Originally posted by 9ers4eva:
Originally posted by tankle104:
I made a mistake there - you're right. I mixed that one up, forgot which draft he went in. Regardless, everything else is true and remains the same. I merged the 2017/2018 drafts
Mentally
i truly was shocked when we took Thomas when all we had was Hoyer. I wanted Watson bad (thank god we didn't in hindsight) but The fact he didn't think mahommes, Watson, etc we're good enough to and/or than cousins - makes me sad. Lol
Mahomes was not a top 10 pick on most boards. I remember a lot had him late 1st/early 2nd. Clearly the evaluators had him wrong including the 9ers.
Not that Mel Kiper is some genius but read his review of the Chiefs draft that year.
I don't really care what talking heads said. If you're a qb whisperer and all this other stuff, you'd think he would hit on one or at least identify it. Fact is - he's never drafted a top qb, all mediocre to above average.
i hope he broke that mold with Purdy
What that really says to me is no matter how good of a football mind you are, drafts a crap shoot and physical potential doesn't mean much. If I was evaluating QBs for an organization, I'd spend a ton of time trying to identify the right minds/intangibles. Idk how but I'd be spending a lot of money to figure it out.
P Manning didn't really have any crazy physical traits, besides size. He didn't have any physical downfalls either besides maybe mobility. Physical traits are so overhyped and valued. Work ethic and the mind - more important than any of it. Physical stuff needs to just be good enough.
the work ethic and mind determine ceilings, in my opinion. Not physical stuff. You can always work on the physical stuff if it's at least good enough (Brady, Bree's and Montana etc).
Rodgers too. Everyone was knocking his mechanics out of college and he fixed it all and tightened it up. His throws are beautiful. He was just mobile enough to extend plays.
[ Edited by tankle104 on Mar 18, 2023 at 2:45 PM ]