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Drew Lock - QB Missouri
At 6'4 and 225lb he he looks the part. He can be a good runner but chooses not to and does most of his damage from the pocket. A 4 year starter whose improved every season. His junior year was great as far as TD/Int ratio 44/13 with a 58% completions and nearly 4,000 yards. He 'only' had 28 TDs to 8 Ints this year but finally hit +60% of his passes at 62.9%. (Hitting 60% is a big deal for me when it comes to college QBs). We got to see him against some of the best competition in college. Alabama, George, Kentucky and Florida.
What about the tape? Very hit and miss. First the good. When things go the way he expects them to and he's protected well he's very accurate. He throws the ball on time and fits it into tight spaces. He has enough pop in his arm make all the throws. He doesn't seem like a QB who will need a lot of help from his WRs at the next level as long as the core is competent. Doesn't have confidence issues and is ready to be the leader of your team. Can get the ball out accurately very quickly if it's the plan to do so.
The bad is a pretty long list. His pocket movement is bad. He almost never moves in the pocket and when he does he ends up going backwards 99% of the time. He rarely slides to the sides and I only saw him climb the ladder one time on all the tape I watched and it could've been he was just throwing really deep. When in the pocket he's like a statue until he has to desperately move at the last second. He mechanics need work. He throws too much with his arm and off his back foot which kills his accuracy. When forced to ad lib he misses a lot. Too often wants to be a deep ball hero instead of dumping it off. When he (rarely) comes off his first read and decides to go to the check down it takes too long and is not usually that accurate even w/o pressure. The accuracy tends to fall if his first read isn't there. A lot of his balls get tipped and part of that comes down to his mechanics. Under pressure he makes bad choices.
Overall there are a lot of down sides to Drew Lock. Probably too many for them to ever all be fixed enough to be a good starting QB in the NFL. That being said, he can be serviceable if in the right system with the right play caller who understands what he can do well. He may even tease people into believe he's good starter and a team has found 'their guy' for period of time. Until he comes back down to earth. He seems to really like his style and IDK if he is willing to fix it. Even if he is, there are things that can't be fixed. In a system which prioritizes getting the ball out fast, a lot of his problems are solved. They'll only show their ugly head when he tries to win games that matter. Grade 5.1
At 6'4 and 225lb he he looks the part. He can be a good runner but chooses not to and does most of his damage from the pocket. A 4 year starter whose improved every season. His junior year was great as far as TD/Int ratio 44/13 with a 58% completions and nearly 4,000 yards. He 'only' had 28 TDs to 8 Ints this year but finally hit +60% of his passes at 62.9%. (Hitting 60% is a big deal for me when it comes to college QBs). We got to see him against some of the best competition in college. Alabama, George, Kentucky and Florida.
What about the tape? Very hit and miss. First the good. When things go the way he expects them to and he's protected well he's very accurate. He throws the ball on time and fits it into tight spaces. He has enough pop in his arm make all the throws. He doesn't seem like a QB who will need a lot of help from his WRs at the next level as long as the core is competent. Doesn't have confidence issues and is ready to be the leader of your team. Can get the ball out accurately very quickly if it's the plan to do so.
The bad is a pretty long list. His pocket movement is bad. He almost never moves in the pocket and when he does he ends up going backwards 99% of the time. He rarely slides to the sides and I only saw him climb the ladder one time on all the tape I watched and it could've been he was just throwing really deep. When in the pocket he's like a statue until he has to desperately move at the last second. He mechanics need work. He throws too much with his arm and off his back foot which kills his accuracy. When forced to ad lib he misses a lot. Too often wants to be a deep ball hero instead of dumping it off. When he (rarely) comes off his first read and decides to go to the check down it takes too long and is not usually that accurate even w/o pressure. The accuracy tends to fall if his first read isn't there. A lot of his balls get tipped and part of that comes down to his mechanics. Under pressure he makes bad choices.
Overall there are a lot of down sides to Drew Lock. Probably too many for them to ever all be fixed enough to be a good starting QB in the NFL. That being said, he can be serviceable if in the right system with the right play caller who understands what he can do well. He may even tease people into believe he's good starter and a team has found 'their guy' for period of time. Until he comes back down to earth. He seems to really like his style and IDK if he is willing to fix it. Even if he is, there are things that can't be fixed. In a system which prioritizes getting the ball out fast, a lot of his problems are solved. They'll only show their ugly head when he tries to win games that matter. Grade 5.1
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