The "Scouting Report" on ....one...Matthew Stafford

Some have him going number one....

As in the up-coming NFL draft......

Big mistake.

Yes, a gifted college quarterback.....yes, a strong arm........yes, all the physical attributes scouts just love.......but.......and this is a .....BIG..........but...........

Matthew Stafford , (QB of the Georgia Bulldogs) has warning signs all across his resume.

Scouting reports? Dig this: from an anonymous scout:

Matthew Stafford
"Stafford is a good quarterback. Probably the best at UGA today.... He is not overly talented and has not demonstrated the ability to be a good decision maker under pressure. Stafford is known as a "brain farter" (who forces the ball instead of throwing it out of bounds when under pressure and throws off his back foot way too much)."


Believe me.......NFL scouts are very smart.......but I did not totally believe them. So I have watched Mr. Stafford over the last couple of years.

He does have a strong arm........... but.....We all , down here, have heard of a QB named Steve Bartkowski (formally of the Atlanta Falcons) .....could throw it 100 yards. But nothing ....upstairs.

Stafford is like a lot of big armed QB's .....all arm.......no brains..........

I hope the best for this young man..........but facts are facts..........Has he improved? Does he make the right decisions?

One decision he has to make soon , is .......whether or not he is going to enter the NFL draft.

I think he should pass...........but that's just me. Here is his career stats:

Stats Overview	Passing
YEAR	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	YPA	LNG	TD	INT	SACK	RAT
2006	135	256	1749	52.7	6.83	53	7	13	12	108.99
2007	194	348	2523	55.7	7.25	84	19	10	15	128.92
2008	235	383	3459	61.4	9.03	78	25	10	17	153.54