Originally posted by Cisco0623:
We found a gem. It makes you wonder how scouting really works. I mean plenty of 1st round qb end up being very good, but most don't right? Then you got Montana, Brady, and now we found a top 5 qb with the last pick. How and why are these guys so overlooked?
I'll tell you what, one thing I totally believe in now is only drafting a qb with a ton of college experience or certainly not minimal experience like Trey. You know I loved Lance and I'm not trying to get into that whole discussion as we all understand the scenario here and it wasn't meant to be, BUT I think there's something to be said about the scouting risk/reward regarding physical ability vs college production etc after what we have seen.
Also digging deeper in to the college experience is what the actual experience and competition was. Brock was always a baller and was the catalyst for that program. Montana was a comeback wizard and always won. Both threw with anticipation which is oddly and sadly incredibly rare in todays game. So at the same time we dig deeper we step back and simply say, hey Montana is a clutch winner. Brock very similar. The logic is that mentality and play they have shown in college could very well translate up at the NFL.
I am also not saying anyone knew Brock would be this good, but how the hell nobody saw him as even maybe ok starter is wild.
Looking at some of the scouting reports coming out of college, it seemed like a lot of the reports were right in a lot of ways. I think though that they underrate his agility. Purdy's super slippery.
There's difficulty in scouting college QB's because college football has some differences vs. the pro level. Was just reading an article that the differences in hashes make it harder to disguise coverages at the college level. It also makes it easier for defenses to cover at the NFL level. Seemingly small differences, but I can see why there's an adjustment to be made for QB's.
Particularly for Purdy, I think the thing that scouts really missed out on was his ability to throw with anticipation. I didn't watch any of his college tape, but I wonder if it's on his tape that he could do those things. But yeah... as much as people will cite Montana, Brady, as players that didn't have superlative QB measurables... there are SO MANY QB's year-in, year-out, that just didn't have it.
Guys like Montana, Brady, and now Purdy... I think they're the exception. they're special. You don't find guys every year with the natural sense of poise and anticipation and rhythm. But you can definitely find a couple strong-armed QB's every year, who can overcome weaker anticipation with a rocket arm.
Damn, I didn't want to say it, but that's exactly how it came off to me, too.
