Originally posted by CharlieSheen:
Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
Originally posted by CharlieSheen:
It's just not how it works. College coaches are working for their jobs too, and they can dominate with simple offenses that beat inferior talent, so why change? If Kyle were a little more willing to develop QBs, I think we could have a better prospect than Beathard.
It is how it works now because teams keep drafting projects and gimmick QBs regardless of how many flop. If NFL teams collectively put their foots down, top QB recruits would flock to places that run pro style offenses and as a result you would see more college programs running those offenses in order to compete for the best QBs.
I see nothing wrong with Shanahan's approach. Acquire the guys you feel best about running your offense instead of hoping to pound a square peg into a round hole.
There's too much upside in developing better talent, and that's why the NFL won't and never will put their foot down and only draft a bunch of Beathards. He's a limited talent, and that will hinder you at the next level too.
The better QBs go to colleges that run high flying offenses, so we can try to be great and develop one of those guys, or pray that we run into the next Brady. I think our odds are higher with the latter.
If you look at super bowl winning QB's, there's a range of them that have won the super bowl. Rocket arms like Terry Bradshaw to Precision passers like Joe Montana. It's a team game so the system does matter. In college, you are right, there is a huge talent disparity between colleges. There are college coaches that can dominate inferior teams with superior talent using simple systems, so why go to the effort of teaching a complex pro-style offense when you don't have to.
The NFL is the opposite of College, it prides itself on Parity. The Cap, Draft, and free agency do a good job to make all NFL teams as close to each other in talent level as possible. The most consistent teams that win multiple super bowls seem to have a good system, and good players fitting in their respective systems. I think the worst thing you can do is have a bad fit - specially at the QB position in your particular system. Again, I'm a big believer in defense. I don't think great offenses win super bowls. I think all you need (at minimum) to win a super bowl is a very good (but not outstanding) consistent and balanced offensive system, and an outstanding topflight defense.