I understand that there are statues with more mobility than Byron Lefwich, and Daisuke Matsuzaka has a more compact windup, but looking over some of the names of quarterbacks currently populating NFL rosters, you have to wonder how he has yet to find work. (Actually, I know the answer, but just for the sake of discussion...)But here we are, almost to July, and Leftwich is still unemployed. As I mentioned earlier this month, a lot of teams around the league are concerned about Leftwich's injury history; sure, David Carr or Joey Harrington or Kyle Boller might all be less skilled players, but they can take a hit. A bunch of them, in fact.
Good news, though: Leftwich has an ally in Brian Billick:
Billick, now a game analyst for Fox, liked Leftwich enough in college that the Ravens tried to work a deal with the Minnesota Vikings to trade up in the draft. But in an infamous draft day snafu, the Vikings took too much time - some say the Jaguars intentionally stalled them - and lost the pick, allowing Jacksonville to take Leftwich...So, in a sense, we have Mike Tice to thank for ruining Leftwich's career. Somehow that makes perfect sense.
"He can throw it," Billick said of Leftwich. "There's never been a question about his ability. He's got one of those unique arms. He proved to be fairly accurate..."
via PFT
