Friday, April 24, 2009

And what of Chris Crane?

All the talk of our prospects ignored one of the most important names from last season -- Chris Crane. Last spring, when he was finally taking snaps with the first team, many on the staff thought Crane might be an NFL QB. He had the body and the arm and showed promise. Spring became summer and concern creeped in. As we all know it only got worse as real games began. And just when things seemed to be turning around, he broke his collar bone.

Crane will not be drafted this weekend, but he will still get a shot at the NFL. Every team is looking for the next Matt Cassell...some raw untested QB talent they can groom and then leverage. But you don't get that long to prove yourself. Crane will have mini camp and maybe some time this summer to earn his way onto a practice squad. From there, who knows?

One team I don't think will wait for Crane to develop is Tampa Bay. I don't think there is any bad blood between Jags/Logan and Crane, but I doubt they will want to relive this last season at the NFL level. Plus Chris deserves a fresh start. He frightened and frustrated me to no end this year, but I always root for these guys to succeed. Hopefully he makes the most of his chance.

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