rabidfireweasel
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I am hoping to focus this thread on the topic of draft eligible QB age: not the other traits that may lead to success. In many threads, I have seen where posters knock Daniels because he is older; this entire draft crop in multiple sports has older players eligible due to COVID.
My question is- why would that be a knock? (i get if if you don’t like him because of his build, concerns about his ability to drive the ball to the middle of the field, his surrounding talent at LSU, etc) The QB has to be a leader on the football team. Where is the advantage of having a younger guy with less life experience and less QB experience being the face of your franchise. I don’t think that there are an abundance of examples where younger guys have had more success that 3-4 year college starters at the QB position. Alex Smith started young, but that was only because he graduate college at 20.
Daniels has over 50 starts- 20+ at two different schools, started as an 18 year old 185 freshman in a legitimate conference, and has had two learn different offensive systems and had to put the team on his back many times. Why is his age and experience a concern to some and not a clear benefit?
My question is- why would that be a knock? (i get if if you don’t like him because of his build, concerns about his ability to drive the ball to the middle of the field, his surrounding talent at LSU, etc) The QB has to be a leader on the football team. Where is the advantage of having a younger guy with less life experience and less QB experience being the face of your franchise. I don’t think that there are an abundance of examples where younger guys have had more success that 3-4 year college starters at the QB position. Alex Smith started young, but that was only because he graduate college at 20.
Daniels has over 50 starts- 20+ at two different schools, started as an 18 year old 185 freshman in a legitimate conference, and has had two learn different offensive systems and had to put the team on his back many times. Why is his age and experience a concern to some and not a clear benefit?