40,000 hits, but two articles actually talk about Lewan being a cheap-shot artist, and one is from an MSU fansite. Really convincing.
I don't know what to say then. Search "Taylor Lewan Douche Bag" You find quite a few hits. Just because you haven't done your research on prospects, don't act like this (his poor character) isn't true.
It depends on the system. I'm convinced that Lewan will be a useful player for all but the Kubiak/Shanahan zone blocking systems. I'm not convinced that Manziel can be a useful player for every coach, and I think that if you looked hard at yourself, you'd say the same thing.
I agree that Manziel can't be useful for every coach or every scheme, but he could be a transcendent player in some schemes. The next time the word transcendent will be used to describe Taylor Lewan will be the first time.
You've gone from "poor character guy" in your OP, which is why my objection was, to "character concerns." That's where you should've been on jump street. I would have agreed with the research on character concerns when I looked into it myself. Poor character guy? He's not even Vontaze Burfict, who was a legit poor character guy in college.
LOL. Ok so you say Burfict was a poor character guy, but you don't think Lewan is?
I strongly doubt that Manziel goes in the Top 5 like you have projected. I'm perfectly happy with where you actually put Lewan--otherwise I would have said that--because of his limitations as a player.
Like I have projected? You make it sound like my prediction is an
outlier, when clearly, nearly every mock draft is projecting Manziel in the top five.
But to gloss over the character concerns with Manziel (I've seen him on TV at a Rangers game randomly and in a dumb McDonald's commercial in the last five days--something that you'd never see from Peyton Manning in the month when he should be preparing for the draft) and put him so high on your board?
Madness.
So going to Ranger games and being on commercials is a character concern? RIDICULOUS. Peyton Manning wasn't nearly as hyped a prospect as Manziel since the world has changed significantly since the advent of social media and the like. I'd agree that Manning wouldn't have done that since their make up is very different to begin with. Few human beings are as driven as Peyton Manning, and that includes nearly every other player in the NFL.
Manziel is an exceptionally famous young man. He even admits that he probably should have been more low key on Gruden's QB Academy. I think Manziel has made poor decisions, but I haven't seen anything that makes me think he's a poor character guy (or to argue semantics, "character concerns")like Lewan.
