let's talk about Brock Purdy and Mike White

[Wundrbread33]

3 hours ago, BrianS said:

Statistically speaking, QB's selected in the first round hit at a rate of about 50%.  Which isn't wonderful . . . until you consider that QB's selected in every other round hit at a rate of about 10%.  Coaching and system play a huge role in this, yes, but the delta between round 1 and all other rounds is so high that you simply can't ignore it.

Stats are good at showing what happened, but they don’t tell you why.

 

See: Teddy’s completion percentage 

[Gerry Green]

8 minutes ago, Wundrbread33 said:

Makes me think of Jake Delhomme/Chris Weinke. 
 

Back in their day, there were enough reps for a legit QB battle. Weinke vs. Lewis, and a couple years later, Weinke/Delhomme/Peete.

 

Delhomme, undrafted, backup for years, but was brought in and given a chance, and then the staff committed to him.  

 

IMO, the CBA is the reason there is so much bad football. Not enough practice time. I get that you can only get so much out of practice. That nothing beats actual playing time. But practice is the only time some of these guys have to impress the coaches. 

[MasterAwesome]

Saying "let's skip drafting a QB in the 1st and just take late-round QBs instead" would be a stupid argument...but I don't think anyone is making that argument?  What's debatable and the question that the OP seems to be asking is: is it worth deliberately tanking in hopes that you're gonna draft the savior of your franchise at the top of the 1st when it's such a volatile crapshoot?

I keep hearing people bring up Kyle Allen but the irony is that Kyle Allen (UFA) won more games for us than any of our highly drafted 1st round picks in recent years: Teddy, Darnold, or Baker.  You guys are only unironically bolstering the OP's argument lol.

My position is that you wholeheartedly compete for the entire season (no "tanking"), let the chips fall where they may, then if there's a QB you think can be your franchise QB wherever you're picking in the 1st, you pull the trigger on him or even move up for him.  Don't lose your minds over our team winning too many games to take one of the Top 2 guys or w/e...people did exactly that last season with Zach Wilson.

[Gerry Green]

10 minutes ago, Wundrbread33 said:

Stats are good at showing what happened, but they don’t tell you why.

 

See: Teddy’s completion percentage 

 

I get really confused about stat usage around here.

 

Stats are good if you want to make a point.

 

Stats are bad when you want to make a counterpoint.

 

However, stats, I've been told, are for losers. 

 

I guess I'll continue to use them when I think I need them, and lol at them when others use them? Is there a handbook for this sort of thing? lol

[MHS831]

When there is no film on them, I do not see their success improving.

To me, Minshaw is the vet we should target--he has a good deal of work behind him and he is a DelHomme type gamer. 

 

 

[Gerry Green]

There are 2 teams with a realistic shot at the SuperB owl. Buf, and KC. both their QBs were taken right around where we will be sitting. 

 

You play to win, take what you get, and do the best you can with it.

 

Edit to add; Or Hurts in the 2nd, and Prescott in the 4th. It may be nice to have a top pick. But if you play it right. You don't need it.

Edited December 8, 2022 by Gerry Green

[BrianS]

19 minutes ago, Wundrbread33 said:

Stats are good at showing what happened, but they don’t tell you why.

 

See: Teddy’s completion percentage 

Kinda.  A better example might be to look at the Browns history of drafting 1st round QB's over the last 25 years or so.  They've drafted Baker Mayfield, Johnny Manziel, Brandon Weeden, Brady Quinn and Tim Couch.  Statistically speaking, they should have "hit" on a couple of those. 

Heck, look at their picks in other rounds over that time period:  Dishone Kizer, Cody Kessler, Colt McCoy, Charlie Frye, Luke McCown and Spergon Wynne.  I mean, come on!  Just sheer dumb luck at some point should have gone their way.

But it didn't.

This is where coaching and organizational quality come into play.  The truth is that some of those guys probably were "good not great" QB's.  Unfortunately, the overall situation in Cleveland doomed them.

QB is the hardest position in professional sports to play.  It's the hardest position in professional sports to predict.  It doesn't invalidate the general statistical trend.

Generally speaking, if you want the best opportunity for the most advantageous outcome you need to draft your QB in the first round.  Generally speaking, having a pick toward the top of the draft is more important since the league has placed such an emphasis on offense in recent history.  It's pushed teams to select QB's earlier in the draft since the difference between having a good QB and not having one can't be as easily overcome in the league today.

 

[Panthering]

It just comes down to NFL teams who are run like a well refined operation. They've got systems in place that work in unison with one another and it allows for success. A rising tide lifts all boats! 

[Wundrbread33]

21 minutes ago, Gerry Green said:

 

I get really confused about stat usage around here.

 

Stats are good if you want to make a point.

 

Stats are bad when you want to make a counterpoint.

 

However, stats, I've been told, are for losers. 

 

I guess I'll continue to use them when I think I need them, and lol at them when others use them? Is there a handbook for this sort of thing? lol

Stats are a good starting point. They’re part of the puzzle. I don’t think they are useless, but if people rely on them too heavily they won’t get the full picture. 
 

 

[Gerry Green]

Just now, Wundrbread33 said:

Stats are a good starting point. They’re part of the puzzle. I don’t think they are useless, but if people rely on them too heavily they won’t get the full picture. 
 

 

 

I agree. Stats can be a useful tool when forming an argument. But on their own, they are a curse. lol

[Jackie Lee]

Speaking of QB's, I guess the Falcons wanna see what they have in Ridder before FA/Draft season

 

[Wundrbread33]

6 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

Speaking of QB's, I guess the Falcons wanna see what they have in Ridder before FA/Draft season

 

*cries in Matt Corral tears*

[Gerry Green]

1 minute ago, Wundrbread33 said:

*cries in Matt Corral tears*

 

Shakes fists. "Damn you Rhule".

[MasterAwesome]

10 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

Speaking of QB's, I guess the Falcons wanna see what they have in Ridder before FA/Draft season

 

I'll give it to Ridder, he does look the part.  And by that, I mean he physically looks like a 35-year-old who has been in the league for 15 years.