(12-02-2018, 12:50 PM)rfc17 Wrote: Haskins seems to have a lot of the attributes you want.  The concern with him is probably the fear of the unknowns.  A guy with a lot of starts is usually preferred because if nothing else, it gives you more opportunities to study their game and it gives defenses more time to figure out how to play him.  I think of poor Matt Barkley who was going to be a top 10 pick if not #1 overall, went back to college, his flaws got exposed and he plummeted on draft boards a year later.  Haskins only has one year of experience.  Defenses have only had a few months to try to figure him out.  If he enters the draft, that is something that would be a concern but it's impossible to really quantify.

Another concern, which we probably need to see a lot more data, is how he does under pressure.  Someone posted this mock draft a month ago and it had an alarming blurb about Haskins.  https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/dr...ck-draft-2   "Haskins has graded at 91.2 from a clean pocket, but only 38.3 on his 67 pressured dropbacks".  Now that was a month ago.  Those numbers could be better by now.  Plus, how does that compare to other players?  Is that a normal discrepancy of passer rating from a clean pocket versus when pressured?  Is that pressured rating in line with other top QBs?  Better, worse?  Without context it's hard to know exactly what it means. But it was specifically called out which makes you think it's not on par with others.  What I am surprised at is how few pressured dropbacks he had.  if that was done on 10/29, he would have played 8 games by then.  So only pressured an average of 8 times a game?  That seems pretty infrequent.

Fear of the unknowns can be used for any QB ever to enter the draft. No QB is a sure thing whether they are a 4 year starter or a 1 year wonder. Would I like for Haskins to have more starting experience? Of course, but this is the hand we are dealt. We need a QB now and he appears to be the most talented QB available. As I said before, even if we are lucky enough to draft him, I would not start him in 2019. With his limited experience, he needs to sit and learn the pro game. I like what the Chiefs did with Pat Mahomes. They sat him a year and it paid off. That is why it is imperative that we fix the O-line, so when we do start a rookie QB, they are in the best position to succeed. I will say this, living in Ohio and watching almost every OSU game this year, I can honestly say this is one of the poorest pass blocking O-Lines the Buckeyes have produced in several years. Haskins seems to sense the pass rush pretty well IMO.

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