azcatz11 wrote:El Turco wrote:Lakers In 5 wrote:Is this Bryce Young praise or CJ Stroud slander?
Damage control for making the worst QB call of recent history
If I was drafting a QB now they would have to be a dual threat and be mobile. I'm not interested in pure pocket passers the hit rate is too low. At least with a mobile QB you have a chance at a dynamic offense if the quarterback isn't the best passer (like Kyler Murray)
Fernando Mendoza is the exception. He has bust and system QB written all over him. Hopefully he fails
You want some agility and escapability, but I’ll take a good pocket passer over a super athlete who has poor mechanics and doesn’t know how to throw the ball like Anthony Richardson. Too often GMs fall in love with elite athleticism , guys like Richardson, JaMarcus Russell, or Trey Lance — and overlook quarterbacks with great anticipation and fundamentals, like Purdy, Brees, or Romo.
Kyler makes up for some of his height disadvantage with core strength and elite speed but he often can’t see even a big receiver like Marvin Harrison and just tosses it up in his general vicinity expecting him to make a play.
Bryce Young doesn’t have the frame of an NFL player but he also doesn’t have elite athleticism or arm strength to compensate for it. Nor is he able to play off-script when protection breaks down. Even in the most optimistic scenario — assuming he develops some traits like his decision-making — his durability and visibility will always be an issue and it’s too risky to spend any first-rounder, let alone the first overall pick on him.
