Here's an original take you may not have heard before ... if you've lived on the moon for the past decade:

Winning the Heisman doesn't guarantee NFL success, especially for quarterbacks. Sure, there are Southern California golden boys Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart. But there also are Jason White, Eric Crouch, Danny Wuerffel, Gino Torretta, Chris Weinke and Andre Ware.

Yeah, we get it, it's difficult to predict how Heisman Trophy winners will fair in the NFL. Still, I don't think the knock on this year's winner -- Troy Smith -- is that he's a candidate for the Heisman Trophy curse, it's that he's 6'0" and that's almost as bad as having no arms when you're talking about an NFL quarterback. But it's more than that; NFL Network draft guru Mike Mayock explains:

"He's probably a third-round quarterback. The reason is that he makes about 80-90% of his plays outside the tackle box. He struggles to find his vision within the pocket."

Hmm. And no mention of height ... imagine that. In my uninformed opinion, I agree with Mayock -- I think Troy Smith is a first-day pick -- and despite his detractors, he could be a pleasant surprise for the team that drafts him.

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