June Jones jumps on the Mac Jones train

[panthers55]

6 hours ago, Scott12345 said:

Coach GM & owner all saw this guy up close

 

And everything I have heard said was very positive. I guess that was just coach speak 

[panthers55]

14 hours ago, MHS831 said:

77.4% completions.  42 TDs vs. 4 Interceptions.  349 yards per game passing yards. 11.2 yards per attempt.  What more are you looking for?  Oh-and a national title. 

None of the QBs across the bottom of your list came very close to these numbers.

Exactly. He did everything asked of him and he only started 1 year in college due to the talent of Alabama. Imagine what he could have done in four years.

[ncfan]

 

[OldhamA]

On 3/11/2021 at 10:05 AM, ncfan said:

Again, stats and wins don’t mean crap in scouting a QB.  Film does.

As others have pointed, the offense is catered to him as well.  This combined with his weapons, and you get these #s

those #s are nice, but his film still leaves questions and leave concerns.

So what do you go by if you throw out stats and wins when scouting?

It seems to me like you're omitting a big part of the equation. 

[ncfan]

33 minutes ago, OldhamA said:

So what do you go by if you throw out stats and wins when scouting?

It seems to me like you're omitting a big part of the equation. 

honestly don’t know if your joking here. 
 

But Film and game tape.  
That’s literally all scouts care about.  They give 0 chits about stats or wins.  If it were the opposite, Josh Allen would’ve been drafted the 4th rd or later.  Watson would’ve been the top pick and not fallen to QB 3.  

 

 

Edited March 12, 2021 by ncfan

[Waldo]

11 hours ago, ncfan said:

 

ROLF.

Yup, this is Little at QB. HARD PASS!

[Khyber53]

Y'all are going to be disappointed, then surprised.

[kungfoodude]

2 minutes ago, stbugs said:

That’s great college production. Here’s Grier’s best season and he had nowhere near the talent on offense and WVU was the 4th best team in the Big 12 (3 more teams had 1 less win too):

67%, 351 yards per game, 37TDs and 8 INTs, 10.7 YPA

Grier wasn’t really that far behind and he certainly didn’t have a top 5/10 pick as his number 1 or multiple potential day 1/day 2 OL. Grier had an UDFA as his top guy and Jennings, who was drafted but hasn’t recorded a single NFL catch.

It seems like it is primarily the college football fans that can't really get past the stats and accomplishments in college. They just aren't as familiar with what it takes to be a successful NFL player, nor that it is a substantial step up in competition. Reference all the, "*insert name of undefeated #1 ranked college football team* could beat *insert the name of last place NFL franchise*" comments you see from that crowd. 

The stats aren't meaningless but the NFL is a relatively even playing field. There aren't many more uneven playing fields than P5 college football. Hence why it is important to study film rather than draft every college football All-American or NCAA stat leader. 

There is really no reason to even explain this to them anymore, you may as well just keep scrolling past these comments.

[panthers55]

On 3/11/2021 at 5:05 AM, ncfan said:

Again, stats and wins don’t mean crap in scouting a QB.  Film does.

As others have pointed, the offense is catered to him as well.  This combined with his weapons, and you get these #s

those #s are nice, but his film still leaves questions and leave concerns.

And folks who evaluate QBs like Simms and has done the job himself and has been right on for several.of the drafts says the film is good and he can make all the throws. As a 1 year starter his skills are much further along than you would expect.  So you are wrong, his film is actually very good. What too many are looking at is one picture where he looks fat. 

[panthers55]

1 hour ago, kungfoodude said:

It seems like it is primarily the college football fans that can't really get past the stats and accomplishments in college. They just aren't as familiar with what it takes to be a successful NFL player, nor that it is a substantial step up in competition. Reference all the, "*insert name of undefeated #1 ranked college football team* could beat *insert the name of last place NFL franchise*" comments you see from that crowd. 

The stats aren't meaningless but the NFL is a relatively even playing field. There aren't many more uneven playing fields than P5 college football. Hence why it is important to study film rather than draft every college football All-American or NCAA stat leader. 

There is really no reason to even explain this to them anymore, you may as well just keep scrolling past these comments.

Which is why a guy like Simms who.played QB in the NFL and has been right on with his evaluations over several years should be heeded. He said Jones is underated and given he was a 1 year starter is well ahead of where you expect. Not only does he move well in the pocket but he looks off safeties, goes through his progressions and did things in college that many rookie in the NFL still havent mastered.  Stats are just numbers but film is important and his is good from what I have read from folks who should know.

[panthers55]

14 hours ago, ncfan said:

 

The problem with sound bytes like this is context. Are we talking 1 or 50? The film shows 1. Plus those first 8 games were his first 8 starts in college. What about comparing his first 4 games with his last 4 and evaluate his improvement.

No this says little to nothing. I will go with Simms on this one who has a track record of correctly predicting who will be best in the NFL.

[Catsfan69]

14 hours ago, ncfan said:

 

He sucks and would be up there with Jason Peters Brian St Pierre Pickles Weinke and Everett Brown 

As one of the worst picks in Panthers history. 

 

Mac  Jones is a joke.

[ncfan]

23 minutes ago, panthers55 said:

Which is why a guy like Simms who.played QB in the NFL and has been right on with his evaluations over several years should be heeded. He said Jones is underated and given he was a 1 year starter is well ahead of where you expect. Not only does he move well in the pocket but he looks off safeties, goes through his progressions and did things in college that many rookie in the NFL still havent mastered.  Stats are just numbers but film is important and his is good from what I have read from folks who should know.

Just because Simms says somethings and gets a few right doesn’t mean he is the go to.  
Kiper hits some in a while but you saw what he said about Clausen now everyone is going back and laughing.

 

hell, Simms has Dyami Brown the UNC WR as a top 20 overall prospect in this draft.  Even my UNC homerism cant put him there.

 

 

Simms has a rd 2 grade on Lance.  While more of the clued in guys unlike the Kipers, Simms, etc chasing the hot takes etc.  All have Lance as a top 10 guy.  
heck @Vergehas said with her connections in the league scouts that Lance is looked at as a Top 10 guy.  

Edited March 12, 2021 by ncfan

[Catsfan69]

3 hours ago, OldhamA said:

So what do you go by if you throw out stats and wins when scouting?

It seems to me like you're omitting a big part of the equation. 

You go by your fng eyeballs. 

A great pass can be dropped but that doesn't show on stats. 

A bad pass can be caught.

A pick can be dropped. 

Football isn't a math problem. 

This isn't poker but a bunch of STEM nerds are trying to make it out to be.