Originally posted by pdc20:
Training camp is fine but if you want to really judge the QBs, watch pre-season.
Nobody talked about Brock Purdy until he played in the last quarter IIRC against the Packers.
At that moment, I knew they had something with him. I thought that he could be a solid back up the way he played.
Besides, I think Shanahan is the type of coach that loves to see his offense struggling against the Defense during training camp.
He wants the QBs to know what they can't do.
Couldn't disagree more with this statement.
Do you really need a list of all the preseason standouts we've had over the year who did absolutely nothing in real games?
Preseason is a nice look at game situations because you have a defense which isn't afraid to hit you so it's nice in that way, however the scheme is super vanilla and there is no game planning. Plus depending on how the other team plays you, you may be going up against scrubs that dilutes the evaluation process.
Training camp you're drilling your actual plays, certain game situations and working on things to prep for the season.
I think these days the best evaluation is probably the joint practices. That way you're going up against opposing defenses/offenses but you're repping vs the specific units you're likely to play against. 1s vs 1s, etc.