(04-11-2021, 11:47 PM)Bullseye Wrote: A telling quote in the latest Peter King article...

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20...eter-king/

"“I have never seen quarterbacks get pushed up in the draft the way they’re getting pushed up this year,” said one middle-aged coach whose team is in the market to draft a quarterback this year. “Trevor Lawrence deserves to be the number one pick, but after that, in my book, there’s three receivers, a tight end and two offensive tackles ahead of the next quarterback. But this desperation for quarterbacks . . .”


Interestingly, a tweet from the same article...

https://twitter.com/PFF/status/137806391...er-king%2F

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(04-11-2021, 03:41 PM)Dimson Wrote: It also helped they were playing behind a lot so he had to air it out.

Yes, but it speaks well for him that he was able to perform well under those circumstances.  It can cut both ways.

Whether we are behind a lot or not, I can only hope that TL performs at that level his rookie year.

Obviously those percentages came when the QB has a clean pocket. When pressured, Fields never made it past the first read (which always seemed to be Chris Olave). He either took the sack or started running. He needs a completely clean pocket to succeed. When he was pressured, (which wasn't a lot at OSU), he fell apart. He has no pocket presence.

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