QBs

[Shocker]

I know its the last thing we would discuss here but I'd like to hear thoughts...

My top 5: 

Mitch -

Watson

Webb

Kizer

BUST:  Mahomes

Sleeper:  Kaaya

And I don't see much difference between Chad Kelly and next yrs golden boy Sam Darnold.  Just don't.

[Shocker]

Watson is amazing but Mitch can really throw.  Also, I think Pittsburgh may go QB in the first.

[Saca312]

Mahomes is quite literally the only guy in this class who may have potential to be a tier 2/1 QB. All the rest are foundational signal callers rather than those standing out.

[LinvilleGorge]

Mahomes is trash. So is Kizer. Great arm talent, no QBing ability. Every Texas Tech QB puts up amazing stats in college.

Watson is a gamer. His sporadic accuracy scares me, but the guy just wins.

Trubisky only having one year of starting experience is a little scary, but his accuracy is unreal. The guy drops dimes. 

Watson or Trubisky will be the best of the bunch. Despite his inexperience, I think Trubisky is the safest QB pick of the draft. I could see Watson being another Russell Wilson or another The Golden Calf of Bristol. I kinda think he's boom or bust.

Mahomes and Kizer are damn near guaranteed busts IMO.

[LinvilleGorge]

17 minutes ago, Saca312 said:

Mahomes is quite literally the only guy in this class who may have potential to be a tier 2/1 QB. All the rest are foundational signal callers rather than those standing out.

Too many people fall in love with the big arms. You don't have to have that rocket arm to be an elite NFL QB. Sure, it helps, but it's not a requirement. Peyton Manning, Brees, nor Brady ever had great NFL arms and only one of them was a 1st round pick.

[Saca312]

3 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Too many people fall in love with the big arms. You don't have to have that rocket arm to be an elite NFL QB. Sure, it helps, but it's not a requirement. Peyton Manning, Brees, nor Brady ever had great NFL arms and only one of them was a 1st round pick.

Not just his rocket arm. He has the tools to be real good. 

[LinvilleGorge]

Maybe he's the next Aaron Rodgers. That guy who breaks the mold of coming from a program that grossly inflates college stats and still goes on to have great NFL success (it is worth noting that Cal didn't run the air raid offense during Rodgers' college tenure). But, Texas Tech is even worse than Cal in that regard. Everyone looks like a future HOFer at QB when they're playing at TT. Guys coming out of that air raid offense have a hard time adjusting to the NFL. They've never read a defense pre-snap. They've never led a pre-snap huddle. All they no is go, go, go, hurry, hurry, hurry, 4 and 5 wide sets, get the ball out as quick as possible before the defense knows what hits them. It just doesn't translate to the NFL.

Nick Foles is probably the best NFL QB to date to come out of an air raid style offense and even his success looks like it was likely just a flash in the pan.

Notable busts include:

Tim Couch, Brandon Weeden, Kevin Kolb, Geno Smith, and John Beck. Quite possibly adding Jared Goff to the list soon.

[mikeholiday]

3 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Too many people fall in love with the big arms. You don't have to have that rocket arm to be an elite NFL QB. Sure, it helps, but it's not a requirement. Peyton Manning, Brees, nor Brady ever had great NFL arms and only one of them was a 1st round pick.

 

Yeah but I can easily fire back with Roethlisberger, Aaron Rodgers, Andrew Luck, Derrek Carr, and even our own Cam. Arm strength is definitely a big plus in the NFL. Most of the top qb's have strong arms and the rest are at least above average in that regard. 

[AceBoogie]

It's really Watson and then everyone else. He's the most underrated prospect in a decade. 

[LinvilleGorge]

If Watson starts as a rookie he might set the NFL single season INT record.

The number of INTs he throws is a major concern.

[Shocker]

Glad we dont have to make this decision.  I remember the Matt Moore days.  Ugg.

[Shocker]

10 hours ago, Promethean Forerunner said:

Kaaya is garbage. Sleeper my ass. I wanted to believe in him so much but after we lost to FSU for third time because of his inability to handle the pressure and make the throw, I accepted that Kaaya is at best a back up at the next level.

Trubisky has all the tools and seems like the most accurate QB in this draft class but Watson is just a fugging gamer. I think Watson would benefit from a West Coast/Read Option offense similar to the one The Chiefs employed for Alex Smith. Trubisky, however, has a bigger arm and is more accurate so he has more options. He just better go to a good team who knows how to develop QBs because he sucks at diagnosing at what opposing defenses are throwing at him.

Ok, Kaaya is shat.  I stand corrected.  

 

 

[Lasus83.]

Glad we dont have to make this decision.  I remember the Matt Moore days.  Ugg.

Or Rodney Peete for that matter...

Watson wins games.

I've mocked him 1 to the browns before and they spat all over it while claiming he couldn't handle the cold weather.

I dunno if he is over Garrett, but he is a winner at the most important position on the field.



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[Kakarot]

If I was a team that needed a QB, and I had one of the top picks, I'd run up to the podium if Watson was available. Dude is a winner, and will win in the NFL.