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Message: [QUOTE="Ernj, post: 4119360, member: 494"] You are right, there are plenty of strong armed QBs who were bad QBs. Ryan Leaf and Jamarcus Russell were both drafted high just because of their arms and because they put up a lot of stats in college. There are many more. The NFL has shown that for long-term success, intelligence is more important than arm strength. IMO, the 2 biggest aspects that show a QBs football intelligence are their ability to read a defense and going through your progressions. I always wished SU used more motion in their offense. Using motion keeps the defense on their toes, but one of the biggest reasons to use motion is for the QB to be able to see what type of coverage the defense is running pre-snap (man v. zone and what type zone). This is what makes Brady the QB he is. He reads defensive coverage as well as anyone which helps him make quick decisions. SU has used motion so little, Devito has far fewer opportunities to identify defenses this way. Not a knock on him, per se, but coaches not putting him in a better position to recognize defenses allowing him to make quicker decisions. His biggest issue, IMO, was going thru his progressions. So many times he locked in on the primary receiver and missed the 2nd and 3rd guy wide open. Why didn't he go through his progressions?? Is it because he never really had the experience in high school cause the primary read was always open?? Is It because of nerves?? Is it because he didn't know all the routes being run so didn't bother looking for other receivers?? This question needs to be figured out. QBs like Leaf and Russell had their football intelligence masked by good offenses that put up big stats. They were exposed once they got to the NFL. So you are right to a certain extent, Devito, and his big arm could be drafted. He just needs to fix his issues or put up huge numbers and hope scouts forget about his time at SU. [/QUOTE]

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