Patrick Ramsey Vs Philip Rivers

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Originally Posted by skindogger47

I'd have to say that Rivers, just like any QB drafted in the first round, was a project himself. He didn't go 13-0 in the SEC either. I don't care about his ACC passing yards. But he is better than Ramsey. Where you come from makes you who you are. SEC> ACC> Conference USA. Big Ben is the exception. And Florida Gators.

I don't really agree with the assertion that the school you come from decides how good you're going to be in the NFL. Chad Pennington, prior to injury, had a very good stretch as a starter and he came from Marshall, a mid-major school at best. So did Leftwich and he's becoming a very good starter also. I think that Rivers would be lucky to reach Leftwich's level. Favre went to Southern Miss, they're not exactly a top school, either. Culpepper played at Central Florida. There's plenty of examples of guys who came from mid majors and went on to have success in the NFL.