Why Milroe was a GREAT pick!!

MontanaHawk05 · Sunday at 8:57 AM

legend38 said:
Matt Flynn= Sam Darnold
Russell Wilson= Jalen Milroe

Not even remotely.

HAWKN'83 · Sunday at 9:06 AM

I'm just looking forward to the day the "Milroe is just a gadget guy" crowd eat crow! Love the pick and I'm looking forward to watching his progress with the team.

Seahawk_Dan · Sunday at 9:08 AM

Milroe can be used now, in various wildcat or option like packages and really confuse defenses while he continues to develop his short and intermediate passing accuracy

Dallashawksfan · Sunday at 9:11 AM

Tusc2000 said:
Milroe as a QB = Justin Fields at best, Anthony Richardson at worst. Neither is ideal.

Milroe as a Gadget Guy = Forget About It. Nothing about him says Tayson Hill, especially since he does not want that role.

Milroe is a WASTED 3RD ROUND PICK. Not only does he have limited upside in terms of ever seeing the playing firld, we have squandered an opportunity to fill other needs with some quality talent at other positions still available in the 3rd round.

Since when a late third is a sure quality talent

Anybody else they picked would have been a gamble as well.

And no, it’s not a waste, I am pretty sure he is coming to camp to compete

nategreat · Sunday at 9:25 AM

Rat said:
Third round QBs have a shockingly poor hit rate, so if he falls in line with the 95%+ of them who never become more than backups, itll be a wash in that regard, but there will be the wasted opportunity cost on finding a player at a different position who could have contributed much more.

Milroe was pretty open in pre-draft process that he's only interested in being a QB. If he ends up converting to another position, it'll likely be due to a lack of options, which probably would come years down the line with another team.

Meh, a person can make up stats about anything. For example, contrary to your unsuccessful 3rd round QB success rate, I could say the Seahawks have a 100% hit rate on 3rd round QBs since 2005.

hox · Sunday at 9:37 AM

This is the most intriguing pick of the draft. 90% he could bust, but if he hits, it's a huge jackpot. Chances he "hits" with good coaching are much better odds than the Seahawks getting a top 3 pick, which is mandatory now if you want an Archie Manning type prospect.

At first I wanted that center, but this like Mega Millions, you HAVE to buy a ticket. The explosive ability as a runner and the arm strength can't be coached. The footwork and accuracy issues can be.

I think he'll have a higher floor than Justin Fields, and much higher ceiling than Kyler Murray. Maybe that's wishful thinking now he's a Seahawk, but I've always wanted a dynamic dual threat quarterback without the height issues. The coaches don't need to try to mold him into a pure pocket passer. Use his gifts as a runner to give defenses nightmares.

Seahawk_Dan · Sunday at 9:46 AM

Milroe at pick 92 is worth the gamble, it’s not a meaningful investment.

He has the potential to develop into a good quarterback. He also could bust at the position, however, I think he has the skills to succeed in some capacity in football even if his career is mix matching him around the field

Rat · Sunday at 9:49 AM

nategreat said:
Meh, a person can make up stats about anything. For example, contrary to your unsuccessful 3rd round QB success rate, I could say the Seahawks have a 100% hit rate on 3rd round QBs since 2005.

My rate is based on the one All-Pro season that has come from a third round QB among the 59 who have been drafted since Joe Montana 46 years ago. It was a second-team All-Pro from the QB you would think got it. Also, since 2000, non-Russ QBs drafted in the third have a combined three Pro Bowl seasons, two from Schaub and one from Foles, and in only one of those three (Schaub, 2012) was the QB not an alternate. I think that's a pretty good sample size.

I guess you could also say we've never missed on drafting an Alabama QB before.

seabowl · Sunday at 9:55 AM

Mike Macdonald sees Jalen Milroe as a quarterback "through and through"

During a Super Bowl week interview with PFT Live, Jalen Milroe made it clear that he has no desire to play anything but quarterback.

www.nbcsports.com

McDonald on Milroe

Shane Falco · Sunday at 10:01 AM

I'm not going to dog on the pick. Before the draft I told myself that I'd be good if they saw a QB they wanted and took a stab. I'm not a big fan of Milroe as strictly a QB, maybe they can develop him in the long term, who knows. It should be interesting watching what they do with him.

If one of these other guys who went later turn out to be good a QB and Milroe amounts to nothing then yeah I imagine that storyline will be the butt of jokes for a long time to come. But despite the lack of success of QB's hitting in the 3rd round, I always say you can't win the lottery if you don't even play.

