Spin Doctor
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So, i've decided to go over this guys footage since Seattle keeps being linked to this guy. I've watched about 7 games worth of footage, i'm just a random schmuck online so take everything I say with a heaping grain of salt.
The first thing that jumped out to me about Corral is the offense he plays in. Definitely far away from the NFL. I don't think I've ever seen a QB run more play action than Matt Corral and numbers back that up. No other QB ran as much play action in college. He primarily worked out of a read option. They used a lot of motion and sweeps to get people off guard. Corral was generally only asked to make one read, if he didn't like that read his job was to take off. He primarily threw slants, drag routes over the middle and post. In the NFL he's going to have to make some adjustments transfering from Lane Kiffin's scheme.
Corral doesn't look like a prototypical Pete QB to me. Corral is certainly athletic, very mobile, and has a deceptively strong arm, but he doesn't play like other QB's that we've traditionally been linked to. Corral looks and plays like a traditional WCO QB. He's a rhythm passer that excels at the short and intermediate passing game (10-20 yards). One thing that stood out to me about Corral's game is he throws with anticipation. I don't see a lot of college level QB's doing this at his level. He'll throw to where his receivers are going to be and he has insanely good ball placement on the short to intermediate routes. In addition to this, he doesn't stare his receivers down. Corral is really good at using his pump fake and his eyes to fake out defenders. In these regards, Carral is quite sophisticated for a college QB.
Now, there is a reason why i don't think he looks like a Pete QB, and that reason is his deep ball. Corral's deep ball is extremely inconsistent. I've seen him make Russell Wilson like throws, but I've also seen him over throw wide open guys by 10+ yards down the field. His deep ball accuracy and ball placement is all over the place. He has the arm to make all of the big time throws, he's just not very good at it. He left a lot of opportunities on the field in college because of his deep ball accuracy.
The low down on Corral - He's a project QB much like Desmond Rider and Willis -- though unlike those two I think he could win a starting job from day one. His short passing game acumine is good enough that I think he could pull off a Derek Carr impersonation to some degree. He's going to have some major bumps and bruises transitioning from his system. It's unlike anything in the NFL, he's going to have to make throws he never had to in college and throw more routes on a regular basis. He offers you some really good attributes such as a lightning quick release, and extremely good short accuracy and ball placement. The guy straight up has one of the fastest releases that I've ever seen. Coral is going to have to learn to go through progressions in a regular way. He did it some in college, but it's something he wasn't asked to do very often. Corral also is going to have to hang in the pocket.
Is he a good pick? Not at number 9 he isn't. I think if you can get him at the top of the second round that would be ideal, maybe a trade down to mid first -- but that is pushing it. I'm kind of thinking that the guy might be a smoke screen at this point though, because his skillset is unlike any other QB we've pursued. If we get him i'm interested to see how our offense evolves, I do know that Shane is from the Shannahan/McVay style of WCO. Corral does throw good on the run but his deep ball just ain't it. I could see him becoming a good QB but I could just as likely see him becoming a bust. Whether or not I take him would depend on his interviewing and what kiffin would have to say about him, which we do have some insider information given the Kiffin, Carroll connection. In some respects I really like Corral as a player, and in other ways I hate some aspects about him. I wouldn't be opposed to see him as a Hawk -- but a 9 that would be an extremely hard sell.
The first thing that jumped out to me about Corral is the offense he plays in. Definitely far away from the NFL. I don't think I've ever seen a QB run more play action than Matt Corral and numbers back that up. No other QB ran as much play action in college. He primarily worked out of a read option. They used a lot of motion and sweeps to get people off guard. Corral was generally only asked to make one read, if he didn't like that read his job was to take off. He primarily threw slants, drag routes over the middle and post. In the NFL he's going to have to make some adjustments transfering from Lane Kiffin's scheme.
Corral doesn't look like a prototypical Pete QB to me. Corral is certainly athletic, very mobile, and has a deceptively strong arm, but he doesn't play like other QB's that we've traditionally been linked to. Corral looks and plays like a traditional WCO QB. He's a rhythm passer that excels at the short and intermediate passing game (10-20 yards). One thing that stood out to me about Corral's game is he throws with anticipation. I don't see a lot of college level QB's doing this at his level. He'll throw to where his receivers are going to be and he has insanely good ball placement on the short to intermediate routes. In addition to this, he doesn't stare his receivers down. Corral is really good at using his pump fake and his eyes to fake out defenders. In these regards, Carral is quite sophisticated for a college QB.
Now, there is a reason why i don't think he looks like a Pete QB, and that reason is his deep ball. Corral's deep ball is extremely inconsistent. I've seen him make Russell Wilson like throws, but I've also seen him over throw wide open guys by 10+ yards down the field. His deep ball accuracy and ball placement is all over the place. He has the arm to make all of the big time throws, he's just not very good at it. He left a lot of opportunities on the field in college because of his deep ball accuracy.
The low down on Corral - He's a project QB much like Desmond Rider and Willis -- though unlike those two I think he could win a starting job from day one. His short passing game acumine is good enough that I think he could pull off a Derek Carr impersonation to some degree. He's going to have some major bumps and bruises transitioning from his system. It's unlike anything in the NFL, he's going to have to make throws he never had to in college and throw more routes on a regular basis. He offers you some really good attributes such as a lightning quick release, and extremely good short accuracy and ball placement. The guy straight up has one of the fastest releases that I've ever seen. Coral is going to have to learn to go through progressions in a regular way. He did it some in college, but it's something he wasn't asked to do very often. Corral also is going to have to hang in the pocket.
Is he a good pick? Not at number 9 he isn't. I think if you can get him at the top of the second round that would be ideal, maybe a trade down to mid first -- but that is pushing it. I'm kind of thinking that the guy might be a smoke screen at this point though, because his skillset is unlike any other QB we've pursued. If we get him i'm interested to see how our offense evolves, I do know that Shane is from the Shannahan/McVay style of WCO. Corral does throw good on the run but his deep ball just ain't it. I could see him becoming a good QB but I could just as likely see him becoming a bust. Whether or not I take him would depend on his interviewing and what kiffin would have to say about him, which we do have some insider information given the Kiffin, Carroll connection. In some respects I really like Corral as a player, and in other ways I hate some aspects about him. I wouldn't be opposed to see him as a Hawk -- but a 9 that would be an extremely hard sell.
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quite sure our former QB would disagree.
