10-31-2019, 11:16 PM
(10-31-2019, 03:44 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Exceptions to the rule don't prove much.
Since you mentioned Brady (drafted in 2000) let us look at the QBs drafted in the 4th round or later since then. There have been 144 selected but, only 11 have won more than 10 games. And only 7 of those 11 have a winning record (Brady, Prescott, Tyrod Taylor, Trevor Simeon, David Garrard, Kyle Orton, and Kirk Cousins).
That is pretty slim pickings for 32 teams over 20 years.
And how many 2nd rounders have won superbowls or went far in the playoffs? Dalton was a 2nd rounder. The thing about QBs is. The ones with the biggest arms or went to a big school with big production get drafted in the 1st round. When a qb is drafted after the 2nd he doesnt have much opportunity to show what hes got with a team. That's just how it is. McCarron is a good example of this. He was a game manager winner in college qb. Hes got more wins then losses starting and very close to a playoff victory. But teams didnt care about that they wanted to take a top drafted QB.
Also ryan finley could of been drafted higher,atleast 2nd round. I know that dalton has his big time fans like you. And you think hes amazing because he went to 5 straight playoffs. But dalton has a ton of flaws. Always did except 2015 he went and improved his game and it showed,and he had the perfect storm in place for that season. Dalton struggles even with the basic footwork you need as a pocket passer. In his highlight video they just made where it shows him beating the ravens he actually shows good footwork on that play stepping up in the pocket and firing to boyd. I havnt seen him do that all this season.
