2.09 Tennessee Taz Devils — QB Brock Osweiler

	In the real world: The Denver Broncos took Osweiler with the 57th overall pick, most likely with the idea that he could be groomed to be Peyton Manning's long-term successor. In 2011, Osweiler became the first Arizona State quarterback to throw for more than 4,000 yards. He didn't play much prior to that, so inexperience (just 15 starts with ASU) could be a concern. Todd McShay says, “His mechanics are awful, he's falling off at the end of his throws, but the more I watch, the more I love him. He's a competitor, he does move well, he's accurate despite unusual mechanics and an unusual release. Greg Cosell of NFL Films did a podcast with Doug Farrar of Yahoo! Sports about several QB's, and in it, he said he was not high on Osweiler, citing a "tendency to push the ball... not enough big throws that transition to the NFL." "I've got issues with his ball placement, because ... he's throwing passes where his receivers are getting killed," says Cecil Lammey of footballguys.com in this podcast. "His whole body mechanics have to be re-mastered and re-worked."
	In the TUFF world: Consider the Taz Devils' top two QBs: Mark Sanchez has got Tim Tebow looking over his shoulder, and while Jake Locker should be the Titans' starting QB this year, he still has to compete with Matt Hasselbeck for that job. So adding Osweiler to hedge their bets on Sanchez and Locker makes sense. Or he could be a future "trade chip" (a division rival, the Denver Devils, own Peyton Manning).
	Whither Jimmy Clausen? Now that Ryan Tannehill, Brandon Weeden and Osweiler have all been selected here in this TUFF Draft, I just want to rant about NFL teams using high draft picks on these guys instead of giving Jimmy Clausen a second look. He's got more pro-style offense experience than Tannehill, he's obviously younger than Weeden, and he's far more mechanically sound than Osweiler. People seem to be judging him by a rough rookie season on a bad team, but why? He's not the first QB whose career got off to a bad start on a bad team: In addition to Troy Aikman and Peyton Manning, there's Jim Plunkett in the early 1970s with New England; that QB went on to win two Super Bowls with the Raiders. Or Steve Young's first two years with a horrible Tampa Bay Bucs team (1985-86); after learning under Joe Montana for four years, he went on the win a Super Bowl with the 49ers. Point being, they got second chances with other NFL teams; so should Clausen. Granted, I'm ranting because I'm the one who drafted him, but it bugs the hell out of me. Thanks for listening.