Ainge REALLY hurt his NFL stock...

#26
#26
volaholic333 said:
Ainge has been a warrior...I don't question his heart or toughness. But his poor decision making and lack of overall quarterback ability was exposed by the Tiger defense.

I see three glaring weaknesses that will seriously hamper Eric's ability to play on Sunday...

1) Can't "look off" defenders. Following his primary receiver on the entire route...way too often.

2) Gives up on plays and throws the ball away well before any significant pressure comes...sadly, it's my opinion that this "feel" can't be taught...

3) Inability to throw the deep ball with success. This may not be all Eric's fault...I realize UT doesn't have blazing speed at receiver this season...and he was also injured at the beginning of the year.

Just my opinion...
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At this point of his UT Career Does it really Matter...if so why is it so important....
 
#29
#29
Last nights meltdown will not affect his draft status.

Injury proneness could be a factor.

Ultimately, the 2007 NFL Combine will make/break Ainge.
 
#30
#30
VolsRule said:
I didn't realize he had any "nfl stock." The nfl likes QBs that can win big games. He can't.
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Yea, like Jay Cutler.

Ainge will get a shot in the NFl because he has a stong arm and the NFL has no depth at the QB position.
 
#34
#34
Ainge will not go undrafted. There are teams in the NFL that need 2nd string quarterbacks, and Ainge is that. Not his rookie year of course, but in time he will see the field.
 
#40
#40
Ainge will likely be drafted. Not sure to who. With a combination of good coaching and recievers he could get a lot better in a few years.
 
#41
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allvol123 said:
Ainge will get a shot in the NFl because he has a stong arm and the NFL has no depth at the QB position.
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Tee Martin has a strong arm, and won big games in college. Why isn't he in the NFL, since they're so desperate?
 
#42
#42
ut311fan said:
Ainge will not go undrafted. There are teams in the NFL that need 2nd string quarterbacks, and Ainge is that. Not his rookie year of course, but in time he will see the field.
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Then why not Casey Clausen, Tee Martin, or Danny Wuerffel? I'd take any of them over Ainge.
 
#43
#43
Jaytrain5 said:
And, I would bet that he set a single season NCAA record for most passes "wisely" thrown away.

I've never seen a quarterback, under no pressure, throw more footballs over to the sideline.
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Ryan Leaf "looked like" an NFL QB, too. As for throwing the ball away, blame Cutcliffe for that. He was quoted in a recent article as saying he likes that about Ainge, that he gets rid of the ball quick, even if it's just getting thrown away.
 
#44
#44
People never get over a big loss like that for a couple of weeks come on! It will end in a couple of years:eek:k:
 
#45
#45
BigAl said:
Then why not Casey Clausen, Tee Martin, or Danny Wuerffel? I'd take any of them over Ainge.
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You have no clue about what makes a good NFL QB. Ainge has the height, the arm strength and he's an athlete (he was a basketball player after all). We've seen Ainge bail us out in big games this season such as Kentucky and Vandy (accomplishments no other QB in 30 or so years has ever done) and guided us to the SECCG.

Ainge has all of the qualities an NFL team drools over.
 
#46
#46
volaholic333 said:
Ainge has been a warrior...I don't question his heart or toughness. But his poor decision making and lack of overall quarterback ability was exposed by the Tiger defense.

I see three glaring weaknesses that will seriously hamper Eric's ability to play on Sunday...

1) Can't "look off" defenders. Following his primary receiver on the entire route...way too often.

2) Gives up on plays and throws the ball away well before any significant pressure comes...sadly, it's my opinion that this "feel" can't be taught...

3) Inability to throw the deep ball with success. This may not be all Eric's fault...I realize UT doesn't have blazing speed at receiver this season...and he was also injured at the beginning of the year.

Just my opinion...
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listen to the scouts. he has no stock.
 
#48
#48
Ainge is tall. He's played under Cutcliffe for 2 seasons. He's accurate.

The combine and the bowls after the season (senior and the other one whichever one he plays in) is where he's going to either rise or fall.

He'll go in the second half of the draft unless he lights up a team in one of the post-season bowls or he has a great combine. Then he'll go in the top 3 rounds.
 
#49
#49
BigAl said:
Tee Martin has a strong arm, and won big games in college. Why isn't he in the NFL, since they're so desperate?
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Martin does not have the arm Ainge has that is why. People can compain about Ainge all they want and the "big game" thing. NFL people will analyze his physical ablilties and go from there.
 
#50
#50
It takes a lot more than measurable abilities to make the NFL, obviously. I think Ainge had it but would have proven to the scouts that he is not clutch. Teams draft promise more than they do pure skill coming out. Ainge's record isn't promising and his full skill-set may remain to be seen. I was confident that if he had won the SECCG or had at least not cost us the game that he would go low 1st (as the 3rd QB drafted) or high 2nd, but now I think he'll be lucky to go on the first day. He's been labled as a choker, and Mel Kiper slid him off of his top 5 Senior QB board. In Ainge's place?

Joe Flacco from the University of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens.

Bear in mind that Henne's performance and his inability to lead Michigan to the big one (as he had just about promised with the return of himself and Mike Hart) has forced his slide. I think if Ainge does well, he'll claw back into the 2nd round, maybe, but that SECCG will sting for the draft.
 
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