12-18-2018, 06:18 PM
(12-18-2018, 05:35 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: It’s not so much supporting/defending Dalton as much as pointing out that Driskel, flat out, isn’t good. He will very likely never be good. All of the QBs you pointed out such as Manning, Goff and even Dalton were all very good QBs in college. Manning is probably the greatest prospect of all time and started in a much different era, passing wise. Despite the 28 picks, people KNEW he was going to be good. There was very little question after his first season.
Goff is a good example due to his slow start, but again, he was a legitimately good prospect and good QB in college.
Driskel, flat out sucked in college. He did nothing of note until he transferred to play lower competition and despite his 4.5 speed, was never much of a running threat.
So, we have a guy who was not good in college. He has been in the league for three years and done nothing. He finally gets the opportunity to start and he isn’t good. It’s quite obvious that he just isn’t very good, and that’s what we are getting at.
He did nothing of note, except help lead Florida to an 11-2 record and Sugar Bowl appearance in 2012. Admittedly, he didn't appear to be the same guy when he came back from the broken leg he suffered early in 2013.
But let's not confuse playing against SEC defenses with playing against PAC-12 defenses. That's a night and day difference. Goff certainly put up prolific numbers on a bad CAL team where he had to throw the ball a ton with them trailing frequently in games.
