(02-18-2018, 06:55 PM)FBT Wrote:

(02-18-2018, 04:50 PM)atburg Wrote: He does not have a weak arm.

I guess we should just ignore the scouting reports and our eyes then. Accurate thrower but suspect passing velocity.  I believe lack of velocity equates to a less than strong arm.  

Couple that with almost a complete lack of mobility.  How many times did Bortles mobility actually bail the team out of a jam when receivers weren’t getting open and we needed a play? 

Sorry, but I just don’t see how a guy who was compared to Andy Dalton and “Eli Manning lite” is considered an upgrade.  All this will do is swap one flawed quarterback with another, and we’ll be shopping for another replacement next year.  

Bama homers need to pull their heads out of their rears.  This is the NFL, not the SEC.

Not a University of Alabama fan by any means of your imagination. Simply put, I wanted to examine college video of Tom Brady in an effort to detect what it is he has that NFL scouts OBVIOUSLY and INEPTLY failed to observe.

When I found a video of Tom Brady's highlights (as he was a quarterback at the University of Michigan) I began to evaluate him in isolation then in the way I saw him in isolation in relationship to any given play. In short, I tried to read him in the same way a defender might except I was limited to the "TV" angle.

It did not take very long to detect A. J. McCarron is a spitting image of Tom Brady on the field.

I put video of Michigan video of Brady up against Alabama video of McCarron. I even posted the Tom Brady video and more than one person viewed it and came away with 'it reminds me of A. J. McCarron.

Now that we are out in the open about why I advocate bringing in McCarron, I shall try to address concern over the A. J. McCarron 'scouting report'.

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2014/profiles/a...id=2543497

Let's examine A. J. McCarron's "weaknesses".

I quote:

WEAKNESSES

 Surrounded by an NFL-caliber supporting cast with a very good offensive line that provides a lot of time to dissect the field. Does not have a big-time, vertical arm. Average athlete. Makes occasional bone-headed decisions. Heaves the deep ball and forces receivers to make adjustments. Does not drive the deep out.

I did the board a favor by underscoring the most pressing weakness. 

You can't make this stuff up.

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