I think yes and no. It depends on the player you're scouting. For example, looking at last years class, it was plain to see that Tajh Boyd was a product of the system and talent around him. Sure, he had great numbers in college, but he was throwing to two first round WRs and handing it to Ellington in the backfield. Add in the fact that he was short, slow, and inaccurate, and his status was easily seen.

 

Then on the other side of the coin you have guys like Blake. He went to UCF and did not have very good talent around him. He was able to perform well and lift both his name and his team nationally. Now, here too, people have arguments. He was facing a weak SoS (not true at all) and he had Storm and a solid defense. But then, once again, when you take the team away and just look at him, you saw a massive mobile QB with a good arm, poise, and competitiveness.

 

The really hard one is when you think you have a good QB playing on a good team. Like last year, when I was going through my Manziel crush. It was and is obvious that he has a big arm, great mobility, and the star factor. But he also had Mike Evans, Joeckel, Matthews, and Ogubehi, as well as a system that required almost no study for him. So there its the hardest because you cant really tell whether the good team is strengthened by a great QB, or the other way around.

 

My two cents.

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