From: Adriene_Nazaretian@QM.YCC.YALE.EDU (Go GIANTS!)
Subject: Re: Future QB of the LA Raiders...
Organization: Yale University Computing & Information Systems
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 13:23:45 GMT

In article <1992Sep28.145910.19347@PacBell.COM> jpglori@srv.PacBell.COM (John P. Gloria) writes:
>From: jpglori@srv.PacBell.COM (John P. Gloria)
>Subject: Re: Future QB of the LA Raiders...
>Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 14:59:10 GMT

>In article <27000107@hpcc01.corp.hp.com> boell@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Donald P Boell) writes:
>>>I hate to differ with a colleague, but his percentage of completion
>>>was hardly anything to brag about. What did he throw, 59 attempts?
>>>Any QB that is in the NFL had better be prepared to hard knocks or the glory.  >In this case, Todd should brace himself
>>>for some knocks.  Rookie was written all over this dude. I think
>>>he would rather be surfing and doing drugs than to be on the
>>>firing line. Sorry, excuse--
>>>  ---------  John Gloria - jpglori@sysengr.pacbell.com  --------
>>
>>Give me a break.  A guy who played with the second team all pre-season does
>>not get the snaps with the first team needed to perfect timing, routes, 
>>ability to predict what a receiver will do when the QB scambles etc...
>>
>No, give yourself a break. Please put on your thinking cap before
>you rationalize.  Other QB's have been put in the same situations
>in the past and have performed brillantly. On the other end, like
>Todd, others have failed.  Hosteller (Giants) came thru when he
>was into action, remember the HOSS leading the Giants to a SB.
>What about Bone (Niners), 3rd stringer, coming off the bench and
>kicking some butt. Sorry, but Todd hardly qualifies at this point
>as a NFL QB, at least not a good NFL QB.  There was too much hype
>and he hasn't come through yet.  Please don't offer him any
>excuses, they don't have any merit in the NFL or in life. 

Both of you need a break here folks, Todd has STARTED (high school/college/
pro) a total of 15 times (no that is not a typo).  ITs what the annoucers 
were talking about last night!  Of course he needs time to develop....  

Dont compare his performance to the likes of HOSS who had been playing 
seconds to Phil for the the last million years.

>>Todd got all of one week to play with the first team.  He wracked up 395
>>yds passing and had > 50% completion.  He played for a team that gave away
>>14 points via turnovers that were not his fault.  The Browns knew that he
>>could be counted on to throw a lot given the 14 points so they put a lot
>>of pressure on him.
>>
>>By your logic a QB who hasn't shown himself by the 3rd game should be
>>written off.  A 1st year Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana would be real
>>interested in this line of thinking.
>>
>Please don't compare Todd with a Hall of Fame QB and a future HOF
>QB.  Bradshaw also had tremendous pressure on him, but he did not
>possess the "next QB of the century" label as Todd was given.
>IMHO, Todd's dad was fervent in his goal to mold his son into a
>SUPER NFL QB.

>>Also IMO your 'he would rather be doing drugs' reference is total crap.
>>How the hell do you know?  Todd has a passion for the game.  I look for
>>him to get better each week.
>>
>It is well chronicled on Todd's drug problems...don't you read the
>papers or listen to the sports news? I will agree on one point.
>Perhaps he does need time to develop, but he has a long way to go.
>Without a support cast, he will just lose his confidence and all
>the pressures this young man faces and has faced, might be his
>downfall.(IMHO)

Agreed that I have read about his drug rehab.  lets hope he steers clear, as 
all professional players should.

Just my $.02
Adriene L. Nazaretian        
Yale University              
ADRIENE@YALEADS.BITNET        
ADRIENE@YALEVM.YCC.YALE.EDU