Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
I just can't see it. How in the world could you pick a NDSU QB above Fields or Mac Jones? Yes Wentz went #2 overall. Had some success for a while. Then got injured and struggled. But I just think it's a big jump for him. He's also not 6'5" like Wentz. A program like Ohio State or Alabama just has to prepare you better for coming into the NFL. But NDSU is the best at their division level. I just can't see him at #3 overall. I think we could have stayed put and got him there if this is what we wanted. It almost hast to be Mac Jones or Fields.
NDSU runs a pro style offense. Probably why Carson Wentz came out and played well right away. Lance hasn't had a ton of reps but the reps he did get helped prepare him better than a Justin Fields imo. Just talking rep for rep here and scheme. Small school guys have done well historically and recently so that shouldn't be a deterrent. McNair, Wentz, and Allen to name a few. Lance has two issues imo... The lack of reps which we've talked about and accuracy issues. He makes the reads as good as anyone, runs better than anyone else, and has the biggest arm in the class.