(01-25-2019, 12:43 PM)Jags02 Wrote:

(01-24-2019, 09:31 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote: Never been a fan of Jones, give me Grier, Lock, Murray, and Haskins all over Jones

I like Jones and could even see him going early like #7, but I agree he's not better than those other names you listed.

I currently have them 1. Haskins 2. Grier 3. Murray 4. Lock 5. Jones ...then there's a drop off to Findley, Stidham, and maybe that Tyree Jackson guy from Buffalo. That said it's all rather even between 2 and 5 wherein somebody is going to be there at the tail end of round one to trade up and get with the 5th year option.

Grier is a guy I never quite understood why he had a supposed 2nd round grade. I figured it must be his arm strength like some reports were saying, but seeing him throw that 66 mph fastball makes me think that's not even an issue. The more I watch Grier, he's got a similar pocket presence to Haskins with the ability to feel and avoid pressure, he can pretty much make every throw, and he's intelligent showing the ability to go through his reads. I don't really notice anything watching him that I feel like panning him for. The only thing might be that his deeper passes could use more touch.

Daniel Jeremiah was saying that in all of the meetings he was in over the years as a scout discussing QB prospects, arm strength as it relates to the radar clocked speed of a QB's passes came up only once.

There was also speculation on NFLN that the QBs may slide some because so many QBs were taken last year and teams will try to get them later.  I think there may be something to that, but I wouldn't risk it too much.

I'm looking at Cincinnati with a new coach and an older QB that has never won a playoff game, and Washington who is hopeful Smith will return from his horrific injury among the mid first round teams that could take a "sliding" signal caller.  There are teams picking in the late first round like New Orleans, the Chargers, the Packers and the Patriots that could take a signal caller to replace their aging vets.

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