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Siva, old golfing buddy Steve here.

Sometimes, the great college quarterback ends up being not so great on the NFL level. Especially after they take the Wunderlich test. Case in point: my alma mater's Michael Bishop was the runner-up to Ricky Williams in the 1998 season (though I thought Bishop clearly deserved it). Folks were talking about him being a first round pick. Nonetheless, he ended up having one of the worst scores on the Wunderlich, maybe ever. The guy turned out to be dumb as a rock. So he slipped to the third round, and then proceeded to demonstrate that he just wasn't able to deal with the complexity of the NFL. As a result, he has had a journeyman career from the CFL to the AFL, where now his natural ability is able to shine through. Now, I don't know if Vince Young is in the same field; personally, the guy seems like a really bright field general to me. But the NFL scouting process is like a science. That may account for why his stock has dropped.

Yes, but NFL scouts thought nothing of a certain Michigan prospect named Tom Brady.

And they thought Peyton Manning was the second-best pick the year he came out.

Note: Ricky Williams ran for more yards than any back in NCAA history. And he only started three years. If anyone deserved a H trophy, he did.

Vince has voiced enthusiasm for going home - to Houston. Could it be that some of the excitement may be tarnished because he does not seem to ready to travel?

Now, it would be cool to watch him play with the Texans. But I think it will be tragic to watch another great scrambling and throwing QB wasted on a team that will end up depending upon his extraordinary scrambling skills to gain any yardage.

The problem is with NFL coaches (especially offensive coordinators). The reason that everybody has Leinart rated ahead of Vince is that he has shown he can succeed in a "pro-style" offense. It is the idea that there is only one kind of offense that works in the NFL--the "pro-style" (read: pocket passer) version--and the fear of creativity that it breeds that leads personnel people to go only with what they know. It is also part of what makes a lot of NFL games so incredibly dull to watch. It has come to a point where one is really a fan more of "systems" than of players or teams (thanks in large part to Bill Belichick, and I realize there's no arguing with success).

Now Siva, you know perfectly well that Ricky didn't start as a TAILBACK his freshman year. But he still got 990 yards as a fullback, and I seem to remember him starting after Priest Holmes got hurt. Could be wrong about that. All I know: Ricky only got 42 against K-State in 1998! Go Cats!

I'm with you, Siva, Young can learn to read defenses better, though he's pretty good at that now, but you can't teach anybody to be 6'5" and fast as a deer. I could see him being drafted behind Leinart, who to be fair has two national championships and a Heisman trophy to his credit, but putting him 6th seems almost like a typo.

I'd add that Ricky Williams has been a really productive NFL back when he's played. There's a reason Miami wanted him back despite all the hoo ha about pot smoking.