My gut feeling...

[Shake n Blake]

(04-07-2019, 01:37 AM)Weazzel80 Wrote: Here's a few reputable sources that say his arm strength is actually a strength of his, not a weakness. Just looking at his highlights you can see his deep throw has far more potential than Dalton's. That guy is just trying to find something to critique, which is fine. He missed some deep throws, everyone does. But his arm strength itself is a non-issue; in fact it's probably one of the best in this whole QB class.

http://walterfootball.com/scoutingreport2019dhaskins.php

https://www.nfl.com/prospects/dwayne-haskins?id=32194841-5328-5847-4bf1-f4c48a3a3bc6

Personally, my gut feeling is that if we pass on this guy we will regret it. From what I see, he has a very powerful arm and I would love to pair that with our receivers; I've always felt AJ's strength is what he can do down the field and Dalton has always held him back a bit; not to mention Dalton doesn't have what it takes to throw John Ross open. Haskins, however, found plenty of success throwing to speed receivers so maybe it's just a good fit.

Arm strength actually has little to do with the deep ball (talking about 30+ yard throws - in the air). It's more about touch. The guy who does those film reviews does a very good, fair and thorough job from what I've seen. He doesn't just make up stuff to have something to be critical of. 

Here's a guy from bluechipscouting saying the same thing:

Quote:If there’s one general area he struggles, it is on bucket throws outside the numbers. In the first six games of film review, he hadn’t adequately placed a single traditional deep ball effectively. There seems to be a lack of confidence in his own abilities to do so, because he often threw downfield balls too flat, not allowing his pass-catchers to run under passes despite running wide open.

https://www.bluechipscouting.com/articles/2019/1/9/breaking-down-haskins-a-critical-look-into-the-traits-of-this-years-qb1

This is an example of what he's talking about:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1082987905784705024