I wouldn't exactly call Geno king of the hill. Boyd is a clutch performer who has made some bad decisions but I think he will be a quick learner.
High scoring game. Looks like team with the better defense won. This doesn't prove that Geno is the outstandingly better QB. If I were Geno I would be feeling some heat. This is the guy that's really going to push him because now Geno has some tougher competion besides Vick.
Tajh Boyd could be a major steal for us, and is my favorite pick in this draft (aside from Pryor). For what it's worth, I saw him rated as the #1 QB prospect in this draft about a year ago, ahead of even Johnny Manziel! In fact, they said that teams will likely consider Boyd in the top 5 overall, and this was a major publication saying this! Again, this was about a year ago, but anyone rated that highly at one point has got to have some major potential.
cool your jets man, Gabbert was a highly rated QB at one point, so was Brandon Weeden, Ryan Lief, etc, etc.
Huge difference between what some draft gurus "rate" a player and what you see with your own eyes. Brandon Weeden sucked, never understood the love for Weeden and Leaf was massively talented but simply a knucklehead and there's no way to handicap that. I've been watching Boyd for 3 years now, watched him a LOT, saw him in person at the Carrier Dome (torched us for nearly 500 yards and 5 TDs) and he has a gun, a lightening quick release, accurate, a strong runner and a dynamic leader. Could be our Russell Wilson. _
Boyd needs a lot of work to be a starter just from a footwork perspective, he never called protections in college or checked into any plays, the system was simple, he needs a lot of work man.
He's a good prospect though, arm right on par with Simms, good mobility, we'll see how his work ethic is these next few weeks.
dude, I wish he is but he is not even close to what Russell Wilson was coming out of college. A realistic comparison is David Garrard, and now that I think of it that's probably precisely why we drafted him.
I'm not saying Tajh Boyd will be the next Russell Wilson, but for a 7th round pick, it's nice to know that he was considered a top prospect at one point. He was considered by some as a possible top 5 overall draft pick at one point...How many 7th round picks can say the same? I also read that he was a top 10 QB recruit coming out of HS, also nice to see. Again, it doesn't guarantee NFL success by any stretch, but it's sure nice to read that about a 7th round pick!
