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That was why I instantly put him in the top 2 of my Rookie QB class.Unsurprisingly cold reception by most of the board. Here is from someone who was close enough to both sides to know a thing or two about the pick (via Reiss) - ex Pats scout and director of Senior Bowl - Jim Nagy:
"My first exposure to Jarrett was at Auburn's pro day two years ago. He was just lighting it up. I don't know if you've seen him throw live yet, but he's the most beautiful thrower of the football in this year's draft class. He was so accurate that day to all levels, I grabbed a couple buddies on the coaching staff and asked, 'Is this him every day or is this an aberration?' They were like, 'This is him every day.' So my first exposure to Jarrett was so good, I've been on the bandwagon since. ... Now Auburn didn't have the year they were supposed to have this year and the fan base was disappointed. And Jarrett will tell you he didn't have the season he wanted, either. But when you evaluate the quarterback position, even more so than the other positions, you have to evaluate what's going on around the quarterback. It was just kind of a s---storm: A young offensive line that never jelled, they had protection issues with their young running backs ... but Jarrett became the whipping boy. I went to bat for him. I think Jarrett could end up as one of the steals of the draft. The popular narrative of this year's draft was that there were the four quarterbacks -- [Dwayne] Haskins, [Kyler] Murray, [Drew] Lock and [Daniel] Jones -- and then the next tier of [Will] Grier, Stidham, [Ryan] Finley, [Clayton] Thorson. To me, there wasn't a big shelf between the two groups at all. So to get Jarrett Stidham in the fourth round, he could potentially be the next guy."
Im shocked both Lock and Stidham went way after Haskins and Jones.
I couldn't get excited about Jones no matter what tape I watched or the combine nothing.
Lock Giant arm looks like a QB height and stature.
Got to the combine and looked ordinary.
Stidham every throw I saw looked beautiful more athletic then he is given credit for well spoken humble kid and football is important to him.
So I watch the combine Jones has a weak arm as advertised.
Thorson struggles Grier looks ok but every time I saw Stidham throw I was impressed.
I couldn't keep the kid out of my top picks no matter how much I heard Patriots love Finley barf or Jones.
Im really optimistic about him however last time I felt this happy about a rookie his name was Chad Jackson.