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Who is this guy? Van Wilder?
Don't get this guy and Mallett together in the same room. Sounds like there will be a lot of arrests made (minimum 2).
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Zach Mettenberger, QB LSU
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Who is this guy? Van Wilder?
Don't get this guy and Mallett together in the same room. Sounds like there will be a lot of arrests made (minimum 2).
Honoring Earl 34
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He and Murray went to Georgia and Murray beat him out . He then got in trouble and transferred to LSU . His Mom works at the University of Georgia .
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf...enberger-given-week-off-143939563--ncaaf.html
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Not as bad as it sounds, imo. Pretty darn significant punishment...
He apologized...
Then transferred to Butler Community College for a year.
Mettenberger supposedly wasn't a drinker, went out with the guys, got drunk and did foolish things that college kids sometimes do. But don't get charged with a crime.
Mettenberger is very smart. In addition to his mothers job, he's from a family of engineers on his dads side of the family. His grandfather got him counseling from HOF WR Danny Abramowitz and there have been no problems since. Mettenberger also has sworn off drinking.
Now if some want to condemn Mettenberger for the rest of his life for touching a girl inappropriately as a college kid in a club then so be it. But watch out about that throwing rocks in glass houses thingy.
BTW, Mettenberger is about 7th on my list of QB's I want the Texans to draft.
Mettenberger is very smart. In addition to his mothers job, he's from a family of engineers on his dads side of the family. His grandfather got him counseling from HOF WR Danny Abramowitz and there have been no problems since. Mettenberger also has sworn off drinking.
Now if some want to condemn Mettenberger for the rest of his life for touching a girl inappropriately as a college kid in a club then so be it. But watch out about that throwing rocks in glass houses thingy.
BTW, Mettenberger is about 7th on my list of QB's I want the Texans to draft.
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drs23
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That would explain a lot. The fact that he basically doesn't/didn't drink then went out and tried to keep up with his cohorts. Yep, that can get you in trouble. I think he handled well enough.
As to the bolded, Ya gotta GIF for that?
leebigeztx
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I'm not really concerned with his actions as a 20 yr old college student. I know when I was in college, my mack game used to have me grabbing a hand or getting close to the female. Not saying its right,I do have a 22 yr old soon to be nurse and I've seen dudes trying to mack. My thing with mettenburger is his play. His poise and ball placement leaves a lot to be desired. Can he throw it through a car wash? Yep,but so could billy joe tolliver. Its not like he doesn't have good talent around him either.
Billy Joe Tolliver was fun to watch... if you weren't a Saints fan that is.
Marshall
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That would explain a lot. The fact that he basically doesn't/didn't drink then went out and tried to keep up with his cohorts. Yep, that can get you in trouble. I think he handled well enough.
As to the bolded, Ya gotta GIF for that?
Was that supposed to be a joke? Or was it unintentional?
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aussie_texan
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teams taking him will solely be doing so for potential. has the "prototypical" frame.
And his improvements year to year will help his cause but if you take him you have to give him at least 2 years to sit and learn to play QB in the NFL.
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Former LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger said he will throw on Pro Day
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL8-mvZ5umo
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Metterberger's highlights from last year on Ytube. This guy has an arm which is clearly better that what Bortles, Bridgwater, and Manziel have.
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Metterberger's highlights from last year on Ytube. This guy has an arm which is clearly better that what Bortles, Bridgwater, and Manziel have.
Zach Mettenberger No. 2 QB in 2014 draft class
Now you know what I think about Jaws... I'm just the messenger here.
kiwitexansfan
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Mett is my #2 now as well.
I'd take him at 2:1 and not look back if we go with someone other than TB at 1:1.
In saying that, me deciding on which QB I like is like a cat chasing his tail.
So if we trade down to the 3rd spot, Bridgewater is off the board, you'd take Mettenberger, or would you chose another player, then try to get Mettenberger at 2-1
Texian
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Mettenberger is #3 QB on my list behind Bortles and Manziel. Last year was his first year with a good coach. Cam Cameron really got him turned around. It's to bad he didn't have another year with Cam.
I don't know who I'd place at number 2 behind bridgewater, but mettenberger is not there for me. All these guys have warts and are going to need seasoning. Mettenberger has very slow feet. So he's going to have to be extremely good at being a pocket qb if he wants to be a franchise guy. And I'm not sure he's there yet. I see him staring guys down a lot and just chunking it to receivers who simply beat their guys. I don't see him reading defenses much.
I feel safer with 1-4 since they all have some mobility and when nothing is available can buy some time. Mett is a statue for real.
I feel safer with 1-4 since they all have some mobility and when nothing is available can buy some time. Mett is a statue for real.
kiwitexansfan
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I really want a new QB.
I'd be tempted to take someone we then try and trade back into the 1st maybe.
Next to accuracy, ball placement is the most important thing to me. It's not easy to tell if a guy has it or not, a lot of things to try to figure out what might have affected the throw, what the QB was thinking, what was the receiver supposed to do, where was the defense when the ball left his hand.... just a whole lot of stuff to take into consideration.
