Originally posted by Giedi:
Originally posted by NCommand:
Yeah, you fellas need to watch Max Browne's breakdown of Fields on the whiteboard to truly understand the bold. He illustrates it perfectly and that's just not something PFF is going to capture. Mac Jones might be the best in the class by a wide margin in this aspect and should probably be weighted far heavier than 40 time and the ability to make off schedule throws.
Just watched it. Very good video and I learned a ton about Fields. Very good player and I still value him higher than Mac, but he's by no means head and shouters above Mac. Mac has different strengths and weaknesses and they offset Fields strengths and weaknesses in such a way as to really make it difficult for me to say Kyle would prefer Fields *for sure* over Mac. But if I'm convinced Kyle's moving on to a mobile QB, and leaving the Kirk Cousins model (and I think he has) he will take Fields. If not, then Mac.
Totally. It's about knowing the play call, where to go and when to throw within the concept and timing of the structure. I love his example of that because 90% of the fans don't understand that concept as it's drawn up. And that doesn't mean Fields can't learn or get better at it...it's just that Mac is far stronger at that right now. Fields may very well end up the best QB of the class down the road. It's just pointing out current strengths and weaknesses of each esp. for fans who don't understand the nuances and focus only on the physical (easier to "see").
[ Edited by NCommand on Apr 4, 2021 at 2:42 PM ]