Jville · Sunday at 10:14 AM

seabowl said:
Mike Macdonald sees Jalen Milroe as a quarterback "through and through"

During a Super Bowl week interview with PFT Live, Jalen Milroe made it clear that he has no desire to play anything but quarterback.

www.nbcsports.com

McDonald on Milroe

"“Quarterbacks that extend the play are incredibly difficult to defend,” Macdonald said. “The worst feeling in the world is you play the first play of the play perfectly on defense, you defend it. ‘All right, sweet. We did it.’ Then the guy still has the ball. You’ve got to defend the next play, sometimes a third play. He can kill you in the first play, the second play, the third play. It’s not a fun existence to live consistently. He has that ability.” ----- Mcdonald

Not mentioned is Melroe's 1st year impact on getting the Seahawks defense ready during the week for RPO match ups. As well as the extra practice time robbed from opponents in preparing for spot appearances. A lot of his first year contributions will come during the week of game day preparations. Though those week day preparations are not at all visible to game day fans, he will be an important influence come game day. Looking forward to spot appearance in year one on game day.

MyrtleHawk · Sunday at 10:34 AM

After sleeping it off and reading a lot of different posts, as much as I don't like this pick I really hope for the team's sake that it pans out. I'm going to trust JS/MM to know what they're doing and hope for the best possible outcome. I've seen Milroe play in Alabama games, and I'm not exactly a fan of his. BUT, I hope he makes me eat so much crow by the team hitting the jackpot and being our next QBOTF. I hope he balls out and leads this team to a Superbowl.

beaumaris · Sunday at 10:39 AM

Tusc2000 said:
Milroe as a QB = Justin Fields at best, Anthony Richardson at worst. Neither is ideal.

Milroe as a Gadget Guy = Forget About It. Nothing about him says Tayson Hill, especially since he does not want that role.

Milroe is a WASTED 3RD ROUND PICK. Not only does he have limited upside in terms of ever seeing the playing firld, we have squandered an opportunity to fill other needs with some quality talent at other positions still available in the 3rd round.

Nonsense.

GemCity · Sunday at 10:47 AM

Love the pick. Year 3, our starting QB.

BOOK IT!

Appyhawk · Sunday at 10:53 AM

One of Milroe's most impressive qualities in my opinion was his responses during the interview following his pre-draft visit to Seattle. His answers were very revealing on what type person/player he will be. I am now all in with him. He knows exactly what the situation is for him will be here and he thinks that is the best possible situation he could imagine.
That is exactly what you need for/from a rookie QB prospect.

Jville · Sunday at 10:58 AM

"Perfect ball placement beats perfect coverage every time.' --- Jalen Milroe

Ain't that the Truth!

pittpnthrs · Sunday at 11:02 AM

Tusc2000 said:
Milroe as a QB = Justin Fields at best, Anthony Richardson at worst. Neither is ideal.

Milroe as a Gadget Guy = Forget About It. Nothing about him says Tayson Hill, especially since he does not want that role.

Milroe is a WASTED 3RD ROUND PICK. Not only does he have limited upside in terms of ever seeing the playing firld, we have squandered an opportunity to fill other needs with some quality talent at other positions still available in the 3rd round.

Unfortunately this is how I feel too. I am going to keep an open mind though. Maybe he turns out to be great. Who knows. Also, the one area I trust JS is QB's. Sure he says some silly stuff about FA pickups like Howell and so forth, but I do believe he has an eye for QB talent according to what the team needs.

jeremiah · Sunday at 11:43 AM

Rat said:
Third round QBs have a shockingly poor hit rate, so if he falls in line with the 95%+ of them who never become more than backups, itll be a wash in that regard, but there will be the wasted opportunity cost on finding a player at a different position who could have contributed much more.

Milroe was pretty open in pre-draft process that he's only interested in being a QB. If he ends up converting to another position, it'll likely be due to a lack of options, which probably would come years down the line with another team.

Of course he is going to put forward his dream of being an NFL starting QB. I see him as having a good a chance as any prospect. When he fails to gain a starting job, he will come around on playing 2 QB sets, or WR/RB packages.

Seahawks Guy · Sunday at 11:56 AM

We are setup to let him learn for a couple years. He has a huge upside. I like the pick.

SNDavidson · Sunday at 6:32 PM

Every normie who played football will tell you about the time they realized that one person on the field belongs at a higher level, and they do not lol, UG, LSU, etc., players lost the foot race to the edge against this guy, repeatedly, like a HS football game.

Why Milroe was a GREAT pick!!

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