1 Year NCAA Wonders: From PT Willis to Cam
That's the conumdrum we face with Trubs.
We're either getting Cam or Peter Tom
Cam's 1 year as starter at Auburn:
2,854 yards, 30 TD, 7 INT, 66.1 completion percentage, 1,473 rushing yards, 20 TD
Result: #1 overall pick in 2010. Pro Bowl QB
Peter Tom's 1 year as starter at Florida State:
61.0 comp.pct.
3124yds
9.0 yards per comp
20tds
9ints
150.7 rating
Result: 3rd Round pick. Like every Bears QB under Ditka...HORRIBLY groomed by his archaic RUN first offense, despite BIG arm, good accuracy, and ideal size.
Trubs 1 year as starter at NC:
3748yds
30tds
6ints
68comp pct
8.4 yds per comp
157.9 rating
Result: TBD
So we'll see. You hope things turn out like Newton, but he could just as easily flame out of the league like PTW did.
Interesting thing is Newton and PTW were picked right about where they belonged. Newton was a FORCE that year like.few before him. PTW led the Seminoles to an Orange Bowl victory, but his lack of playing before that as a 5th yr senior put him in the talented but RAW category.
If the 2017 draft proved anything, it's that teams will now draft QBs based on POTENTIAL moving forward.
If this thinking was around in 1990...PTW would've been a 1st round selection.
Love it or hate it...the Bears started a NEW ERA in the NFL draft. One that the Chiefs and Texans picked up on quickly.
The Bears opened Pandora's Box in the 2017 NFL Draft. You will see 1yr wonder QBs going in the 1st round in every draft that has one.