Pick your QB

[Sprfunk]

Who would you choose? Stats don't of course tell the whole story, but it's fun to see where these players match up. Some of the players on the list had major questions about their ability to pass.

 

[kidhawk]

There’s got to be a better option out there, right?

 

[Sprfunk]

There’s got to be a better option out there, right?

QB1: Tom Brady
QB2: Pat Mahomes
QB3: Jalen Milroe
QB4: Josh Allen
QB5: Russell Wilson
QB6: Lamar Jackson

Jalen's got the top completion % of the group. He had better than a 2:1 Td/int throwing and 33 rush tds. He fits in statistically IMHO.

 

[Spin Doctor]

QB1: Tom Brady
QB2: Pat Mahomes
QB3: Jalen Milroe
QB4: Josh Allen
QB5: Russell Wilson
QB6: Lamar Jackson

Jalen's got the top completion % of the group. He had better than a 2:1 Td/int throwing and 33 rush tds. He fits in statistically IMHO.

It isn't really about stats, especially in the collegiate game. Taking raw numbers doesn't really tell you anything, if anything it is disingenuous.

Some of the best passers collegiate history got drafted really late because they lacked certain traits. Think Colt McCoy and Kellen Moore -- or they played in a system that didn't necessarily translate to the NFL and inflated stats.

You want to see several things; a progression, toughness in the face of adversity and transferability in skillsets, and last but not least skillsets.

The fact of the matter here is there is only one guy in this list that is comparable to Jalen Milroe's situation and that is Josh Allen and even that isn't a one to one comparison.

The fact of the matter is Milroe went as late as he did because he was REALLY raw and he took a pretty big step backwards last season. He didn't look so great at the Senior Bowl either. As a passer he is going to need a lot of time to become NFL caliber player. In fact, that much was stated by Jalen himself in his interviews. One of the things he was quoted as saying is "how much time do you got?".

Now, where this bodes well for us is he is self aware. He is confident, but also knows he has a lot to work on. We've seen examples of a raw passer such as Jalen succeeding in Jalen Hurts and Josh Allen most recently.

I'm just glad that John Schneider seems to be taking the QB position a little more seriously. This is a pretty low percentage move any way you shake it though.

 

[Sprfunk]

It isn't really about stats, especially in the collegiate game. Taking raw numbers doesn't really tell you anything, if anything it is disingenuous.

Some of the best passers collegiate history got drafted really late because they lacked certain traits. Think Colt McCoy and Kellen Moore -- or they played in a system that didn't necessarily translate to the NFL and inflated stats.

You want to see several things; a progression, toughness in the face of adversity and transferability in skillsets, and last but not least skillsets.

The fact of the matter here is there is only one guy in this list that is comparable to Jalen Milroe's situation and that is Josh Allen and even that isn't a one to one comparison.

The fact of the matter is Milroe went as late as he did because he was REALLY raw and he took a pretty big step backwards last season. He didn't look so great at the Senior Bowl either. As a passer he is going to need a lot of time to become NFL caliber player. In fact, that much was stated by Jalen himself in his interviews. One of the things he was quoted as saying is "how much time do you got?".

Now, where this bodes well for us is he is self aware. He is confident, but also knows he has a lot to work on. We've seen examples of a raw passer such as Jalen succeeding in Jalen Hurts and Josh Allen most recently.

I'm just glad that John Schneider seems to be taking the QB position a little more seriously. This is a pretty low percentage move any way you shake it though.

I like this point a lot. The qb position in particular is exceptionally hard to predict. Noone picks the goat because his numbers were not great. Josh Allen also clearly needed work.
Who would have thought TB would become who he is? How about Brock Purdy?

Johnny Manzel?

Had I been thinking i would have included them as well.

Most don't live up to whatever hype they have, but you will never draft a good one, if you never try.

So far JS has been linked to some of the best in the game. He said in his post draft interview they Jalen was not his top graded QB, but exceptionally close. I hope he is right.

He has tools.

 

[Palmegranite]

You don't list the win/loss record in the stats. The dataset needs these two critical entries.

 

[Appyhawk]

So much about stats depends on the team around the QB, and the level of their competition. You really have to watch them in practice and assess work ethic as well as coaching and social history to make a solid choice. I started out with question about Milroe that pointed me elsewhere, but those questions melted like ice on a salty road. I have very much warmed up to his chances for success in this situation.

 

[Atradees]

We are swinging for the fences.