Personally, I thought Colt's mistake was returning for his Senior year.SundayJam wrote:
Colt's only mistake was getting pummeled in the Sugar Bowl.
It's all about timing.
Colt was projected by ALL PUNDITS to be the 3rd, if not the 4th QB taken in that year's draft (JaMarcus Russel the #1 overall). That would have had him ahead of Drew Stanton who ended up with the Lions, and most certainly ahead of John Beck (the guy that essentially replaced Colt with the Redskins) who initially was drafted by the Dolphins.
The key being, he would have been a 2nd rounder minimum. Which means the team that drafted him would have made a significant financial investment in him, hence, would have massaged that investment for all it's worth. In otherwords, Colt would have been given more opportunity, a fair opportunity to latch on.
Otherwise, I agree with 808Ape - I sense Colt's NFL window has closed. I'd have zero problem if our speculation was wrong, of course.
Good Luck, Colt!