WVUFootball29 Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 Doing a little research this morning and came across an intriguing prospect that I've not seen brought up here. QB John Skelton from Fordham is a 6'5 250lbs gunslinger from El Paso, TX. He's been a starter for Fordham for 3 seasons where he has thrown for 9,928 yards, 66 TDs, and 36 INTs. Scouts Inc has Skelton ranked as the #10 QB in this draft so he'll be a late pick, probably 6th-Undrafted. I haven't seen any Fordham games so I can't comment on his arm strength or accuracy, but I think he'll get a combine invite and it'll be interesting to see how he stacks up against some of the bigger name QBs in college football. Could we have a possible Flacco-type sleeper on our hands here? Anyone seen this guy play care to comment?
AxelRipper Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 interesting... pretty big guy... maybe a brady type 6th rounder?
WVUFootball29 Posted January 3, 2010 Author Posted January 3, 2010 Is he that red-headed kid? Not sure http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/breaking/59443/
Mopreme Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 Dominic Randolph from Holy Cross is much better and a true darkhorse in the Patriot League. He was a gunslinger and broke all sorts of records.
BillsNYC Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 I went to Fordham, the football program there is a joke, no thanks.
dietlbomb Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 I saw him tear up Cornell's defense, but Cornell totally sucked this year. Some of the long passes were screens; the Cornell secondary couldn't tackle anyone that day.
WVUFootball29 Posted January 4, 2010 Author Posted January 4, 2010 I saw him tear up Cornell's defense, but Cornell totally sucked this year. Some of the long passes were screens; the Cornell secondary couldn't tackle anyone that day. From what I've read he's got a good arm, but needs to work on mechanics and delivery to make it at a higher level. Could be an intriguing prospect in the 7th or as an UDFA with the right staff
Wing Man Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 We're going to replace a Harvard QB with a Fordham QB?
bills_red Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 I've heard his name on draftcountdown forums before. http://www.draftcountdown.com/Rankings/QB.php Has him #8.
quikchomp Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 Flacco was a sleeper? He was drafted #18 overall.
bills_red Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 Flacco was a sleeper? He was drafted #18 overall. before he shot up draft boards from mid R pick to 18? Yes.
AxelRipper Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 Highlights hmm... interesting... looks like big ben back there... and the pass that landed at the 50 from his endzone... in the later few rounds, i say take a flyer
47Yards Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 I saw him tear up Cornell's defense, but Cornell totally sucked this year. Some of the long passes were screens; the Cornell secondary couldn't tackle anyone that day. Yeah, I was at that game too. He did look impressive against Cornell, but that's not really saying much. FCS football isn't anything near BCS.
buffaloaggie Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 Highlights Looked like he has a good live arm. Can see where he needs work on his release and delivery point. A little out to the side. Good size. Let's see if he gets any hype from Kiper et al.
WVUFootball29 Posted January 4, 2010 Author Posted January 4, 2010 Looked like he has a good live arm. Can see where he needs work on his release and delivery point. A little out to the side. Good size. Let's see if he gets any hype from Kiper et al. Probably no hype on him til the combine
Mark Vader Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 Probably no hype on him til the combine You'll get a good look at him in a few weeks. He's scheduled to be in the East-West Shrine game.
Glass To The Arson Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 Didn't we already have a "Skelton" as our head coach?
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