{"id":20065,"date":"2010-03-12T17:20:53","date_gmt":"2010-03-12T22:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=20065"},"modified":"2010-04-22T09:12:45","modified_gmt":"2010-04-22T14:12:45","slug":"qb-ratings-2010-draft-projections-120310","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nfl\/qb-ratings-2010-draft-projections-120310\/","title":{"rendered":"2010 NFL Draft Predictions \u2013 Quarterback Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>2010 NFL Draft Coverage &#8211; Quarterback Preview<\/h2>\n<p>Hey folks &#8212; Looking for Online 2010 NFL draft prospects, positional analysis, draft order, sample 2010 NFL mock drafts and more? Keep checking out CappersPicks.com NFL draft pages as we&#8217;ll keep you posted on draft activity and the fantasy impact these rookies will have.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"\/nfl\/\"><strong>NFL draft<\/strong><\/a> moves to primetime for the first time in 2010.  The first round will be in PRIMETIME, and takes place on Thursday April 22nd at 7:30 p.m. ET.  The NFL Draft second and third rounds are on Friday April 23 at 6 p.m. ET. Rounds Four thru Seven will be held on Saturday April 24th at 10 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>With all that said the <strong>2010 NFL Draft<\/strong> is rapidly coming up on us and our <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/ncaa-football\/\"><strong>College football handicapping<\/strong><\/a> expert James Hayes has begun analyzing player data from the Combine and PRO workout days.  He&#8217;s begun writing his online NFL draft position by position scouting reports.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Onto the 2010 Quarter Back Rankings &#8211; (QB Ratings)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>SAM BRADFORD \u2013 Oklahoma<\/strong><br \/>\n            Some thought the roof was going to cave in when Bradford injured his shoulder this season, but the Sooners\u2019 pivot has set himself up nicely to be the first QB selected in 2010. Though none of the quarterbacks on the board have the upper-echelon, JaMarcus Russell-type arm strength, Bradford possesses what matters \u2013 he has superb accuracy. Moreover, he\u2019s an intelligent young man that should be quick on the uptake (he scored an impressive 36\/50 on the Wonderlic test). For three seasons, Bradford directed an offense that was both prolific and efficient at Oklahoma; he could be making a short commute to St. Louis to play his pro ball.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JIMMY CLAUSEN \u2013 Notre Dame<\/strong><br \/>\n            Few were as hyped as Clausen was coming out of high school. Despite the promises that they\u2019d nabbed the next Great One, the Irish didn\u2019t see Clausen really assert himself until this season. He had an excellent 2009 campaign, throwing for 3,722 yards and 28 TDs. It helped that Clausen was throwing to stud wideouts like Golden Tate and Michael Floyd, but at any rate one can\u2019t fault the pivot\u2019s statistical output. While supporters like the fact Clausen excelled in the West Coast offense rather than the spread, critics claim that he is overrated. At any rate, Clausen hasn\u2019t singularly impressed in the draft lead-up like Bradford, and he should be the second QB selected, quite possibly to Buffalo in the first round.<iframe allowtransparency='true' src='http:\/\/ff.connextra.com\/Bodog\/selector\/client?client=Bodog&#038;placement=Ext_RS_Sports_250x250&#038;cxt_aff_id=151627&#038;tclk=http:\/\/www.bodog.eu\/welcome\/151627\/' class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 3px solid #FFFFFF;\"width='250' height='250' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' style='border-width:0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>TIM TEBOW \u2013 Florida<\/strong><br \/>\n            Everyone has debated and scrapped on Tebow\u2019s value in the NFL, not just at QB but at other positions. At 6\u201d3, 236, he\u2019s built like a brick wall and is the Gators\u2019 best pivot of all time and is probably the best college player in history. However, Tebow doesn\u2019t bring a lot of the standard, Peyton Manning\/Carson Palmer-like NFL pivot qualities to the table. There has been raw concern over his ability as a passer and whether or not he\u2019ll be able to steamroll NFL linebackers like he did his SEC competition. Some theorize that there is pressure on the Jacksonville Jaguars to draft the local product for their franchise\u2019s vitality; but the truth of the matter is that Tebow doesn\u2019t possess enough of the traditional QB strengths to be a first-round selection \u2013 though some team might take a chance on him earlier than convention would dictate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TONY PIKE \u2013 Cincinnati<\/strong><br \/>\n            Though 2009 (nay, his entire career) had a smattering of injuries for Pike, he really emerged to guide a deadly Bearcats offense this past season. At almost 6\u201d6 and 215 lbs, Pike possesses nice size for the next level and was clutch in big games, as Cincy asserted itself as a program to be reckoned with. There have been whispers that the Cleveland Browns could have some interest in the Reading, OH native; others impressed at the Combine (read: West Virginia\u2019s Jarrett Brown) but Pike is probably still the next best in a 2010 quarterback class that, after the top two, isn\u2019t eye-popping in obvious NFL riches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JARRETT BROWN \u2013 West Virginia<\/strong><br \/>\n            Brown didn\u2019t get a large window of opportunity at WV holding a clipboard behind Pat White for a few seasons, yet he\u2019s using what little time he had to his advantage. Brown didn\u2019t change the world under center for the Mountaineers in 2009, but his Combine stats are speaking loudly indeed. The pivot ran a blistering 4.54 forty-yard dash, dusting the other QBs (Central Michigan\u2019s Dan LeFevour was next fastest with a 4.66). Brown also has more passing acumen than White ever had, and at 6\u201d4, 221 lbs, his size is more than adequate. It wouldn\u2019t surprise me to see Brown selected in the third round.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Honorable Mention<\/strong>: DAN LeFEVOUR, Central Michigan (a poor man\u2019s Tim Tebow, but quite possibly a better passer)!<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/record.bettingpartners.com\/_TcMlrmSOeQxhg6WO2I1rgWNd7ZgqdRLk\/1\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Looking for 2010 NFL Betting Futures? Bodog.com Has You Covered With an Assortment Of 2010 NFL Gambling Lines &amp; Future Odds. CLICK HERE TO JOIN THEM TODAY!!!!<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2010 NFL Draft is rapidly coming up on us, and James Hayes brings you his projections.  Read on for the top Quarterbacks in the 2010 NFL Draft&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":127,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[25660,25658,25670,25659,25755,25657,25672,25760,25759,25757,7351,25663,839,1047,25756,5907,5905,25758],"class_list":["post-20065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nfl","tag-2010-draft-predictions","tag-2010-mock-draft-predictions","tag-2010-nfl-draft-picks","tag-2010-nfl-draft-predictions","tag-2010-nfl-draft-qb-rankings","tag-2010-nfl-mock-draft","tag-2010-player-projections","tag-dan-lefevour","tag-jarrett-brown","tag-jimmy-clausen","tag-nfl-draft","tag-nfl-draft-prep","tag-nfl-news","tag-qb","tag-quarterback-rankings","tag-sam-bradford","tag-tim-tebow","tag-tony-pike"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/127"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20065"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21441,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20065\/revisions\/21441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}