The one thing that is nagging at me about our QB pick...

[Proudiddy]

@The Huddler @SizzleBuzz@Daddy_Uncle

What about the OP was poo worthy?  Did you miss the parts where I said I was excited about the pick?  Or the other posts where I said I loved the pick and thats coming in, he's the best rookie QB we have ever had outside of Cam?

Or did you just read the parts about Howell and not the post in its entirety and then went all "herp derp UNC fans"?

[PanthersGOATFan336]

6 hours ago, Snake said:

He's never going to be Mayfield idiot. He wasn't even drafted in the 2nd round. 

Shut yo dumb ass up

[Cary Kollins]

On 5/2/2022 at 6:38 PM, Proudiddy said:

Don't get me wrong, I was going to be excited about the potential to develop any one of the guys that were available in the draft, outside of probably Pickett.  But, really, where we picked and what was available at the time, it really comes down to Corral versus Howell.  And again, to be clear, I was going to be excited about developing either...  but, the one thing that bothers me most about picking Corral over Howell is that ever since the team ran Cam into the ground and injured his shoulder, we have struggled the most with the deep ball.  And sure, teams can run functional offenses without it, but they never teach their full potential without it, imo.  If you can't take the top off of a defense and make them respect your ability to do so, it shrinks the field and makes the defense have to work a lot less.  It simplifies things for them to take away what you want to do.  Look at the best offense in the league, and the among the things they do best is stretch the field...

Now, back to Corral and Howell.  One of the biggest things that stood out to me about Howell was all of the various scouting reports I read on him emphasized one of his greatest strengths is his deep ball.  Many said he was the best deep ball passer in this draft.  I also read he tended to struggle with his accuracy in the short and intermediate the more anticipation the throws required...  on the flipside, I have read repeatedly that Corral is wildly erratic with his deep ball passing.  

Each guy has their strengths that excite you, and their weaknesses that scare you.  I love Corral's guts, grit, his lightning fast release, his creativity with his athleticism and legs to evade defenders and make plays as a runner, the zip on some of his throws, and he seems to be one of those contagious leaders that teammates just love.  His injury history and frame scare the poo out of me, and the inaccuracy issues on deep throws just doesn't sit well with me at all either.

With Howell, I also love his guts and grit, his arm, his ability to make plays as a runner as well (although not as impressive as Corral's), and obviously his deep ball accuracy.  He can and does literally make all of the throws.  And as a fellow Tar Heel, he has the going for him...  and regardless of how anyone feels with personal favorites or allegiances, it is still absolutely shocking that a guy who coming into 2021 was viewed as a Heisman favorite and was projecting to be a possible #1 overall pick, and at the very least the top QB of the class, lost multiple NFL playmakers from his offense and had to be the entire offense for UNC in 2021, has a tough year and slides all the way to the 5th round.  That is just unbelievable.  I honestly don't see how he slipped that far, and outside of his smaller stature, I don't really see the potential negatives as a passer that I see with Corral.  As a player, if you ignore his lack of height, he looks like the superior pure passer.

Now, back to the concerns...  I get that McAdoo runs a more WCO and wants a good balance with the run game.  But the thing that troubles me with this plan, which is essentially what we proclaimed we were trying to do under Brady.  Now, with the incredible improvements we've made on the OL, that system may actually function now...  but, people like pointing to McAdoo's success with GB and NY to a lesser degree...  in both of those instances, he had a QB who could throw it deep, with Rodgers obviously being one of, if not the best in the league at it.  If Corral can't effectively provide that threat, I worry about the ceiling that places on our offense, because eventually it puts us right back where we've been the last 3+ seasons.  I'm just not a fan of the dink and dunk garbage, because eventually the defenses compression the field and we've seen how ugly it can get when your QB can't threaten them downfield - like Darnold's entire game played without a first down.  

So, all that being said, to me, the QB being able to throw it downfield accurately is one of the most important, if not THE most important aspect of an elite offense.  All of the other stuff must be effective, but is all for naught if you can't stretch the field and stress the defense with your multiplicity.  So, the fact that to this point, this issue has been one of the biggest areas Corral has struggled with is a definite concern for me.

Don't get me wrong, this isn't intended to be a "negative nancy" post.  I'm excited about Corral.  I'm just concerned about the deep ball passing, especially when juxtaposed with what Howell offered as a passer had we chose him at that pick.  I hope we can coach him up and get that part of his game consistent and legitimate as a threat on any given play.

 

 

[Basbear]

I think Im just going to read this thread and not comment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

dadgummit...

[Snake]

1 hour ago, PanthersGOATFan336 said:

Shut yo dumb ass up

Suck my ho. Don't say stupid things and you won't get turned out.