Through The Lens: A Gm Junior Podcast

Tonight's Topics (If we can hit them all):1. Looking at good players like Ohio State CB Courtney Roby and Wisconsin WR Jared Abbrederis, we will talk about how thin/small players fall on draft boards and get drafted below less athletic players at the same position and why? We will also look at how teams with less accurate QB’s might view a bigger WR like Texas A&M’s Mike Evans. 2. With all the initial hype that there could be more QB's drafted in the first round then there were in 1983, and with Oregon QB Marcus Mariota staying in school and Georgia QB Aaron Murray and LSU QB Zach Mettenberger tearing their ACLs, now we could end up with only one or two. Thoughts???? 3. While many believe Minnesota and Houston to making head coach changes and possible GM changes, what do we think should be done by Redskins? 4. Who do we think will win the conference championship games and why? The NFC seems to have two or three teams that could be classified as elite (SF, Seattle and NO even though Seattle blew them out o

Tonight on the GM Junior Scouting podcast we take a loot at:The AFC Playoff pictureChip Kelly and the success of the EaglesMichigan State vs. Ohio State in the Big 10 Championship Game and whether the winner could hold up against Alabama or Florida State in a Bowl game.We compare and contrast LB's Max Bullough and Ryan Shazier and CB's Darqueze Dennard and Bradley RobyA look at the Chicago Bears QB position from a long term perspective.A look at some players in this rookie class that we liked and disliked, and how they have fared thus far.

The topics of tonight's show are: Ball State QB Keith Wenning and Northern Illinois QB Jordan Lynch, and their pro prospects. Thoughts on Oregon QB Marcus Mariota's struggles of late. Thoughts on Michigan State ILB Max Bullough and Wisconsin ILB Chris Borland. The Carolina Panthers stout defense and the progression of QB Cam Newton. Kansas City vs. Denver. The Green Bay QB situation, with some focus on what thay do well schematically and what it really means for QB Aaron Rodgers. Has Minnesota Vikings QB Christian Ponder taken a positive step? What teams should do to develop their younger players when the playoffs are no longer in reach.   

1. Live scouting a quarterback, Clemson's Tajh Boyd and Cornell's Jeff Matthews2.  Oregon/Stanford3.  Stephen Morris and Logan Thomas have gone from once highly regarded, likely first round picks to 3rd round and later likely picks. We will discuss.4.  The correlation between prospects playing with elite QB's and those who don't. We discuss whehter there is more exposure for those playhing with elite QB's.5.  What goes into choosing a backup QB when you cut down rosters?    

Some NFL and college football talk.