QB Class 2021

Originally posted by gold49digger:
Its funny how schefter went from confident af its mac to just admitting he is guessing. The backtrack is real yall. This week the fields train is gonna pick up steam then the next week the lance train will hype up. Feels like a flavor of the week thing rn.

Originally posted by Heroism:
I'm a minority. My parents are both from Nicaragua, and father is from the blue fields of Nicaragua and darker than the night. Not once--ever--have I factored in ethnicity when evaluating a player.

Miss me with that b******t.

Originally posted by fryet:
I watched Justin Fields vs Trevor Lawrence in the Sugar Bowl, and then an abbreviated version of Justin Fields vs Mac Jones in the National Championship (couldn't find the entire game on Youtube). I am sure I am not the only one to watch the games, and others surely have more professional evaluations than I do, but I am going to share my thoughts regardless. Justin Fields played a phenomenal game. If this was the only game people saw, he would be the first overall pick. So I know that is a poor way to judge a player, but just tossing that out there. But a couple of things of note. His deep ball was pretty impressive, but he wasn't perfect. Overthrew an open receiver in one case, threw to wrong shoulder in another (player did a great adjustment). There was one time he didn't pull the trigger, and throw the deep ball (only receiver that was remotely open) and took a coverage sack. It was also interesting to look at him post-injury. Post injury, he couldn't run the football, and never tried once. His coach tried to protect him by running mostly run plays. So he became a pocket passer, relying on a strong run game. If he truly was a running QB, the defense would have shut him down. But instead, he still did a pretty good job moving the offense down field. In fact, there were 2 deep strikes that punished a defense that was focused on stopping the running game. I would LOVE to have a QB with the deep strike ability of Justin Fields that could keep a defense honest, and not just focus on stopping the running game and short passing game.

In the abbreviated version of the National Championship, it is hard to compare Mac Jones vs Justin Fields. There were a ton of cases where Mac Jones completed a short pass, even behind the line of scrimmage, and then an Alabama WR would run for 10-20 yards. There were some nice strikes to wide open WR in the intermediate range. Justin Fields had some nice plays, but they were cutting out the non productive plays, so it is hard for me to grade him fairly.

Originally posted by krizay:
Even during the Clemson game that everyone say may be his best game of his career. He was throwing the ball to the wrong dudes. Yes he was still either completing passes but he was making harder throws because he wasn't throwing to the right receivers. Which is part of the processing being questioned.

Originally posted by fryet:

Originally posted by krizay:
Even during the Clemson game that everyone say may be his best game of his career. He was throwing the ball to the wrong dudes. Yes he was still either completing passes but he was making harder throws because he wasn't throwing to the right receivers. Which is part of the processing being questioned.

Not saying he is perfect, but how often do we see NFL quarterbacks making the wrong reads? Regardless, I consider it a win if he makes the wrong read and still completes the pass.

Originally posted by krizay:

Originally posted by fryet:
I watched Justin Fields vs Trevor Lawrence in the Sugar Bowl, and then an abbreviated version of Justin Fields vs Mac Jones in the National Championship (couldn't find the entire game on Youtube). I am sure I am not the only one to watch the games, and others surely have more professional evaluations than I do, but I am going to share my thoughts regardless. Justin Fields played a phenomenal game. If this was the only game people saw, he would be the first overall pick. So I know that is a poor way to judge a player, but just tossing that out there. But a couple of things of note. His deep ball was pretty impressive, but he wasn't perfect. Overthrew an open receiver in one case, threw to wrong shoulder in another (player did a great adjustment). There was one time he didn't pull the trigger, and throw the deep ball (only receiver that was remotely open) and took a coverage sack. It was also interesting to look at him post-injury. Post injury, he couldn't run the football, and never tried once. His coach tried to protect him by running mostly run plays. So he became a pocket passer, relying on a strong run game. If he truly was a running QB, the defense would have shut him down. But instead, he still did a pretty good job moving the offense down field. In fact, there were 2 deep strikes that punished a defense that was focused on stopping the running game. I would LOVE to have a QB with the deep strike ability of Justin Fields that could keep a defense honest, and not just focus on stopping the running game and short passing game.

In the abbreviated version of the National Championship, it is hard to compare Mac Jones vs Justin Fields. There were a ton of cases where Mac Jones completed a short pass, even behind the line of scrimmage, and then an Alabama WR would run for 10-20 yards. There were some nice strikes to wide open WR in the intermediate range. Justin Fields had some nice plays, but they were cutting out the non productive plays, so it is hard for me to grade him fairly.

Even during the Clemson game that everyone say may be his best game of his career. He was throwing the ball to the wrong dudes. Yes he was still either completing passes but he was making harder throws because he wasn't throwing to the right receivers. Which is part of the processing being questioned.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Multiple NFL execs say Mac Jones to #49ers 'doesn't smell right' [report]https://t.co/3x3GyZX46t pic.twitter.com/lZNv6RL6Wy

— KNBR (@KNBR) April 12, 2021

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

NFL Network's @RapSheet reporting #Jaguars have given Trevor Lawrence playbook for the fall, seeing what he likes.

"He's already talking and retaining information like a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars"

— Mia O'Brien (@MiaOBrienTV) April 12, 2021

Originally posted by 49ers808:
And on Wednesday Kellen Mond will be getting his from us

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by 49ers808:
And on Wednesday Kellen Mond will be getting his from us

That's a scoop!