re: Call it crazy, Walterfootball mocks AJ McCarron to the Cleveland Browns at 5th

He has Vinnie being drafted before Mosley in the second round. He knows nothing.

AJ lacks arm strength to be elite. He is closer to say a matt Barkley projection. 3rd-4th rounder. Doesn't mean he can't succeed though.

Bridgewater is the wild card along with Logan Thomas, as their season will say a lot. Tajh Boyd has the arm, and is the safest bet late 1st rounder

Was thinking, if McCarron is a later first round pick, Minnesota would be a great landing spot.

Sorry guys...AJ is a 2-3rd round pick. He will be a good backup somewhere if he does the same thing he has done the last 3 years. If for some reason Bama goes throw crazy and he lights it up my opinion might change but i dont see that happening. I view him similar to McElroy. He will stay in the league 4-5 years make about 250,000 a year and start him own chest only tatoo shop... Roll tide!

Andy dalton also took TCU to their full potential w/o a bunch of 5 star players and the best college coach nick saban... What has TCU done lately w/o Dalton the way heturned that program around says alot about him as a player and a leader.... And he doesn't have a big dumb lion chest tattoo so his decision making might be a lot better than aj

I guess you're not really watching AJ then.

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He's a ginger.... your argument is irrelevant

Sunseri is a rich man's Cody Grimm. Coaches' son, tweener, and ST ace. Grimm has transitioned to Safety from OLB, while Sunseri is already there.

Sunseri would have made a great collegiate weakside OLB, not that he's that bad of a safety.

Hundley, Fales, Boyd, Carr, Mariota, Bridgewater, Brendan Kay, Jake Heaps, and Murray all have the talent to potentially be first rounders. Either next year or 15. Mett could play his way into that discussion depending on his development. Whether they all fulfill their talents is a different story. Will all those guys get drafted before AJ? No. AJ is in the middle of that pack right now though. This season should create some gaps in this group.

I think we as Bama fans should be realistic. AJ has issues that prevent him from being a top flight NFL QB at the moment. His decision making is laborious on the field. He spends way to long looking at his primary read and misses or is late to the open man who provides the best option. Ending up either in a check down, or throwing it away, or a sack. Taking forever making reads means you miss opportunities. Especially when you are deficient in arm strength(I think his would be better if he would improve his throwing motion). Where I have the biggest issue with his arm strength regarding the NFL is the slow reads. You cant make late throws in the NFL, unless you have an arm like Stafford, Big Ben, Rodgers etc...and even those guys get picked when late on longer outs. His anticipation needs to be better as well for a guy with a "meh" arm. Even if a guy is open he sometimes still waits to throw, almost like he is trying to make sure. On a positive note, unlike physical limitations. Making reads and anticipation are things one can improve upon. He does make good decisions, he rarely makes mistakes with the ball, and he has no problem throwing a ball away if he is in a position to do so. He just needs to get faster in doing all 3 to be able to function in the NFL. Which is 5x faster than college. He has NFL measurables for his position. Is capable of making some plays with his feet when needed. He has a lot of upside. The question is can he develop to that next level mentally. We will see.

I think he would go mid to late second as he sits because as I have said. His single biggest issue is developmental/teachable, and it would help the second NFL knock against his game. He has the chance to improve this year. I am saying he will be a late first rounder because I am assuming he will improve at least somewhat. Though if he takes that jump to the next level completely on his reads, which is possible. He will more than likely be drafted in the top 15. In that scenario if he had the arm strength of say...Andrew Luck. He would vie with Bridgewater for No. 1 QB overall. However at the moment I would be willing to wager that someone like Luck. Who has great but not elite arm strength. Can throw roughly 5 mph faster, and 20 yds farther down field.