(12-02-2020, 01:25 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: Today I had a lot of free time so I was able to get on Youtube and watch two more of Zach Wilson's games this year. The first game I watched was against the Houston Cougars and the second one was against Boise State. I didn't realize Youtube had full games, but I'm certainly glad they did. In the game against Houston, Wilson started out like he was on fire. The very first pass he threw was a beautiful bomb for a long touchdown. He threw a couple more long passes later in the game as well and I'm now reassessing my thought that Mac Jones throws the best deep ball in the NCAA, as I now give that title to Wilson. He leads his receivers perfectly and throws with such touch, that they are able to keep stride and go even further from the point of the catch.

As the game progressed, Houston got a lot of pressure on Wilson. In many cases, they were blowing right passed his O-Linemen and getting in his face. Houston's offense took advantage as they ended up taking a lead at halftime. BYU came out in the second half and Wilson made some adjustments and it paid off. He was still scrambling a lot, but he was taking more of the underneath stuff and picking up yards with his legs, when Houston was blitzing. He made some plays in that second half that was absolutely jaw dropping. There was one play where BYU was in the redzone and it looked as though Wilson was rolling out for a play action pass, but then you see the refs signaling touchdown in the middle of the field. The announcers were as confused as I was. When they showed the replay, Wilson quickly pitched a no-look shovel pass to his receiver and continued rolling out of the pocket like he still had the ball. The entire defense was fooled and so was the spectators. I hate to compare him to Patrick Mahomes and I won't, but that particular play was very Mahomes-esque. He ended up leading BYU to a comeback win and continued to show the poise, quick release, accuracy, arm strength and escapability that he did when I watched the La. Tech game. I only counted two "bad" passes by him in the game. One where he threw into double coverage in the endzone when he was being hit and another where he led his receiver too far on a swing out pass.

I thought Boise State would offer Wilson a greater test, but he completely dominated this game as well. He ended the half with very modest stats and it looked as though he might be held in check, but in the second half, he just started dropping bombs on Boise State. He does an excellent job scanning the field as he's scrambling and finding open receivers. He doesn't just throw it to one or two players either. He spreads the ball around to who ever is open. The accuracy this kid has on his passes is extremely impressive. He knows exactly where to place the ball, so only his receiver can catch it.

After watching three full games from Wilson now, I can confidently say that I would be very comfortable taking him with the #2 pick in the draft. I think this kid is going to be something special. Like any rookie QB, there will be growing pains, but I think the finished product will be what we've all been waiting for since the inception of this team. In fact, I'm gonna say something pretty controversial. I would go as far to say that I like him a bit more than I like Trevor Lawrence. I would be thrilled to draft either guy, but I would be especially excited to see Wilson in a Jaguars uniform.

Interesting report.  

I'm sure during the pre-draft time, the mock drafts will come out, and then in a month or so, players will start "rising up draft boards," which is never true, it's really just the media finding out what the teams actually think of these guys.  

Everyone assumes Fields is a lock for 2nd QB picked, but at this point, it's all speculation.  Nothing coming from the guys who will actually do the picking.

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