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Wonder how much of this might have to do with him wanting to win something at Oregon.
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.No offense but u seem a lil knee-jerky on some of ur assessments (Herbert, Haskins etc)
Both are young & really it's their first time on the big stage as draft picks.
It was obvious OSU screened them to death in the PSU game but Haskins still made a few really nice plays.
It was also the first time he's dealt w real pressure.
He wasn't stepping into his passes, footwork was off which was never great but casting +/- off 1 game is dangerous imo.
Wonder how much of this might have to do with him wanting to win something at Oregon.
Drew Anderson of Murray State is a QB sleeper to keep an eye for the rest of the year...full credit goes to ckparrothead from the finheaven forum for his excellent work tracking Anderson's progress.
From my initial glance, he reminds me of Josh Allen with better accuracy.
Week 9 qb rankings:
1.) Herbert - still the best draft eligible qb in this draft.
2.) Grier - would seem to fit in our system and should be available in the second round.
3.) Jones of duke. Still raw but with two years on the bench, he should develop into a decent qb.
Finley drops out due to serious concerns about his arm strength or lack thereof,
Maybe it’s just a bad game but Herbert looked awful last saturday @ zona.
Jalen Hurts might be a sleeper. It's hard to say when he would leave though. He could leave now and avoid sitting through another year of Tua. He could leave next year after sitting through another year of Tua. He could be a graduate transfer and have one year to prove himself elsewhere.
He reminds me of Russell Wilson a little bit, considering his predicament and skill set. He's definitely more than just an athletic QB. He has a good arm, good mechanics, and solid decision making skills. He's also supposedly a big time leader in the locker room.
Not a good sign to me that he clearly looked limited as a passer as Alabama’s passing game wasn’t that good with him running it. They go to Tua and it’s taken off. I think he’s pretty limited
Maybe, but a couple things to note... He was a frosh/soph, and Tua is perhaps a future top 5 pick. That's a lot for Hurts to compete with. Not to mention, was Hurts even used or coached correctly? Supposedly, they brought in a new OC/QB coach that has improved Hurts a lot in the past year. Prior to that, they were competing for national championships without needing a passing offense at all. I can easily see them telling Hurts to just not lose it, and him complying with the request.
During Hurts' soph season, it's clear that they started going to Tua on occasion. Why? Other than potentially being a better passer, maybe Tua is just more of a gunslinger, something they were coaching out of Hurts.
I've seen that happen a lot in QB competitions. The incumbent is often times not treated fairly.
Again to go back to Wilson, Wilson didn't exactly lead an all-world offense. He was solid and efficient, but his offense never 'took off'. He ended up transferring his senior year and did a bit better at Wisconsin, but we haven't gotten to that point in Hurts' story. It's obviously a projection at this point, but I can see a lot of similarities.
Hurts is very intriguing I agree. One of the best runners I've seen. Perfect guy for a "take a shot" pick 5-7.
he's a very good mobile QB,
The only problem is somebody has to convince BB that a mobile QB who runs a lot can survive in the NFL.
Belichick has taken mobile QBs before. Kevin O'Connell comes to mind. Cassel was mobile-ish. Jimmy G had some mobility. The deal is that he's had Brady for 15+ years, so he hasn't had to be too serious in his search. Plus, he's probably looking mostly for backups with the same characteristics as Brady, which is often a good strategy at any position.
Supposedly they were serious about looking into Lamar Jackson this past year, although I cannot fathom why.