(12-09-2020, 03:03 PM)The Real Marty Wrote: I want to hear a real scout's take on Kyle Trask.  Not the usual internet "scout" who runs a website and "heard" that Trask had some flaw that pushes him into the second round.  From what I see, he might be one of the top 2 or 3 QBs in this draft class.   He's a big strong guy, he finds open receivers, he gets the ball out quickly and accurately, and obviously he's incredibly productive.   I've seen him throw a lot of very impressive passes into very tight windows.  It looks like NFL quarterbacking to me.  He looks like a Ben Roethlisberger type QB.

If Trask if the 5th best QB in this draft class, as some seem to think, then it looks to me like this might be a historically great draft for QBs.    

If I had a choice between Fields at #2 and Trask at #10 plus some extra picks, I'm pretty sure I would take Trask and the extra picks.  

But is there something wrong with him that I'm not seeing?  I would defer to a real professional scout on that question.

What real scout will relay their info to us? Are there real former pro scouts now working for TV? All we have is our own opinions and then the opinions of draftniks and former players on TV and the web.

I've watched every snap since Trask took over for Franks last year. I listened to Dan Orlovsky talk about him recently, which I respect his general knowledge of the position. (Carson Wentz lovefest aside lol) And then I've done a bunch of reading so my 2 cents ain't a real scouts 2 cents but I feel I have a better idea of who Trask is than say Zach Wilson or even Justin Fields....
Even with Trevor Lawrence there isn't a single person out there that doesn't have him as QB1 and I've watched about 2 full seasons worth of games. I think the dude is legit franchise stuff (something I didn't always firmly believe)

But on Trask, his arm strength is average. It's not "weak" like some would probably put on say a Minshew. But average. He doesn't sling it like some of the elite QBs can. I've watched a few games where he had a guy streaking and they had to slow up on the route and it was a big gain instead of 6. I give all the scouts that, arm chair or not. He doesn't possess a canon by any means. But he's got enough to zip the ball into intermediate windows. I've seen him do it plenty, once in particular on a crossing route that would have been a helluva play to Pitts had the UGA player not beheaded him.

The only other knock is that at 6'5" 250 he's not a running/"athletic" QB. He doesn't offer much in QB keepers or RPO's. SOME people, especially the fans and arm chair GMs think that the NFL is headed in a direction that pure pocket passers aren't valued anymore. Orlovsky said "he's kind of a dinosaur". I don't know how true that is because the best QBs still make the best plays from the pocket or at least "moving" the pocket imo. And Trask offers enough mobility to maneuver the pocket and roll out to extend plays.

His biggest strength however is between the ears. He regularly looks off safeties, recognizes blitzes, and goes through progressions not just locking on to Pitts or the first read. And rarely will check it down unnecessarily.

I'm no pro scout. I've been wrong on QBs more often than not. But then again I've never said Trask was worthy of a top 2 pick. But as you allude to... if you can get him later and acquire more picks, or get an elite LT or pass rusher and then select him later... It would not hurt my feelings one bit.

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