Campbell will compete with a rookie next yr.

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Originally Posted by rbanerjee23

Why would we waste a first rounder on bradford when we can get an equally good qb in McCoy in the second who probably has the same chance of succeeding?

You're assuming that Bradford and McCoy are equal in terms of talent. Bradford is considered far and wide the better prospect, but for the most part I'll wait for the draft to see which one gets picked and assume that they felt they had the best chance to succced with that guy.

Still at this point Bradford is considered to be better then McCoy in two key catagories, accuracy and mental makeup both of which Bradford earned top marks. McCoy on the other hand was graded a point below. In all fairness though McCoy scored higher then Bradford on intangibles and mental markup On top of that McCoy might not be there when we pick in the second round leading us to mortgage a future draft pick to get him. Reports are from Scouts Inc.

Trait Scale
1 = Exceptional 2 = Above average 3 = Average 4 = Below average 5 = Marginal

Anyway heres the comparison for Mental Markup and Accuracy

Bradford:
Mental Markup - 1 - Cerebral quarterback. Not an in-your-face type leader but definitely commands the huddle. Displays poise under pressure. Mentally/physically tough. Doesn't face a lot of pass-rush pressure but shows the toughness to stand in the pocket and take a hit in order to complete the pass. Still learning when to protect the ball and when to take chances. Gets too comfortable in the pocket at times and will need to reset his mental clock in the NFL. Made a few costly decisions/reads in 2008 loss to Texas.

Accuracy - 1 - Most accurate passer in college football today. Displays good mechanics. Excellent balance as a passer. Steps into most of his throws and drives off the back leg. Good follow through. Very good with the pump fake; frequently gets receivers open by pumping off the safety or linebacker.

McCoy:
Mental Markup - 2 - Ideal makeup from a mental toughness and competitiveness standpoint. Poised under pressure and continues to learn from mistakes. Delivers in the clutch. Might be the toughest QB in college football today. Also intelligent and hard working. He does have a tendency to force throws into traffic at times. He has improved in this area but he still makes a couple questionable decisions per game.

Accuracy -2 - Displays excellent timing and touch underneath. Gets the ball out quickly and knows how to hit his receivers in stride. Also shows good overall accuracy when throwing on the run, especially when rolling to his right. However, he plays in a very QB-friendly offense that does not feature many intermediate-to-vertical throws compared to an NFL offense. He has gotten into some bad habits that he will not overcome so easily in the NFL. He must adjust to making many more throws from inside the pocket and/or down the field. He also currently takes a lot of snaps from shotgun, so he must get accustomed to reading coverage while dropping in the NFL.