Again hyperbole. Horrible is a gigantic stretch. He only had a handful of pass plays. If he was horrible then we would need to find a new adjective to describe Mayfield in his small sample size. That demanded more time story is a made up one. He was going to play more as the North only had 2 QBs since Falk did not play and Mayfield was going to play a few snaps. The plan was never for Lee to play the entire second half. That game was too important for Allen for him to get just a couple series.
Maybe but the fact remains there wasn't a lot of screens. The passing game was a very aggressive down the field attack even though they lacked the line and skill players for it.
All reports I heard leading into the game indicated Mayfield was not expected to play. I’m not sure when everyone decided he would play, but I believe it was a late decision. Furthermore, if we are to believe Mayfield, he flew in (albeit late) immediately leaving his mother’s hospital bed. And yes, I agree Mayfield did not have a good outing at the Senior Bowl. That being said, Mayfield had a substantially higher quality body of work in comparison to Allen so his performance here is weighted differently.
couple things......at 3, allen and mayfield are likely NOT the favorites. at pick 6, yes. but not at 3. they have to be thinking darnold or rosen....... geez as of now giants and jets are 2 and 3. the last time that happened 1981. giants took taylor and jets mcniel. several years later the jets chirped that taylor would have been their selection if he was available at 3. not sure if i buy that as it may be a way to save face, especially after passing on marino in 83 and having their 82 pick (crable) oft injured.
It's a matter of mathematics that your chances of success increase if you have four of them rather than one.
To be honest knowing Hess...he was the one who put the kibosh on Sapp because of the drug thing. I have no doubt with Taylor a known coke fiend Leon could've stepped in and ordered us not to draft him.
There is one thing only that we all should agree on, that there isn't a soul at TGG that knows for sure who our number one QB target is. We might guess it, we might think it, we might challenge the outcome but that is a very closely kept secret.
If we all did agree, then the flood of after the fact criticism about Mac picks should really be a fraction of what they are.
The Senior Bowl was the definition of a game of two halves for Josh Allen. The first half, he looked pretty bad. Second half, he lit it up, but even then I was a bit worried, since it looked like he was locking onto targets. Mike White was the only guy out there that I noticed looking off defenders and going through progressions regularly. Whether he does this on real game tape is another question.
Invoking Geno is a brilliant 1-2 punch. It first suggests he's lacking between the ears. Then it also suggests that Mayfields numbers are inflated by the air raid offense he came out of. Because you know, we're stuck in 2012 when Air Raid QBs just can't succeed in the NFL. It's not like, you know, we'll ever see a former Air Raid QB win the Super Bowl and earn MVP honors in doing so, or anything.
First, I never said "there's not NFL caliber talent at the Senior Bowl", I said that none of them were in the NFL yet, and while a good number of them will become pros. they haven't played at that level and speed yet. There's a difference that I think you'll agree. Second, because the players come from all different systems, theygame plans and plays they use for the game are pretty simplified, Third, he did struggle in his first entry into the game, and looked like the player everyone has questions about. It's good that he came back in and did well, but I'm afraid that's the type of player he is, based upon his record: does well, then sucks, he's inconsistent and you never know which Allen will show up, and for how long. Can he learn to be consistent and achieve his potential? Well that's the hope, but that's a lot to ask for. Fourth, while the Senior Bowl is an important yardstick, it is only one game. It seems like you're offsetting all his prior games with this one outing. I don't think you intend to say that, but you're giving a huge amount of weight to one game vs. his career. I do appreciate that you're trying to offset a lot of preconceived notions about Allen, but I didn't have any bias when I first started checking out his videos months ago. I heard that he, Darnold, and Rosen were all considered the top prospects, and if anything, I began by hoping he was the "sleeper" because I knew we weren't going to get the 1st or 2nd pick, and hoped we could steal him. But as I watched him I began asking myself: "Is this REALLY the guy they're all excited about?" And at first I questioned myself, but as I watched more, and then began hearing others question him, I realized that I wasn't crazy. I do admit that I haven't watched as much as you and some others, and I never watched an entire game, so maybe I'm missing a lot of important information, but I think I've seen enough to remain convinced that he's got some serious flaws that may not ever be fixed. If the Jets take him I sure hope I'm wrong, and I will root for him to prove me wrong. Question: Does anyone know what Allen's (and the other QBs) Wonderlic score is?
Big time duck and weave move that post of his was, lol Some shuckin' and jivin' too edit: @xxedge72x saw you had a similar response that I didn't see, lol.
