Originally posted by Marvin49:Originally posted by jreff22:Originally posted by Marvin49:Originally posted by jreff22:Originally posted by Marvin49:Originally posted by jreff22:
Davis is destined to be our version of Charlie Batch.
Could be. He could also be our version of Brett Favre.
Brett Favre he is not nor will be.
This kid is going to be a great backup but his dyslexia could become a major problem. For instance.....how many different OC did Smith work with? Now, Smith picked up those playbooks rather quickly, Davis needs a year to learn Raye's O. Imagine if we changed OC again, we cant wait a year for the QB to learn the system.
I'm not trying to say that he will be a slam dunk Brett Favre type, but he has a quick release, a big arm, he's accurate, and he looks composed in the pocket making passes with pressure in his face.
The dyslexia? To me, its not nearly as big an issue as people make of it.
If your only problem with him is the dyslexia, I think you're missing the boat.
Being physically gifted but mentally "learning disabled", is an issue. If a player needs a year to learn the playbook and the system changes he needs another year to learn. You cant have your starting QB sidelined because he cant run the system or have him run the few plays he can correctly remember. Imagine what our offense would look like if he could only retain 25% of the playbook up until say week 5. You can have all the tools needed but if you cant put it together....whats the point.
Not only must Davis overcome his status as a third-year junior but also widespread concern about his ability to handle an NFL playbook. Davis has acknowledged that he is learning disabled, and so it was not a shock when he scored merely 11 on the 50-question Wonderlic intelligence test.
Although his score isn't that far off from the NFL average of about 19.5, it is extremely low for a quarterback. In the last 15 years, the only starting quarterbacks with scores of 15 or below have been Vince Young (15), Donovan McNabb (12), Charlie Batch (15) and Kordell Stewart (15). Seattle backup Seneca Wallace had a 10.
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OK,
I appologize in advance if you take offense to this...but you have no clue what you're talking about.
I have dyslexic family members. Its a learning disability, but it doesn't mean they INCAPABLE of learning. All dyslexia does is make if difficult to read the written word. The letter seem to kinda scramble on the page. It also makes it difficult to take standardized tests...like say the Wonderlic. He can't read the questions.
That doesn't make him incapable of learning. It simply means he can learn just as fast as anyone else...he just needs his information presented in a different way. Football isn't about reading the written word. He has no problem processing what he sees on the field.
My mother herself has a learning disability where she can't process the things she hears very well. SHe has to write them down and then read them later to understand.
Ya...she's a real dummy...she works as an Engineer for Cisco Systems and has an IQ of 141.
Did I ever say anything about him being incapable of learning? Did I ever call him a dummy? You do realize the QB should be the smartest guy on the field next to the OC right? Encase you have never seen one he is a page from the Cardinals 2004 playbook. Now how many plays do you think we have maybe 800? Thats a lot of information to retain and most QB's are always studying......can you see how this could be difficult.......now can you see why I said if he was our starter and we changed OC he would be screwed, which would make us as well screwed?
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Did your mom fail her EIT?
Individuals with dyslexia can be gifted in mathematics while having poor reading skills. They might have difficulty with word processing problems. (i.e., descriptive mathematics, engineering, or physics problems that rely on written text rather than numbers or formulas).
[ Edited by jreff22 on Oct 2, 2009 at 10:30:40 ]
