Originally posted by IceMan1763:
Originally posted by 5_Golden_Rings:
Lance could be the best if he takes that year on the bench to improve his mechanics, which will help his accuracy, and if he masters the play-book to the point that whatever deficiencies he has post-snap are mitigated.
Or he could be a middling guy if he doesn't. But if you're throwing away that many picks for one guy, you probably want a guy who has the "potential" to be great.
I still lean Fields, but there's something to work with here with Lance.
Another thing to keep in mind in regard to his mechanics is that almost all of his film is old. With every other prospect we're typically looking at last year's tape. Trey has spent a good portion of the last year working with Quincy Avery and Jordan Palmer on his mechanics, and I think he looked cleaner in that regard at his first Pro Day.
Also since he's fairly prominent in this game I feel it my duty to point out the fun fact that Phoenix Sproles is Darren Sproles's cousin.
Thing is his film is old which means you're guessing on his progression. There have been many cases where players regress. He had one game this year and as a passer it wasn't pretty.
We can certainly play the "it was the only game he had this year so he was pressing" but that's not a good look if he can't handle being big moments with a lot of pressure on them.
But yeah he got to sit and work on his mechanics while the other guys played. Question becomes does that extra time to work on mechanics cover his inexperience actually throwing vs real competition?
We'll find out how teams see him. Barely over 300 attempts and vs FCS is a tough read for me but I'm just a dude on a couch. NFL coaches know what they want and what they need to see to know if a player is worth betting on.
If it's not Fields, I'd rather it be Lance. But I'd be pretty nervous the competition jump and limited experience gives us too many growing pains before our SB window closes.