How good will JaMarcus Russell be at the Pro Level?

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This is a really well written article from David Fleming that investigates a few of the flaws in the way QBs are scouted today.

ESPN.com - NFL/DRAFT07 - Magazine: The edge of reason

Originally Posted by David Fleming

And Russell? He started just 29 games. Yet by leaving school early, Russell -- whose start numbers are comparable to those of Rex Grossman (31), Joey Harrington (28), Jim Druckenmiller (24) and Akili Smith (19) -- has kept the scouts from piling up the dossier needed to overanalyze him. He also benefits from a backlash against the old-time NFL evaluators who bad-mouthed Young last year, only to watch him become an NFL phenom. Those scouts are far less inclined to rip Russell, leaving a power vacuum in most war rooms this spring that favors the "potential" believers over the "pedigree" crowd.

It's a good read.