But it's easy to tell when the guy hasn't got a clue, or it's not a consideration when he throws the ball. I think Zach is closer to one of these guys. He was once one of my original six, but after watching more & more games I kept asking myself, "what the heck was he thinking"
I could be wrong, I could be way wrong, but it's very possible that he knows his receivers so well, that he was throwing balls that otherwise wouldn't make sense. His receivers were that good, that he could very well have been thinking that. But I'm going to err on the side of caution.
kiwitexansfan
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Will be intrigued to see how far back he is.
leebigeztx
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His wrs makes a lot of plays for him too. His ball placement on regular throws are very inconsistent at best.
OK I bite, who's "drake" ?
Elsewhere, looking forward to reports on this PD as this guy is in the second tier with Garrapolo & McCarron and therefor on OB's radar.
kiwitexansfan
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Can't seem to locate one. Ridiculous.
Edit: will post links when promised videos are posted later today, tomorrow.
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kiwitexansfan
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NCTexan
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Can't seem to locate one. Ridiculous.
Edit: will post links when promised videos are posted later today, tomorrow.
Kinda bs to advertise it and then try and charge you for it imho.
Here's a report on it though:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2023188-zach-mettenberger-breaking-down-lsu-qbs-pro-day-workout
Hervoyel
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I'm fine with him as long as he doesn't make a big deal out of getting it cut when he leads the Texans to two wins in a row.
I understand his Pro Day went well. That's good. I would not be unhappy with the Texans picking him at 2-1. Clowney and Mettenberger have been my preference all along. I don't think it will happen though. I think OB has a QB in mind and I don't think it's at 1-1 but I also don't think it's Mettenberger.
No telling though. Won't know until it's time.
You are a big tease Hervy ! If you know tell us ! Or just tell us which QB you think OB will draft ?
Hervoyel
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Like everyone else I have no idea. I just don't think we're targeting any of the big three. not unless we trade down and one makes it to us I guess. I just don't think they'll draft a QB at 1-1 this year.
Goldensilence
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Don't see him highly rated as some here. He's slow, been wholly inconsistent, and other than size and arm overall unimpressive.
He's going to either get buried in a depth chart or frustrate the hell out of a team hoping he comes around.
I'd take him 3.1 at best and sit at least a year.
He's going to either get buried in a depth chart or frustrate the hell out of a team hoping he comes around.
I'd take him 3.1 at best and sit at least a year.
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http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft2014/story/_/id/10758654/zach-mettenberger-shines-lsu-tigers-pro-day
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Reports I've read so far indicate that Mettenberger did well at his PD. Didn't hear for sure who was there for the Texans ?
Mr teX
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RT @DeepSlant: Mettenberger just 13 weeks out from surgery. Says O'Brien is a football genius he'd love to work with. pic.twitter.com/zoDMJF31sO
OMG....he wear #8 and is as slow as Schaub.......
From talent standpoint, he's light years ahead of Schaub. Bigger arm & much faster. Not gonna lie though, the thought of yet another 1 of our qb's wearing the #8 considering that #'s history....doesn't excite me.
It's easy to do, just type widthsize=500 after the img in the img code:
imgwidthsize=200]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BkznFN_CYAAIQMb.jpg:large[/imgwidthsize
Hervoyel
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Hey, all I ask is that THIS #8 make as big a leap over the previous #8 as the last one did.
If that happens we'll be just fine.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj_b-ug0LYs
Pretty concerning, imo. Could see a real NFL arm early on, but quickly deteriorated. Ball coming out of his hand funky at times, looks afraid of that front knee, inconsistent mechanics led to poor accuracy. Didn't look ready.
Pretty concerning, imo. Could see a real NFL arm early on, but quickly deteriorated. Ball coming out of his hand funky at times, looks afraid of that front knee, inconsistent mechanics led to poor accuracy. Didn't look ready.
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Hervoyel
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That's not what I saw but then people who don't like him see one thing and people who do see another. He threw 125 passes. That's a long day at the office for anybody but a guy who isn't in football shape probably shouldn't have attempted that many. 10 hit the ground I understand. Watching that video I saw about 5 passes just flat out get dropped. Now being fair I also saw around 5 or so passes where the receiver just bailed him out so that's kind of a wash to my mind. Maybe he shouldn't have tried to throw so much but I see that he was attempting to put people's minds at ease where his being ready to go in 2014 is concerned. I just think he may have settled one concern while shifting the focus to another area (accuracy).
I liked what I saw overall though. I'd take him at 2-1 and be glad I got him there but like I said. I like him so I see that. You aren't all that high on him so you see the opposite.
Mr teX
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In all honesty, you can attribute some of that to rust & the bolded is the case for most guys coming off ACL surgery. I'd be very much ok with us taking him somewhere in the middle of the 2nd...not 2:1 overall though I think they'll be too many other players for us to take there that might be able to contribute immediately.
