(10-28-2019, 03:04 PM)Last42min Wrote:

(10-28-2019, 09:52 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: I honestly think there has been a huge bias against certain systems in college football such as the run and shoot, air raid and the spread. For years, QB's in these systems were overlooked, because, they were too foreign to the NFL and it was believed that QB's in these systems could not function outside of the scheme that they had played in. Nowadays, teams are starting to realize that college QB's can learn other schemes and in some cases NFL teams are even adapting their own offenses to adjust to their rookie QB's skill set. We are seeing players like Pat Mahomes, Jared Goff, Gardner Minshew and Mason Rudolph find success in the NFL despite their "gimmicky" offensive backgrounds. Ultimately as pro style college systems are disappearing, the NFL has been forced to look into different offensive systems to find their franchise QB's. It is through this research, that the NFL has discovered, alas, there are some really good QB prospects out there who might have not been give a fair chance 10 years ago, because of scheme biases by NFL front offices.

I'd also suggest that the NFL rules have been altered enough to favor "gimmicky" QBs. By protecting QBs and WRs, and favoring regulations that open the passing game, the NFL has created a larger (or maybe different) pool of QBs that can find success in an NFL system.

I talked about this a lot in the offseason, especially when discussing Kyler Murray. The traditional NFL "prototype QB" - 6'5, tough as nails, massive arm, thick frame to absorb punishment - is now more or less an outdated idea, even if many people in the NFL are slow to accept the fact.

QBs should be evaluated on their ability to throw the ball, which sounds like the strangest and most obvious thing you could ever say... but too many times it's not the case. Seems like scouts and pundits still get too caught up looking at school, competition level, height, weight, stats, etc, and get blinded to actual talent in throwing the ball. How was Trubisky drafted ahead of Mahomes?

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