Chad Pennington played against much weaker competition at Marshall though. He was in the MAC conference at Marshall. His advantage is that he started for 3 years so he had more experience coming out of college.
On the other hand Mac Jones played against the very best college competition in the SEC for Alabama. Those teams all have at least a few pro level players to challenge you and stronger systems and talent overall.
Yes Jones played with an 'all-star' team but that doesn't diminish his accomplishments in his senior year. He had to bide his time and prove he deserved to start, succeeding the likes of Jalen Hurts and Tagovailoa who are both NFL starting QBs now.
And although Jones doesn't have a canon arm like a Rodgers or Mahomes it looks very good to above average because of the consistently good deep balls he threw at Alabama. I did not see any wobbling ducks on film, those balls got where they needed to go and they were very catchable. Comparing Mac Jones arm coming out of college to 'noodle arm' Pennington seems unfair because his arm is simply stronger than that. And with proper coaching and training it can get stronger.
Mac Jones looks closer to Brady than Pennington in terms of playing style and arm strength.
Another pro comparison for Mac Jones comes from Peter Schrager.
Hot take: Floor Kirk Cousins. Ceiling Drew Brees.
Peter Schrager of Good Morning Football reiterated on NFL Network that the San Francisco 49ers have not yet decided who to draft at No. 3 overall next week. The analyst and morning host initially stat
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