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Third String But Playing on Special Teams
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I'm assuming you mean an ABrown without the crazy.
QB's ALWAYS seem to rise as we get closer and closer to the draft. Kenny Picket is a perfect example.
McCarthy was in a Pro style offense, has elite athleticism, a very strong arm, and is young.
Maybe just a typo but he turned 21 in January. Him and Maye are the young kids of the class.
Yeah, that’s why I said young AB.
DITTO on this! If there was not that report saying Adam Peters is "really into" Drake Maye I'd be really excited as the general scouting consensus has Daniels jumping Maye. I love Maye as a franchise QB.
I'm a huge Alt fan. Bloodlines, traits for days, very young and extremely versatile. There's a small gap between him and the next OL. My scale loves Mims too. He graded very high.
I wrote about Maye a while back and talked about his mechanics. I promised and failed @DaBruinz a few times. Tonight , some time I'm going to post a few games and point out what I mean when i say "mechanics" , specifically his footwork. Just been smoked with work, at work now and was just asked to stay later. Just hard finding time but I like Maye a lot and think he'll grade out QB1 for me.
Not only does Daniels frame and build concern me, but as you stated, although he's known as a deep throw passer, he struggles with short area ones. The primary reason for this is: He doesn't have a strong arm (one could argue it's no stronger than Mac Jones arm was). When a QB has 2 WR's who are legit 1st round talents like Daniels had, those 2 guys pretty much always got open, especially deep. Remember when Brady had Moss. He just had to heave it even remotely near him and more often than not he'd come down with the ball. Just because a QB has excelled in throwing deep, does not mean that he has elite arm strength. Brady did have ridiculous velocity on his short and intermediate passes. Maye does have elite arm strength and can reach any level of the field with ease. He does need some coaching regarding his throwing motion and footwork, but everything else is there. And, he didn't have anywhere near the talent on offense that all of the other QB's in the draft who are considered 1st and 2nd round picks had. Imagine what Maye could have done with the talent that Daniels had at LSU and Penix Jr. at Washington? Or even Nix at Oregon and McCarthy at Michigan? Sit Maye for his rookie year, coach him up and correct any flaws, and have talent from this years draft, and next years FA period and draft, and then unleash him on the NFL. And, he'll still be quite young NFL age-wise in his 2nd year.
That is all correct, but when you convert Maye from a college based offensive scheme to a pro scheme, very few people can predict the results. With McCarthy you already know how he operates in a pro scheme, therefore it is significantly easier to project if you can "coach him up". Coaching someone up is a lot harder than it looks as evidenced by all of the QB busts.
Agreed. If we can't get Maye (who should sit his rookie season), we should get McCarthy (who also should sit his rookie season). I'm in that minority of fans who believes that if brought along properly and given the supporting cast on offense for when they start their 2nd year, that McCarthy has the potential to not only be a true #1 QB, but has Franchise QB potential (as I also believe the same with Maye). The problem with trading back and acquiring more assets in this draft and the next while also getting McCarthy, is that there are at least 2 teams that will gladly move up in front of us to get McCarthy if we do trade back (even with one of those picks that we acquire being between 5 and 7). I'll even go out on a limb and call my shot now: McCarthy could be the QB steal of this draft (and of drafts of the past several years). But, Maye also could be as well.
That’s another reason why a trade down is so tempting.
Your premise is sound. However, in this draft, if there's to be a possible solid OT prospect (depending on how many are taken in the 1st round), you'll have to grab one at #34 (hopefully Patrick Paul). Because after that, it becomes much more of a "crap shoot" talent wise at OT. And, this is a serious area of need for rebuilding the offense. Especially to give our new QB a solid OL in his first year as a starter (which will hopefully be in his 2nd season after sitting his rookie year).
