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Purdue's QB Browne heads to play at UNC

If Belichick turns Browne into the next Brady, at least we'll be able to complain that we knew he should have been starting over Card when he was at Purdue.
I always felt like Brady turned Brady into Brady, and Belichick was just along for the ride and got far too much credit. But I am admittedly biased as I was solid Colts fan during the 2000s.
Didn’t like the Patriots, but always wanted our many Purdue alums who were playing for them back then to do well as individual players.
 
I always felt like Brady turned Brady into Brady, and Belichick was just along for the ride and got far too much credit. But I am admittedly biased as I was solid Colts fan during the 2000s.
Didn’t like the Patriots, but always wanted our many Purdue alums who were playing for them back then to do well as individual players.
100% agree. Belichick didn’t develop Brady.

If he had, then he would have developed at least ONE OTHER QB.

Instead he “developed” Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe, got fired, and is out of the NFL now.
 
I always felt like Brady turned Brady into Brady, and Belichick was just along for the ride and got far too much credit. But I am admittedly biased as I was solid Colts fan during the 2000s.
Didn’t like the Patriots, but always wanted our many Purdue alums who were playing for them back then to do well as individual players.
Tampa Tom's Super Bowl and the fact Bill did nothing without Brady has lead me to lean this way a bit for sure.
 
Tampa Tom's Super Bowl and the fact Bill did nothing without Brady has lead me to lean this way a bit for sure.
I said 5 years ago that when Brady and Belichick eventually parted ways, we would then find out the secret to “The Patriot Way.”

Turns out “The Patriot Way” was #12. Went to Tampa, was elite, and demanded the same from everyone else in the building.
 
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You mean an All-American and 2nd Round pick? Too bad Purdue can’t get back-to-back quarterbacks like that…
Who says Purdue can't?

And, let's not rewrite Clausen's career just to spite the current state of Purdue football. Clausen got an enormous amount of hype everywhere he went, but Curtis Painter had a better college career and comparable pro career.
 
Who says Purdue can't?

And, let's not rewrite Clausen's career just to spite the current state of Purdue football. Clausen got an enormous amount of hype everywhere he went, but Curtis Painter had a better college career and comparable pro career.
Well, history says.

And Painter was great (against bad teams) but one was a 2nd Team All-American and Top 50 draft pick and one wasn’t…
 
Browne will be a good QB. They will correct his throwing flaws and his athleticism will shine. Problem was is he never got a chance in real games. Obviously he did in practices but I thought he could become really good if given the opportunity
Browne will be recruited over immediately by much better QBs.
 
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Well, history says.

And Painter was great (against bad teams) but one was a 2nd Team All-American and Top 50 draft pick and one wasn’t…
OK, so Clausen was a collasal professional bust. The dude still never came close to living up to the hype that surrounded him.

I stand by what I said earlier, his career in both college and professional football was comparable to Curtis Painter, Purdue's quarterback in the same era. That comparison isn't meant to denigrate either player. But it's crazy to paint Clawsen as some great quarterback while saying Painter was just good against bad teams.
 
OK, so Clausen was a collasal professional bust. The dude still never came close to living up to the hype that surrounded him.

I stand by what I said earlier, his career in both college and professional football was comparable to Curtis Painter, Purdue's quarterback in the same era. That comparison isn't meant to denigrate either player. But it's crazy to paint Clawsen as some great quarterback while saying Painter was just good against bad teams.
Pro results don’t matter in college. If they do, we basically have to return our 2000 B1G Championships.

Also, maybe you’re not old enough to remember that this entire board would complain that you knew how Painter was going to do before the game started. Bottom line is that Clausen, while not a Heisman winner, was an All-American in college and thought highly enough of that he was picked in the Top 50. Anything after that doesn’t matter regarding college…
 
Pro results don’t matter in college. If they do, we basically have to return our 2000 B1G Championships.

Also, maybe you’re not old enough to remember that this entire board would complain that you knew how Painter was going to do before the game started. Bottom line is that Clausen, while not a Heisman winner, was an All-American in college and thought highly enough of that he was picked in the Top 50. Anything after that doesn’t matter regarding college…
Oh, I'm old enough to remember. If we're focusing on college, ND went 16-21 during Clausen's three seasons. Purdue went 25-25 during Painter's four. Neither player started every game, but both started most. Results matter. I also know one of those guys had better talent around him than the other.
 
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