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No such thing as a Developmental QB...per Bears GM.
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Quote:Yes, but its usually very short. Rodgers was a strange situation in which Favre simply didn't want to stop playing. Sitting on the bench holding a clipboard or taking a few snaps with the 1s in practice rarely does any true developing. That is not to say QBs have reached their ceiling but that a prospect who is deficient in critical areas at the college level rarely "develops" and greatly improves on those deficiencies. Was Gabbert ever going to improve his pocket presence, a skillset that is mostly based on instinct? Leftwich with the windup? When a QB hits the field he'll revert to his comfortable way of doing things, especially under pressure. A QB with an issue should benefit from not playing while practicing until the new, better form becomes second nature. Leftwich didn't have that luxury, nor did Gabbert, (or David Carr, or ...). Late round QBs can be developed. Green Bay did that, Philly did that, and both got more value from trading those QBs then their initial investment in draft picks. The Jags did that successfully under Coughlin, where two 4ths and a 3rd (Johnson, Garrard, Quinn) got us a 1st round pick plus an eventual starter. Developing a QB for trade value, or for the distant future, can work. Of course you also need a good coach. That's a different matter from trying to fill a current need by drafting a QB in the later rounds. The Jags need a starting QB now, not as an insurance policy for future needs. It's extremely unlikely that Caldwell will find our 2015 starter in the 3rd-7th rounds this year. "Why should I give information to you when all you want to do is find something wrong with it?" |
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