Thanks for the link. Just increases my reservations about Love in the first round. Don't like the combination of accuracy issues + high interception numbers. You obviously watch much more college tape than me, so just wondering, if Love is available at 23, would you take him with that pick?
You're correct to have reservations. I didn't notice it during the year as much but really towards the end and really when I started to look at him for eval. He had trouble reading, crossing reads in the MOF. Eason did as well. Lots of half field concepts. Both ran concepts we run though so at least they're familiar some stuff although pretty much everyone steals/borrows from everyone else.
Anyway back to would I take him ... 60/40 - 70/30 yes. Hate to give you that type answer but I'd be lying if I told you I'm all in. I was all in on Jackson. Its definitely inside Love but you need the
right guy to pull it out of him imo.
Again I think making him sit and catch up to Stidham would light a fire under him. Just what he needs. He's very young. Won't be 22 until Nov.
Perfect fit for the EP imo. Coach him up. Let him exploit matchups. Use his wheels to pick up easy yards after spreading it out. Familiar with some of our stuff.
Crazy arm talent. Velocity, accuracy, touch & placement are legit. Easy flames. Arm isn't Mahomes. Or Josh Allen but a tier below. That's still a tier above 98% of the guys in the game when you talk about peak throws. Besides you just need to have a "good enough" arm. But he has the ability to make throws most can't. Its pretty sweet. Tight window dime. 50+ bombs. At times showed great patience and trust in his teammates.
Doesn't have to be super hero-like.
Very good at throwing on the run. Very comfortable. Great timing. Great job leading his WRs at times.
Looks the part in all aspects.
He really could benefit from some veteran leadership though. Someone to grill him besides coaches.
His eye discipline was bad last year. Man, zone he really wasn't good. Lazy. Has to really show he can win besides his talent. Use your eyes. Use your feet. Has to slide quicker. Has to do everything quicker. Anticipate and get going.
If he was in the locker room and I'm a coach I'm pointing to Stidham and saying there's a guy that plays with a sense of urgency and doing everything full speed.
He needs consistent coaching and trust in them. Lost staff and players last year. This will be basically his 3rd new fresh start. That's why a reboot so to speak sitting for a year isn't the worst thing in the world.
So Love sucked this past year but so did Stidham in his year. I always keep "it's what a prospect can do as opposed to what they can't" on a loop in my head. Love sucked but he showed he's capable with + arm talent. You bet on arm talent.
And no matter which QB you're drafting you're gambling this year. A little more than most imo than in previous years. Gamble on Burrows one year. Tua's health. Love's upside. That you're getting the good Herbert and have the right system for him (vert/power run) Gambling on Eason all together. Or you gamble on a Morgan, Gordan, Hurts etc
If we were to acquire Love, somehow. That would be quite the QB room. Quite the young duo. That alone would be a small success of sorts during these unfamiliar times. Getting Stidham and Love to mold and coach up. You could do a lot worse.
Sorry for the rambling.
