Dan LeFevour - Bronco QB of the Future?

I agree so much. LeFevour could become a great QB with McDaniels as his mentor. Thank you for pointing this guy out for an option.

My one question: Does LeFevour fit the profile of the type of QB that McDaniels wants in his system (I would assume that is someone who is similar to Tom Brady)?

I rec’d your presentation for providing me with something new to consider.

But I do have to wonder (and Broncoman this is not aimed at you in particular), why there is such a desire among Broncos fans to find a scrambling style quarterback when that is not what has been seen in the NE/McDaniels offense.

Don’t know if I think he’s worth a 2nd rounder though. That said, Washington will probably go QB in the first, so moving ahead of them is a non-issue.

this guy at #80. He is exactly what we need in a 3rd string prospect. Problem is I don’t think he lasts until then. Same deal as Pouncey at #45.

There are several QB’s in this draft and a couple that might a starter some day. Don’t know much about Leflevour though. I wonder if he would be as good as Canfield?

…but the 2nd round seems like a bit of reach.

I guess if I was looking for an athletic developmental project who has very little experience under center, I’d tab the guy from Florida over the guy from Central Michigan.

I’d be on board with the 4th round or later.

What I saw in 2009 is that McD has time and attention for only a single quarterback at a time. Even the experienced vet Chris Simms could not compete after having received so few practice reps. Meanwhile, Brandstater showed lots of promise against Arizona’s first team during preseason # 4, which the Cardinals tried hard to win. Once the season began, however, Brandstater might as well have lived on Mars.

What makes you guys think that McD has time to develop a young quarterback at the same time he is grooming Orton? What makes you think LeFevour has more talent than Brandstater? Five years after Cutler was brought in to replace a perfectly fine Jake Plummer, do you really want McD to cast a wider net for quarterbacks? Really?

I say go with who we already have: Orton and Brandstater.

You know I am not a college football fan and don’t really follow it other than maybe watching some of the bowl games. One of the games I happened to take a glance at was the bowl game that Central Michigan was in. I started watching the game about halfway through the 4th quarter and decided to watch the rest since in was a close game. I began watching LeFevour a bit closely and was intrigued by what I saw. I haven’t heard much of him on TV lately so some team could quietly grab him.

But for somebody who liked a similar QB (Stephen McGee) in last years draft, don’t bet on it. McDaniels says he doesn’t have a QB mold, but he does. It’s a QB 6’4+ who sticks in the pocket and has great accuracy and timing on the short and intermediate throws. I’m not sure LeFevour, as potentially good as he is, hits all those.

Plus I really like Orton and Brandstater.

I don’t want anything to do with a QB prospect unless he projects to be a franchise-type QB. In other words, a QB who is drafted in the second, third, or fourth round is likely to be a career backup. A QB who is drafted within the first 15 picks of the first round usually projects to be starter quality. We already have Brandstater, who may or may not have what it takes to be our #2 guy. I don’t want to draft another #2 guy.

I watched the Senior Bowl and all the practices. I have no life. LeFevour did not impress me with his arm at all. Mike Mayock said he had major concerns with him because a large majority of his passes (nearly all of them) were completions of ten yards or less. I am not saying the guys sucks at all, I’m just saying I don’t want to draft another backup QB now. If McD sees more potential in him than just backup QB, I would obviously support him being picked.

while focusing on building the support group (ie o-line and WR) for making even an average QB successful. I do like LeFevour and think he’d be a great asset to any team. I just don’t think QB is a area of concern, unless of course we can’t get Orton resigned and then all bets are off.

accurate by throwing the reciever open, great pocket awarness with running ability, looks big and tall enough. I would be excited to try and get this kid. Anybody notice how well he threw to screens…hahaa…just saying. wish he had 8 or 9 picks instead of 6. Hopefully that changes with a few deals.

:) seriously, though, kid looks promising. What we don’t know, is how high McD is on Brandstater. I wonder what his timetable is for the kid.

of trading back now. Pick up an OT and new fresh QB. still give Orton a year to see what he can do, give the kid a year to learn game speed and the sytem. I dont know, I miss being excited about our QB situation. Im glad the cry baby is gone, but I think you know what I mean.

i, too, caught one of his games, and thought he would be a good fit. qb’s, if good, are never a wasted draft pick. excellent trade value, and the most important position in the nfl. as far as the long ball: first, we don’t really do that now, anyway, so what’s the problem? second: if you only watched the super bowl this season, you would have noticed that practically every team is taking away the deep ball. it’s all underneath, and manning/brees didn’t really even have an opportunity to use that dimension, anyway. and they’re pretty good at it.

i like the idea of drafting an accurate passer with some escapability to the roster, to compete with brandstater for the backup position this season. whether it be this guy, or someone with similar attributes. i like this move much better than acquiring mcnabb, for instance. but you have to be a thrower more than a runner in this league, and the touch passes and accuracy are what i like to see. the ability to avoid a sack, and create something(buy time) when nothing is there are valuable assets in this league. big ben exemplifies that. the running will have to be cut down, though, with some of these college qb’s.