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~~JUNGLE CAT 2017~~ · 03-30-2018, 09:12 PM

(03-30-2018, 09:00 PM)Jags02 Wrote:
(03-30-2018, 01:09 PM)JUNGLE CAT 2017 Wrote: A smart move by Lamar Jackson. Leave them guessing what the forty speed is. Also, having his mom work as his manager might not be a bad thing at all. I recall Jimmy Smith was pretty much deserted by the agent(s), and his mom home-cooked up a PR pitch that knocked the socks off Jaguars' WR coach, Pete Carmichael. Jimmy's mom sent Pete a scrap book of newspaper clippings pertaining to Smith's career. Both Pete and HC Tom Coughlin were very impressed. Good thing Jimmy's mom did.

As for an agent not being in the mix, Lamar is his own agent. He believes rookie contracts are basically slotted by pick order. Lamar stated he doesn't want to give an agent "all my money". What a smart kid.

As for Lamar, the tosser of footballs....not the best pro day, but I came away much more impressed by Jackson as a person. He is who he is. He's not a fake. His interview with Mike Mayock showed a side of Lamar I had not seen before. Totally candid. Totally honest about himself. Remarkably respectful to Mike.

Jackson looked comfortable under center. Smart idea to have a snapper on the field. I did not see much of his footwork. I was examining his eyes and how well and alert his vision is. I figure there are enough foot work experts watching, plus the NFL Network cropped the shot a little high here and there. I did notice he fell back into a three step drop like in the blink of an eye. Wow.

I disagree with some of the scouting reports expressing concern that Lamar Jackson stature compares to Robert Griffin III. While Lamar is a bit of a stretch, his bone structure is NOT like RGIII's, particularly around the ankles. Lamar actually has pretty good bone density to my eyes. I'll bet he was a real good milk drinker growing up. As he continues to mature into manhood he has all the right places for additional girth so weight should not be a problem, but more of an aid.

Lamar showed a real weakness with all throws to his right. This was a glaring thing. Bucky Brooks noted it also. To his left, the balls were superbly thrown spirals, with a nice touch. He did NOT demonstrate the ability to make deep throws scrambling out of the pocket - on the move. All throws from a mobile platform were short to ten yards.

The question for a GM is this, how much time has Lamar Jackson spent with a QB tutor? A really good QB guru guy would NOT accept the inability to throw to his right on his pro day. He will have to work hard to get those throws corrected.

Lamar Jackson never had to win me over. I know he has the type of talent to make it as a starting QB in the NFL, but the term is unclear. I do not consider him a franchise prospect. He needs to learn a pro system and lacks the persona to drive wholesale changes to a coaching staff. He easily shows the proper attitude for hard work. He will learn the large amount of devotion to the j-o-b a NFL starter must have.

I don't like kicking QBs up the draft board because they are QBs. While other prospects are nestled in the top three to five, Jackson is on the fringe of round one, with a likelihood he may be a solid second round pick. If tomorrow the high and mighty QBs were appropriately placed in the round two range where their talents place them, this would not drive Jackson lower. Since the system won't correct over-valuing Darnold, Rosen, Allen, Mayfield etc. Lamar Jackson should be bumped up in the same area.

He put up BETTER college numbers than Michael Vick did.

There's really just no telling what the kid might ultimately be able to do in the NFL. He will have to figure out how to throw to his right, tho, because in this league that's precisely the sort of thing opposing defenses will capitalize on.

I'm still honestly debating Rudolph vs Jackson. I just really don't know. I know I like them both over my next tier of QBs including Luke Falk, Josh Allen, Chase Litton and Mike White.

That said, I say pass on both and ride with the new backup. The only QBs I'd for sure take in this draft are Donald, Rosen and Mayfield, but one would have to fall to around #17 for the Jaguars to move up.

As for throwing to the right, I was going to go over a couple mash-ups to see if I can determine this is a real thing. It is possible he might have problems throwing to the short side of the field. There were a couple of tardy tosses to the left that lagged and/or cause the receiver to reach back or reach below the knee for the catch.

I post something later.

(03-29-2018, 07:05 PM)Cleatwood Wrote: Between Kiper and this “leak”, it appears someone is trying to pump up Allen’s draft stock......

I am equally suspicious.