Recent content by rabidfireweasel

if you haven’t heard of him- it doesn’t mean he isn’t good- it just means you are that you are not even a casual college football fan. He put up over 1150 yards on a team that played in the national championship game.

Not sure you could have gotten Bo Nix and a tackle. You never know how far back you can slide. Lots of people were thinking you could get Nix or Pennix in the 20’s. You can’t mess around with a QB. If you think someone win a playoff game, lead your team, can earn a second contract and be a 5-8...

Jayden Daniels did that last year- so he belongs on n the list. I think he is the only person this century to average 300 passing yards and 75 rushing yards per game.

I wouldn’t argue with anyone that wanted to pass on Daniels for these reasons. These are real concerns. If you think he can’t hold up, don’t think he has middle of the field arm strength, accuracy or quick enough processing: those all seem like legit criteria to pass on him at 1.3. I just don’t...

I think you are subscribing to two false premises: False Premise 1: Elite athletes age more poorly than non- elite athletes who do not rely on athleticism. This is simply not true. Jayden Daniels can lose a speed and still have above average athleticism. They can learn the game better over time...

Daniels started as an 18 year old Freshman and the team improved from the previous year. They went 8-5, 2-2 (COVID), 8-5 with him and went 3-9 and 3-9 since he left. LSU was 5-5 and 6-7 before Daniels showed up and went 10-3 and 10-4 after. He didn’t just play well his senior year. He made his...

I understand this youth/upside sentiment with soccer players, basketball players, and positions like DT, Edge rusher, RB and corner. In those cases, most of the best players have elite physical skill. But being a QB requires leadership, being able to look across the huddle and correct people in...

I am hoping to focus this thread on the topic of draft eligible QB age: not the other traits that may lead to success. In many threads, I have seen where posters knock Daniels because he is older; this entire draft crop in multiple sports has older players eligible due to COVID. My question is-...

The Jayden Daniels comment makes no sense. Last year, they were 4-13. How does he set them back further for a decade. If he is terrible and makes them worse, they just draft a new QB in the top 2 in 3-4 years. If that guys busts, they are simply stuck in neutral another 3-4 years- which still...

This case history undercuts your future arguments. Bradshaw was the first overall pick in 1970, after they were terrible in 1969. They did not pass on a QB, because the team was bad. They got their QB of the future when they had a chance. The improved, but were non competitive, the next two...

I think he actually finally did some homework. At first he was “We should be like the 49ers” then he realized they had mixed picks and were bad for a long time: 2016 1.7 DeForest Buckner (good pick, traded for a first) 2017 1.3 Solomon Thomas 2017 1.31 Reuben Foster (cut after 2 years) 2018...

This has been addressed- you keep things as they are. This happens in baseball and hockey regularly when you draft a HS player: they will have options other than going to your team. Thus, part of your decision to draft someone in those sports is that you must factor in the likelihood of you...

A year off didn’t exactly hurt Ja’Marr Chase or Micah Parsons.

No one is forcing an NFL team to draft him. He isn’t trying to circumvent the CBA. He is utilizing the specific language to his advantage. Sanders is saying that if my son doesn’t get drafted to team he wants to play for, he will sit out for a year and re-enter the draft. That is following the...

He has tons of family money and a rich dad who doesn’t want him to play for some teams and is willing to support him if he waits a year. That is a lot of leverage.