It's over for AR in Indy

[rjdriver]

I'm glad Macdonald shut that possiblity down and that they have a plan. And I'm glad Milroe looked like a guy that needs more development.

Agreed.

He did look like a guy who needs more development. Though at the same time, he displayed signs of uncoachable intangibles that could make him very potent with time.

 

[WmHBonney]

Teams got enamored by AR's measurables, height, size, arm strength, athletic ability, etc.., much like they did with Josh Allen. I'm a lifelong skeptic, and even I got caught up in it a bit. But the AR thing taught me a lesson recently that I pointed out earlier in the thread. You can't underestimate/ignore the importance of starts/playing time/reps as a college QB.

Last year was the year of the QB in the draft. Who were the best performing QB's? Bo Nix and Jayden Daniels. Nix was a 5 year starter in college. Daniels was a 5 year college player and 4 year starter. Brock Purdy and Cam Ward 4 year starters. Baker Mayfield a 3 year+ starter. Trevor Lawrence and Jaxson Dart 3 year starters. Penix a 5 year starter. McCarthy and Maye and Milroe 2 year starters. AR? Barely a 1 year starter with a very poor 53.8% completion percentage.

From now on, I'm always going to look at and take into account how much experience a QB prospect got in college, and try not to get hypnotized by the measurables.

Yep. And don't forget Trey Lance. He played in only 19 games in college, starting in 17. These guys need MUCH more experience than that.

 

[MORGULON]

Teams got enamored by AR's measurables, height, size, arm strength, athletic ability, etc.., much like they did with Josh Allen. I'm a lifelong skeptic, and even I got caught up in it a bit. But the AR thing taught me a lesson recently that I pointed out earlier in the thread. You can't underestimate/ignore the importance of starts/playing time/reps as a college QB.

Last year was the year of the QB in the draft. Who were the best performing QB's? Bo Nix and Jayden Daniels. Nix was a 5 year starter in college. Daniels was a 5 year college player and 4 year starter. Brock Purdy and Cam Ward 4 year starters. Baker Mayfield a 3 year+ starter. Trevor Lawrence and Jaxson Dart 3 year starters. Penix a 5 year starter. McCarthy and Maye and Milroe 2 year starters. AR? Barely a 1 year starter with a very poor 53.8% completion percentage.

From now on, I'm always going to look at and take into account how much experience a QB prospect got in college, and try not to get hypnotized by the measurables.

Great post.

The only point I would like to add is the type of offense and coaching the player is getting in college. Some systems prepare a player more than others.

Richardson was in way over his head and should've been given time to learn. The colts failed him