Predicting which college quarterbacks will make great NFL quarterbacks is nearly impossible. For every Peyton Manning there are more Ryan Leafs. The New Yorker's Malcolm Gladwell wrote about "the quarterback problem" in his December 15 piece, "Most Likely to Succeed" and used University of Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel as his case study question mark.
"There are certain jobs where almost nothing you can learn about
candidates before they start predicts how they'll do once they're
hired," Gladwell wrote. "So how do we know whom to choose in cases like
that?"
Gladwell's bigger picture question wasn't about football but
about teaching -- a profession with an equally troubling
"quarterback problem."
But let's stick with Daniel. No one's
certain whether he'll be a Manning or a Leaf. "The
problem with picking quarterbacks is that Chase Daniel's
performance can't be predicted," Gladwell wrote. "The job he's being
groomed for is so
particular and specialized that there is no way to know who will
succeed at it and who won't."
One more thing: If the Chiefs
pass on drafting Daniel, we may now know why. Gladwell wrote of the
scene in the press box in which "a scout for the Kansas City Chiefs
looked crestfallen" after Daniel threw an interception in a loss to
Oklahoma State. Just remember that when you're booing on draft day. -- Justin Kendall
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Chase "I am a whiney little baby the Big Old Bad Nebraska player spit on me" Daniels does nolt have a chance becoming the 4th string QB. Chase whines and throws a fit when things don't go his way. The writing is on the wall HE IS DONE!!! To bad for Missouri they won't be that good next year.
Chase "I am a whiney little baby the Big Old Bad Nebraska player spit on me" Daniels does nolt have a chance becoming the 4th string QB. Chase whines and throws a fit when things don't go his way. The writing is on the wall HE IS DONE!!! To bad for Missouri they won't be that good next year.
The real question is whether Daniel even gets the notoriety that Ryan Leaf got. There is a zero percent chance that Daniel will be a Manning...unless it is the broke dick one that stays at home and doesn't play.
Nick,
As much as I hate to admit it, I like Chase's toughness. The scout in the story has a lot of great insights, but it's just too tough to predict. Plus, Chase works out of a perfect offensive system for his talents.
I doubt it. He zoned in on one receiver too much this season and committed some dumb turnovers.
Then again, it is the Chiefs, so you never know.
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