s looked bad sleeping in meetings and with his body language.  You know what that makes him?  A looksbaddygagger.  In nine games, he has passed for just 1064 yards with an awful ratio of two touchdowns to nine interceptions.  Now, that’s bad.

Brady Quinn waited for his name to be called at the 2007 draft.  And waited.  And waited.  I guess there was a reason for that.  I guess that reason is he’s not very good.  In the five NFL games Quinn has started and finished, Monday night’s produced lows in completions (13), passing yards (99) and passer rating (23.5), and unwanted highs in interceptions (two) and sacks (four).  His Browns are on pace for nine offensive touchdowns.  To give you some perspective, the 1999 expansion team had 28.  While there’s plenty of blame pie to go around this Cleveland team, Brady Quinn gets a hefty, heaping portion.  A hunk of.  A slab, a slice, a chunk of…pie.

Perhaps the best quarterback of this bunch is Trent Edwards.  That’s no high praise.  Last seen, Edwards was being pulled late in Sunday’s loss at Tennessee.  When coach Dick Jauron was fired Tuesday, that left the call on the starting quarterback to interim coach Perry Fewell.  Fewell has announced that he is starting Ryan Fitzpatrick this week at Jacksonville.  Enough said.

The quarterback class of 2007 has also given us such gems as Kevin Kolb, John Beck, Drew Stanton, Trent Edwards, Troy Smith, Tyler Thigpen and Isaiah Stanback.  Not names that strike fear in the heart of men.  Heck, I’d take Champagne Tony Eason from the class of ‘83 over any of those cats.

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