Also, of course you're playing from behind when your defense sucks. If anything Rosen has that entire team on his shoulders each and every week.
We sometimes see poor or average passers hyped up becuase they have talent all around them on both sides of the ball. (Or because they're great runners) Rosen is not one of those QB's. He's literally the UCLA team and is a great pocket passer. No Rosen and they'd lose every week no question. He's a clear difference maker. He is THE difference maker on that team.
On the other hand the 2016 Clemson team could've won with any number of QB's. They're back at it again this year.
Give me the choice between Rosen, Watson or Kizer and I'll take Rosen 100 times of 100. Last years QB class was weak- which is why we didn't draft QB early. The top QB (Trubisky) showed promise but only had one season. Most of the other QB's were system QB's or relied on rushing/broken plays too much which isn't a fit for our offense.
I'm extremely happy we didn't draft Watson or Kizer. I wouldn't have taken Trubisky at #2. Too much of a gamble to bet the future of our franchise on a QB with only one year starting experience in college -with a possible choice between Cousins, Rosen and Darnold in 2018 it was the right choice to skip on Trubisky.
Mahomes wouldn't have been a good pick at #2 and doesn't fit our offense. I'm not even sure why Reid took him unless he plans on tweaking his offense. He hasnt played a real NFL game yet so who knows what sort of QB he'll be. He's good at playing outside of structure and has a great arm. So was Kaepernick his rookie year. I think it may have been a reaction to dealing with Alex Smiths short "safe" passes for so long. That pick seems to have lit a fire under Smith's ass.
Anyway, we need a cerebral pocket passer for our offense. Best fit in 2016 was Trubisky but again, one year experience is even more risky than taking a guy with 2 or 3 years starting. It would've been a huge gamble with better or safer options in 2018.
Rosen is by far the best fit for our offense and if he's given some good blocking/WR's he won't have to play hero ball. Darnold could be a good fit if he can learn to rely on his pocket game more often rather than scrambling behind the line or rolling right. He also makes some poor throws into coverage more than I'd like to see and his mechanics can be sloppy when he has a clean pocket. I think he's a tad like Wentz and Russ Wilson. Rosen is like Ryan and Rodgers coming out of college.
[ Edited by LeProfessionnel on Sep 24, 2017 at 3:10 PM ]
