Freshman to Watch: Offense

Denard Robinson
QB Michigan

Freshman
6'0" 174 lbs.

Week 1 vs. Western Michigan
2-4 18 yards, 11 rushes 74 yards TD

Denard Robinson was a highly touted freshman coming to play for Rich Rodriguez at Michigan and after watching him play on Saturday vs. a pretty solid Bronco team, Denard Robinson could easily be the next great Rodriguez QB following in the shoes of Pat White... only "Shoelaces" as Denard is known might be more explosive when running and might have a stronger, albeit less consistent arm.

During a broken play in the 2nd quarter on a botched QB read/run play, Robinson dropped the snap and when things broke down, he turned it up by taking the ball 43 yards while evading tackles, stopping and juking on a dime and then taking it through a safety and cornerback by accelerating through their angles.

He is definitely the future and could see himself moving into a solid role in the future, however, starting QB Tate Forcier won't give up the job willingly as he burned the WMU defense to the tune of 13-20 for 179 yards and 3 TDs.

2009-2010 NFL Fantasy Football QB Rankings

Here is the first line of posts about the All Day Football Fantasy Guide to the 2009-2010 Season. First we'll start off with the driver's seat of your team in your primary signal caller, the quarterback. A good QB can be the difference between a first place finish and going home the loser, not to mention losing a guy like Brady can have you pulling your hair out so here is our top 10 list for QBs.

Top QBs:

1. Drew Brees, New Orleans (Bye Week 5)

2. Philip Rivers, San Diego (Bye Week 5)

3. Tom Brady, New England (Bye Week 8)

4. Peyton Manning, Indianapolis (Bye Week 6)

5. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay (Bye Week 5)

6. Kurt Warner, Arizona (Bye Week 4)

7. Jay Cutler, Chicago (Bye Week 5)

8. Matt Schaub, Houston (Bye Week 10)

9. Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia (Bye Week 4)

10. Tony Romo, Dallas (Bye Week 6)

White Works Out At WR

It's finally happened, Pat White has officially worked out as a wide receiver for the Patriots and Broncos, what a momentous and glorious occasion made possible only after Pat White left the confines of West Virginia!

Pat White is a talented player who could see himself drafted at a number of different positions. He could see himself as back up quarterback, he could see himself as a wildcat quarterback or he could even be drafted as a wide receiver/kick returner. Regardless, Pat White is a football player and his love for the game, passion and talent will find him a spot on someone's roster.

-Matty

Matt Stafford + Lions = Destiny?

Per NFL.com

In his first mock draft, NFL.com’s Steve Wyche has the Detroit Lions taking Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford.

Makes sense to Stafford, according to the Detroit Free Press.

“I don’t know if it’s destiny, but I’d love to have the opportunity to be a Lion, for sure,” Stafford said. “I think it’s a great opportunity for me. It could work out in the end, for sure.”

The destiny part has to do with Bobby Layne, the Lions quarterback who when traded to Pittsburgh in 1958 — the year after leading Detroit to its last championship — supposedly put a curse on his old team, saying the Lions wouldn’t win for 50 years. The newspaper points out that Detroit has only one playoff win and one Pro Bowl quarterback since Layne was traded.

The interesting part, NFL.com’s Gil Brandt points out, is that Stafford (a neighbor of Brandt’s in the greater Dallas area) went to the same high school as Layne, football-powerhouse Highland Park High. So did Doak Walker, who followed in Layne’s cleats at Highland Park in 1944.

Brandt also notes that three top prospects, who could all go in the top five picks, went to high schools within seven miles of each other in the Dallas area — Stafford, Texas Tech wideout Michael Crabtree and Baylor tackle Jason Smith. “I don’t think that’s ever happened before,” Brandt said.

Like Layne, Walker enjoyed a Hall of Fame career with the Lions. Question is, will Stafford be next?

Scouting Combine All Snub Team: Offense

There were a wealth of players who did not get invites to the combine and here are some of those players who's absence surprised me in light of the fact of some of the higher ranked guys (read Matt Stafford and Andre Smith) not choosing to work out... or in some cases show up would have given these guys an opportunity to shine. Without further delay, here's the All Snub Team Offense!

QB: Mike Teel, Rutgers
QB: Willie Tuitama, Arizona

RB: Devin Moore, Wyoming
RB: Aaron Brown, Texas Christian

FB: Travis McCall, Alabama

WR: Jamarko Simmons, Western Michigan
WR: Greg Carr, Florida State
WR: Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas

TE: Ryan Purvis, Boston College

OT: Sebastian Vollmer, Houston
OT: Andrew Hartline, Central Michigan
OG: Rich Ohrnberger, Penn State
OG: Ryan Stanchek, West Virginia
C: Dallas Reynold, Bringham Young