Milroe!

[bileever]

The mental aptitude for the position is what i'm talking about, not the ability to split an atom. Some people are more inclined for the position than others. Brady & Montana weren't physically dominant, but had the mentality for it.

I agree, football intelligence is not the same as academic intelligence. But there is some correlation between the two, especially when it comes to playing the QB position.

And I wasn't just referring to your comment, but that other people see Milroe with his great physical attributes, and automatically assume that he isn't that bright.

It's still to be determined if Milroe can make it, but given his physical attributes and his high intelligence, he's got a good shot.

 

[chris98251]

You can be dumb aas a rock acadamicly but process information and react quickly, in football and succeed. Look at Terry Bradshaw....... That and he was tough as nails. It ability to learn and retain information and as i said processor to action speed. Many players are smart as hell but they process slower before action.

 

[Appyhawk]

You can be dumb aas a rock acadamicly but process information and react quickly, in football and succeed. Look at Terry Bradshaw....... That and he was tough as nails. It ability to learn and retain information and as i said processor to action speed. Many players are smart as hell but they process slower before action.

"Repetition is the foundation of good design."
That is why he will get a ton of reps before they ask for any substantial reg season PT from Milroe. He will get the ball when he is ready to get it. I'm not crazy about comparing him to other players because I think he might be one of a kind.
Aren't we all?

 

[Sonichound16]

I don't know how anyone that watched him play can be anything but excited about his future possibilities. He had a couple plays that needed to be cleaned up but I was overall pretty happy with his accuracy, his ability to throw on the run and then of course the ridiculous running ability. He hits that gear and just runs away from people. That bootleg play where he just beats the unblocked guy to the edge and then throws a strike downfiled for a first was a great sign.

 

[IndyHawk]

Everyone knows that Milroe won the William Campbell trophy last year, right? It's the "Academic Heisman" for the top student in NCAA football.

I'm not sure why people here are doubting Milroe's intelligence. Every time he speaks, you can see how smart he is. And he was regarded as the smartest of the QB prospects this year.

As GMor said - We mean fast at processing in game.

 

[IndyHawk]

You can be dumb aas a rock acadamicly but process information and react quickly, in football and succeed. Look at Terry Bradshaw....... That and he was tough as nails. It ability to learn and retain information and as i said processor to action speed. Many players are smart as hell but they process slower before action.

I'm not sure Bradshaw with the all-pros all over on that team is a
great example, I think he got bailed out many times.
The Cowboy QB back then might be a better example?

 

[LeveeBreak]

I'm not sure Bradshaw with the all-pros all over on that team is a
great example, I think he got bailed out many times.
The Cowboy QB back then might be a better example?

Spinning out...are you saying Staubach was a meathead? If so, not sure what you'd base that on.

Now if you're referring to Clint Longley, that aligns.

 

[IndyHawk]

Spinning out...are you saying Staubach was a meathead? If so, not sure what you'd base that on.

Now if you're referring to Clint Longley, that aligns.

No I was saying Bradshaw was more of a meathead type being bailed by his team
and the refs that always favored the Steelers.
Staubach was the one who I thought did a lot more with less and had a great
processor compared to Bradshaw.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

This right here ^^

Bradshaw is pretty overrated, imo. Staubach was a beast.

 

[LeveeBreak]

No I was saying Bradshaw was more of a meathead type being bailed by his team
and the refs that always favored the Steelers.
Staubach was the one who I thought did a lot more with less and had a great
processor compared to Bradshaw.

ahhhh...only took a 2nd explaination to sink in. Pretty good in reality.

Agreed! Now, what was the question?

 

[TwilightError]

Not much from Milroe against the Chiefs. But not much negative either…

 

[Appyhawk]

Not much from Milroe against the Chiefs. But not much negative either…

I thought he did pretty well. Threw some nice balls. He really didn't have much of a chance to shine since he was playing with the 4s for the most part. But the reps are still valuable and will help him down the line.

 

[Hawknight]

Not much from Milroe against the Chiefs. But not much negative either…

Well at least he got his tush pushed

 

[hox]

Excited about Milroe's potential but going to pump the brakes a bit. He definitely needs more seasoning.

Drew Lock looked good last night. 151 passer rating.

 

[NoGain]

If this wasn't already clear to me before, it is now:

--Darnold is definitely our starter, and we'll/he'll have to be pretty bad for that to change
--Locke is clearly our backup QB this year, and he's a decent backup QB
--Milroe is clearly a developmental QB who shouldn't start at all this year

I like Milroe's athletic ability. I was on here a long while ago saying we should pick him as a developmental QB if he should fall to the 3rd round or lower. But sometimes I can just look at the face and countenance of a young QB when they're on the field
and see that they've got a long way to go till being ready. That's what I see with Milroe. He just looks like a guy who's got way too much information in his head that he hasn't nearly got on top of yet. He's mistakes just waiting to happen now.

I think he's going to need a full year just to master an NFL playbook, let alone gain some reasonable sense of when to break off a play and use his athletic ability as a runner. If you saw Milroe play in college, the thing he clearly needs the most work on is exactly what we saw and liked about our passing offense last night from Darnold and Locke: A QB who can process his first and second reads fast and get the ball out with the right velocity and touch, the kind of passing attack that keeps the chains moving.

I just don't want Hawk fans to get the wrong idea in their heads when we hit a bad stretch this year and start clamoring for a QB who won't at all be ready for prime time yet.

 

[CouchLogic]

If this wasn't already clear to me before, it is now:

--Darnold is definitely our starter, and we'll/he'll have to be pretty bad for that to change
--Locke is clearly our backup QB this year, and he's a decent backup QB
--Milroe is clearly a developmental QB who shouldn't start at all this year

I like Milroe's athletic ability. I was on here a long while ago saying we should pick him as a developmental QB if he should fall to the 3rd round or lower. But sometimes I can just look at the face and countenance of a young QB when they're on the field
and see that they've got a long way to go till being ready. That's what I see with Milroe. He just looks like a guy who's got way too much information in his head that he hasn't nearly got on top of yet. He's mistakes just waiting to happen now.

I think he's going to need a full year just to master an NFL playbook, let alone gain some reasonable sense of when to break off a play and use his athletic ability as a runner. If you saw Milroe play in college, the thing he clearly needs the most work on is exactly what we saw and liked about our passing offense last night from Darnold and Locke: A QB who can process his first and second reads fast and get the ball out with the right velocity and touch, the kind of passing attack that keeps the chains moving.

I just don't want Hawk fans to get the wrong idea in their heads when we hit a bad stretch this year and start clamoring for a QB who won't at all be ready for prime time yet.

He's in the best possible situation a rookie QB could ask for. I don't see this staff throwing him to the wolves anytime soon. Let him build his confidence through repetition at practice, and by watching Two dudes that had to grind to earn their place.

This is why Seattle is a tip tier franchise. $#!+ teams would have him penned in as the starter after seeing how fast he is.

 

[Ostatehawk]

He’ll be Mr Un-limited!!!

Don't you put that evil on him!

 

[Seahawkfan80]

A question to the board.....Would they consider putting Milroe on the Practice Squad? If so, do you think a team may snatch him up?

 

[NoGain]

A question to the board.....Would they consider putting Milroe on the Practice Squad? If so, do you think a team may snatch him up?

No WAY practice squad. He'd definitely be picked up by another team.

 

[sutz]

A question to the board.....Would they consider putting Milroe on the Practice Squad? If so, do you think a team may snatch him up?

I suggested that earlier and got the same response. Probably will have to keep him on the 53, even though that creates some tough decisions in other areas, like RB and WR, not to mention DBs and DL.