(10-23-2017, 06:01 AM)JackCity Wrote:

(10-22-2017, 01:21 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: To me, I see an intelligent QB with a very good, yet not elite arm who is able to take something off his passes when he needs to, yet can gun it into tight windows over the middle as well. The only QB's I would consider in round 1 are Rudolph, Rosen, Mayfield (depending on if he is a legit 6' tall) and Finley (although I don't expect him to declare.) I am not a fan of Jackson at all. I want a drop back passer and if he can't find his first read, he wants to take off and run. He is an athletic freak, but running QB's are injury plagued in the NFL and his body just doesn't look like it would hold up.

If we take any QB in round 1, other than the four I mentioned, we'll be doomed and we can't screw this draft up. This is probably the most important draft in the history of the franchise. I'd consider Riley Ferguson in round 2, but I really wanna spend that first round pick on a QB and add another late in the draft as well. Besides, something tells me Ferguson might be off the board by the late first. If we end up taking Josh Allen, I'll probably take a hiatus from following the team. That guy straight up sucks.

If he has a very good arm then why can't he drive the ball with zip on quick outs, deep outs or into tight with windows?  

Jackson is usually very good at keeping his eyes up and looking to pass before running unless it's a designed play. He's a passing QB who is an elite runner and athlete. Not the other way around. Petrino is notoriously tough on QBs and doesn't run a simple scheme. Lamars passing scheme is closer to the NFLs than many other QBs. His supporting cast is god awful also.

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That's something I think he does well, so I really don't know what you are referring to. Even ESPN analysts have reported all year that he is a big, strong armed QB. I think he has more zip on his slant passes than 90% of the QB's in the NCAA and I believe he throws the best deep ball in college football. I've seen him play 5 full games this season against Tulsa, Pitt, TCU, Texas Tech and Texas, so I really don't know what you're talking about. 

As for Jackson, I can tell a designed run from an improvised one. I'm not doubting that he's an elite athlete, he is, but he is a way better athlete than he is a QB. He relies too much on his running ability and if he does that in the NFL, he's gonna be on I.R. a lot. As for Petrino, if his passing game is so NFL friendly, why hasn't he sent any starting QB's to the NFL yet?

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