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Im not talking about FCS quarterbacks. Im talking about QBs that got a huge lift b/n the last college game and the draft bc teams really need a qb. Christian Ponder, EJ Manuel, etc
Sorry for the confusion.
Add Flacco to that list.
Also, there is a difference there. The casual viewer could tell that guys like Ponder and Manuel weren't any good and that Flacco and McNair were talents. I went to the same high school as Christian Ponder. He wasn't any good in high school. He wasn't any good in college. It stood to reason that he wouldn't be any good in the NFL. If you want to compare someone in this draft to Ponder or Manuel, it would be Hackenberg or Cardale Jones. Hackenberg has been terrible, but will probably jump up draft boards. We need to pray to the gods that Dallas doesn't take him.
Add Tanny to that list of guys who were average at best in college but wowed everyone in the pre-draft process. You see it every year and history is littered with those guys. Unfortunately, being good in college is just as unreliable as a measuring stick.
Agreed, but, again, the casual observer could tell that Tannehill had big issues and would've benefitted from sitting for a year or two. Most experts didn't have him going in the first round and the Dolphins were excoriated for that move.
If you look at the major weaknesses of this crop of QBs:
Goff - Spread offense; lacks ideal upper body build.
Lynch - Shaky footwork, drawn out throwing motion, competition, spread offense
Wentz - Competition, tendency to hold the ball too long
None of those are huge red flags. For example, look at:
Tannehill - Lacks experience at position, interceptions (Round 2)
Manuel - poor accuracy, one read passer, poor footwork, uncomfortable in the pocket (Round 3-4)
Ponder - lacks awareness, poor decision making, poor downfield passer, inability to read disguised defenses. (Round 2-3)
The noticeable difference here is that the 2016 crop of QBs are all projected first rounders. Many thought Wentz might slide to the early 2nd Round, but that doesn't look to be the case now (ala Flacco). The other quarterbacks mentioned were taken WAY too high by a full round or more. Even before hindsight, those were thought to be poor draft picks.
Again, nothing is for certain, but Dallas is unlikely to have an opportunity like this for the next decade+.