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Brandon Weeden’s Senior Bowl Performance Will Kill His Draft Stock

January 29, 2012   ·     ·   Jump to comments

Brandon Weeden erased a head-turning week of practice with a horrible showing in the Senior Bowl, and with that, the senior QB from Oklahoma State just made his uphill NFL Draft battle a little more hilly. 
Weeden put up amazing stats in college, but he accumulated them in a wide-open spread offense. This is always a red flag for scouts, as the spread offense is built on quick throws where the QB is making one read. 
However, that red flag is not his biggest concern. That would be attributed to his age. Weeden, a former minor league baseball player, will be 29 when the next NFL season starts. 
Barring Weeden running his DeLorean into a bolt of lightning, he is not going to change his age. He was in a position to ease the concerns of his transition into a pro-style offense, though, and that is where he failed. 
 
Week of Practice
Weeden started off strong. He was making people take notice as he dominated practices leading up to...

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