Updated Jan 30, 2012 - 6:06 pm
Brandon Weeden? Sure, just not in the first round
Russ Lande of Sporting News thinks that if age weren't a factor, Brandon Weeden would be a sure-fire first-round pick, possibly vying with Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III to be the top quarterback taken.
Weeden will turn 29 years old during his rookie season, something that will likely deter quarterback-needy teams in April's draft.
But might Weeden's age actually work to his advantage in the NFL?
Lande thinks it could.
"Obviously, he's still going to be a rookie so there's going to be defenses he's never seen, and that jump in speed from college to the NFL is huge. But I think the area where he is going to be much more mature and ready is [that] he played professional baseball, he went through the ups and downs, he's been cut and released by teams, so he knows you can't be stressed all the time about being cut, about failing," Lande told "Bob and Groz" on Monday.
"He's failed already, and he knows life goes on. So I think he's going to come in with a much more overlook view of the league instead of [thinking] every single throw needs to be perfect. He's going to say, 'I'm going to go out there, I'm going to do my best, I'm going to work as hard as I can.' He's not going to let the stress and minutiae of all the stuff that goes on with the media and everything affect him. I think that's where he has an enormous advantage over any rookie."
In the video below, Bob and Groz explain why they disagree with that notion and say that the Seahawks shouldn't consider Weeden with their first-round pick.
You can download Monday's podcast here.
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Bob Stelton is the co-host of Bob and Groz. He comes to 710 ESPN Seattle from 101 ESPN in St. Louis and had previously worked for Sporting News Radio in Chicago and Santa Monica, Calif. Bob began his radio career in Seattle in 1997 after a failed attempt to become a rock star. He's back in his home town and looks forward to talking about the teams he grew up with. 
Dave Grosby co-hosts Bob and Groz, weekdays from noon to 3 p.m. on 710 ESPN Seattle. "The Groz" has spent the last 19 years of his 37-year broadcast career as a Seattle sports talk show host. Dave is also the play-by-play announcer for Seattle University basketball games heard on 710. 
After two years as the producer for "Brock and Salk," Colin Paisley now produces "Bob and Groz." Colin also hosts "Seattle Sports Saturday" with Tom Wassell and the "Colin and Tom" podcast. Colin came to 710 ESPN Seattle after five years at various FM music stations in Bellingham and Seattle. In addition to his time as producer and host, Colin likes to spend his time embracing his "Slacker Gen-Y" persona by napping and not caring about stuff. Plus he likes tons of bands you've never heard of, and once you hear of them he'll stop liking them.
