CHRIS WEINKE
By: Dave-Te' Thomas

#16-CHRIS WEINKE Florida State University Seminoles 6:04.0-238

ANALYSIS
Positives... Outstanding team leader who is called a "coach on the field" by mentor Bobby Bowden...Has good foot speed to drive away from the line after the snap... Plants his feet firmly to deliver a full windup before unloading the pass...Throws the ball with good velocity and has the arm strength to easily reach receivers on deep routes... Patient passer who will step up in the pocket to absorb the hit while waiting for his secondary receivers to get open...Cool field general who lets his teammates know who is boss, under no uncertain terms...Knows how to avoid the rush, showing good escape-ability when pressured.

Negatives... Has accuracy problems throwing on the move...Even though he has the arm to go deep, his receivers generally will have to work hard for the ball on those routes...Needs to improve his timing patterns to prevent receivers from having to adjust and turn constantly on routes...Will tend to overthrow the ball when pressured and forces passes when escaping from the collapsed pocket...Needs to upgrade his touch and accuracy in the short areas...Makes questionable judge- ment calls at times, as he tends to lose awareness for the oncoming defensive linemen...Has to work on increasing his release time, as he tends to wind up like a pitcher before unleashing the long ball...Lack of foot quickness is a concern.

CAREER NOTES
HThe only three-year starter at quarterback during the Bobby Bowden era...Garnered virtually every award that a quarterback can attain during the 2000 season... Ranks sixth in NCAA history with an average of 8.89 yards gained per pass attempt, 12th with 79 touch-down tosses and 18th with 9839 yards passing...Holds all of the school's career-records for passing, including most pass completions (650), attempts (1107), touchdown passes (79) and yards (9839)..First player to earn Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors six times in the same season (2000)...Only the second player in college history to throw for over 9500 yards in a career and win a national championship...Has a 32-3 record (including bowls) as a starter for FSU...Spent six seasons playing baseball in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league organization before returning to the game of football and Florida State in 1997...Signed with FSU out of high school and spent four days in August of 1990 on the Florida State campus before signing a professional baseball contract with the Toronto (second round pick).

REMIND ME OF... Tennessee's Neil O'Donnell.

GAZING INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL... While he could sneak into the draft's third round, it looks like his birth certificate will scare off a few teams, pushing him into the second day draft event. While he has great leadership qualities, his immobility and penchant for making his receivers constantly work to get to the ball has career backup written all over his resume, if he even gets a career to talk about.

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