If you want to get a chance to see how he played agains Texas, when some (Cosell and McShay) said he played great and gave his team a chance to win, but others (Kiper and Lombardi) say he blew the game.

Anywho, the game comes on at noon eastern time. So, like 30 minutes from now on ESPNU.

I will be watching.

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But almost all pundits do widely recognize this game as his worst collegiate game.

So, guess we will see.

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Matter of fact, 3 rookies are playing in this game for us:


Ryan Tannehill, Jeff Fuller, and Kheeston Randle.

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As much as people think they can glean from watching college films, I have to take it with a grain of salt.

I remember watching John Beck and thinking he was a gunslinger who was going to light it up and look how he turned out.

I'm sure I was drinking the kool-aid out of desperation but....

He was a 4 year starter who shattered all the school records that included alumni Jim McMahon and Steve Young. He was a shadow of his former self at BYU when he entered the NFL.

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“I'm here" You're welcome!" - Kenny Powers

Good analogy, eesti.

I have to agree with eesti as well.

In fact, this is true of everyone's "highlights."

They never show "low-lights" only "highlights" but both, along with the plays in which he performed normally, combine to "equal" the player and his capabilities.

It always amuses me that whether an offensive tackle or a defensive back, when they show you the film of his college career for purposes of the draft or after a player is selected, they show you only the highlights.

But to judge accurately one would have to see a camera on him on every single play he played, which of course, never happened. However fans are shown the "highlights" and are puzzled why, when he begins to play as a pro, they don't see the same performance.

That's why. You're given a un-even impression of his abilities from the start.

ChyrenB Wrote:
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> In fact, this is true of everyone's "highlights."
>
> They never show "low-lights" only "highlights" but
> both, along with the plays in which he performed
> normally, combine to "equal" the player and his
> capabilities.
>
> It always amuses me that whether an offensive
> tackle or a defensive back, when they show you the
> film of his college career for purposes of the
> draft or after a player is selected, they show you
> only the highlights.
>
> But to judge accurately one would have to see a
> camera on him on every single play he played,
> which of course, never happened. However fans are
> shown the "highlights" and are puzzled why, when
> he begins to play as a pro, they don't see the
> same performance.
>
> That's why. You're given a un-even impression of
> his abilities from the start.


There are plenty of videos out there now that breakdown both the positive and negative plays.

So what was the opinion on the game???...for whoever watched it

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I watched it. He made a couple poor decisions, that exact game is widely considered his worse, his WR's didn't help him oh at all.

Matter of fact, if you want to watch an absolute poor performance from the WR position, watch that game.

But for me, I was surprised at how strong his arm is on very tough NFL type throws. I never seen that strength in highlight reels.

The deep out pattern (18-20 yards) was on a bee line. It was an absolute powerhouse of a throw. His arm is really strong.

I also thought Randall looked like a beast. People should have watched that game to see Randall.

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I mainly watched the game to see the offense that we will be running. Man, I am excited. Just for the simple fact of the change in philosophy. The difference between and Sparano offense and Sherman offense is night and day.

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In Shermans wildcat, did Tannehill get pulled or did he split out wide?

Lol...zero wildcat plays for A & M last season.

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Did Kheaston just occupy blocks or make plays? Did he come out on passing downs?

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He did come out on 3rd downs, but against the A&M offense, passes come at all times and he did make plays. I was surprised that he went so late on the draft after watching that game.

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But, I will say this after watching it again and specifically watching ONLY him, he had a bad game. Very bad game.

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"When you suck long enough, you get a Hickey"

If it were just one game where he had a second half meltdown, we could write it off. But it was several games, all against quality competition.

Could RT succeed in the NFL? Maybe. But he won't be ready this year, and with more than one game like this on his resume, it's hard not to acknowledge using a top ten pick as risky.