Originally posted by TD49ers:
Originally posted by BOI49er:
Originally posted by TD49ers:
I think many are going to be disappointed next year. To expect a continous accention in his performance is not rational nor is it common place for a rookie never mind a 7th rounder. He is still a rookie that has not even completed a season of football coming off major surgery. I will be very surprised if he maintains or improves his skills over a 18 week season and playoff run.
Dang! I'm real disappointed to learn this. I'd always heard the biggest jump was in your sophomore year.
Since he doesn't have any real glaring limitations, and he's clearly a smart kid with a smart coach, I'm just gonna hope for the best.
Love the sarcasm. Just trying to be realistic. Saying he has no glaring limitation proves my point. A 7th rd rookie has limitations and teams will exploit them.
OK then. We're going on draft position to Prove NFL worth. Why then did Brady go in the 6th round? Montana in the 3rd? Yes, they had limitations you could point to, but it turns out the league GM's had the real limitations. As Brady said, you can't measure what's in your heart. As I say, you can't evaluate the quick mind that separates the good from the great in the NFL with only a college record. These guys did have weaknesses you could point to. But nobody saw what was Really needed. We've seen it in Brock. Sure, not enough, but it ain't a college record no more.
First overall draft picks include Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray, Jared Goff, Jamis Winston, Sam Bradford, Cam Newton, David Carr, Tim Couch, and wait for it, ... keep waiting, ok JaMarcus Russell. Are the league GM's looking at irrelevant things?
If the league had a do over, would Any of these draft positions change? Yeah, all of them. Would Brock go in the 7th? I know you can find someone to argue it would be the 2nd, throwing the credit elsewhere, but I think No Way he's not a 1st round pick. It doesn't take every team. Please don't go lower than a 2nd, because I don't think I could answer without using politically incorrect words.
Who was that great man that said the difference in the Great NFL quarterbacks is Always headwork. We now Know Brock has that. Yes, it needs to develop further, but we Know he has the ability, structure, team and coaching to make that happen.
Aside from That, Mrs. Lincoln, how'd you like the play?
[ Edited by BOI49er on Jun 25, 2023 at 4:13 PM ]