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Good question. Maybe he'll sign as a free agent with the Minnesota Vikings; maybe the NBA will take him; maybe he'll join the Canadian Football League. No one--least of all Ward--expected this predicament...
...remain perplexed: is Charlie Ward not good enough for a single pro football team? Is the NFL dumb and unimaginative? Or simply unimaginative and dumb...
...just an all-around good player--like Holy Cross's Gordie Lockbaum. Ward, on the other hand, is fast, possesses the potential to dominate a postion--if not qurterback, then defensive back--and most importantly, has not sold himself to the military establishment...
Here is the rap on Ward, however: 1) Height. Contrary to the FSU depth chart, Ward is not 6'1", but rather 5'11 and 3/4 inches. Three-quarters may seem trivial, but not to NFL scouts. General consensus says he's too shot to scan the field...
...Ward is not a drop-back passer. He rolls out like Doug Flutie, and that riles coaches. Prevailing wisdom asserts that he won't fare well against the pass rush. (Never mind that Fran Tarkenton made a career out of rolling out--I met Fran Tarkenton once. I digress...