02-11-2018, 03:41 PM
(02-10-2018, 10:07 PM)wolfkaosaun Wrote: I know he's going top 10. It's not even a question mark.
Mayfield does have a high ceiling. He's a play maker, improved his accuracy, and has shown the ability to improve in multiple aspects of his game.
All 4 of those quarterbacks have issues as well.
Darnold is a turnover machine, didn't live up to the hype, and his throwing mechanics are wonky. Also doesn't exactly have the best arm. Deep thrower, but also misses quite a bit.
Allen has a pretty long ball. Too bad he's extremely inaccurate. He's dreadful inside the pocket, has happy feet, and makes bad decisions. He has the physical traits you like, but awful tape.
Lamar Jackson is my personal favorite quarterback in the draft, but also has flaws. He is a rhythm quarterback, he has games where he's off early then gets hot. Footwork needs to be improved.
Rosen is the other quarterback, besides Mayfield, that is arguably the most accurate. Although, Rosen is a statue in the pocket. He can't move outside and make plays. Throws off his back foot way more often than you'd like.
Every quarterback has issues. An "elite" trait means that they're one of the best to come out in years, not the best of the year. Granted, this year has way more potential than last year's class. But outside of Allen's arm, what elite aspects are there? Rosen's size?
There's a thing in the NFL called passing lanes. It's a part of pass protection many NFL fans don't know about nor talk about. It opens windows that allows quarterbacks to look down the field. It's not just "oh hey look over everyone's head". Not how the NFL works. Never has been. Every NFL team partakes in this aspect. Mayfield will do well in the NFL.
You and me both know Rosen and Donald are going 1 and 2 in the draft because they check all the boxes when it comes to a franchise QB. Allen will be the third QB taking in the draft because he has the most talent.
So now we're talking about who will be the 4th QB taken in the draft which will come down to group of four guys Jackson, White, Litton, and Mayfield(in no particular order) Now here is the thing that works against Mayfield is he probably is the most ready for starting out of those 4. (I think me and you would agree with that) However out of those 4 he probably has the least amount of pure talent. A team that will be drafting at the End of the draft probably has their starting QB in place for 2018 season. There going to look for the QB that they can develop the most into a full fledged superstar. Which I would think would be Jackson out of those 4.
Now why only 4 QBs well history tells us that is the most QBs that have ever been drafted besides two other drafts. 1983 there were 6 and 1999 there were 5. It would be very rare to see 5 or six.
I want to also add that I think Mayfield is the best QB in the draft and he is the guy I want on the Bengals. My point isn't wether he his worth a top 10 pick my point is I just don't think a guy with his physical traits and character concerns will be drafted that high. He very well deserves it but that doesn't mean it will happen.There are a lot of politics that go into these decisions and it just doesn't favor Baker.
