Originally posted by frenchmov:
Originally posted by Bloodless:
I Did not say you can't teach just that it is not a given and as easy as people seem to think. There have been a ton of Qbs who have had all the physical traits in the world that failed in the NFL because they couldn't get where they needed to be from a mental standpoint. The thing I was talking about specifically is Processing info fast and the various things it affects in football. Processing info fast is not something you necessarily get better at with experience or being coached. Why do you think so many drivers are so young right now over guys who are so much older with more knowledge and experience. It is Because they can process info faster. There is an inherent aspect to it, not just something that can always be taught.
I disagree that you need an elite arm to be an elite QB. Plenty of Qbs who had Hall of fame careers without having elite arm talent. You need to have a certain level of arm talent and I believe Mac does have enough arm talent. I think Mac is worthy to be #3 because he does have elite traits. They might not be arm talent and speed. But they are elite traits that are very important for the QB position. Like Processing info fast, Pocket awareness, Pocket manipulation, Footwork, reading a defense, getting the ball out of your hands quickly, Decision making, ball security, Accuracy on short, medium, and long passes. Mac being so far along at this point in his career in these aspects of the game makes him worthy of the #3 pick.
But you are also presenting Mac being elite in this category & the 2 others not.... Which isn't true? So let me humor and say Mac Jones is an elite processor or whatever, 9/10. Justin fields is an 8/10, below Mac. But then arm fields is a 10/10 to Macs 7/10, athleticism fields 9/10 to Macs 5/10.... You begin to see why the choice is clear
Agreed. The gap between Fields Arm and athleticism is much wider to Mac than is Mac's gap in this "processing"
