The First Look - 5 QB's You Should Know About
by trigrdan | 4 years ago | 1 Comments
Lombard, IL – Welcome to Draft Insiders, where we take an inside look at the NFL prospects leading up to the draft. We are still looking for another owner to “share” the scouting process. This will allow us to be able to look at more players and make the draft process a little better for everyone coach! What would be required of you? Not much!! All you have to do is scout one side of the ball (most likely defense) and send the results to me. This would only mean taking pictures of the scouting reports and sending them to me – that’s it! I will take care of the rest. If interested let me know and we can start banging out even more Insider looks at the upcoming draft.
The first position that we are going to jump right into is, of course, quarterbacks. MOF coaches are always looking for that next franchise QB. After two seasons in a row of mediocre talent, is this the season that we finally get one? Maybe, maybe not. There are 10 potential QB’s projected to be drafted, but how good are they? Let’s go in depth with five of them, where we find some useful pieces along with a few guys who are projected high, but look to be like duds and not much help.
Dorian McCullers, out of Virginia, is currently projected to be a mid-6th round pick – and there’s good reason why. McCullers’ throwing power is in the 82-85 range, not something most coaches are looking for. While his short accuracy is 75-77, that’s as good as it gets. Both medium and deep balls will be lower and with Dorian rated under 62 overall and being a 23-year-old rookie, he is hardly the guy you want leading your team.
Moving up the board brings us to Brandon Monk from Temple. Monk is another guy with less than ideal throwing power, sporting an arm of 82-85. Monk is a scrambler so we will have to wait and see what his actual speed is like at the combine. With a short accuracy of 82-83 and the ability to throw on the run in the 84-85 range – his quickness may be able to help out a coach who likes to throw short a lot – a gadget type QB. If you’re a downfield passer, Monk is not your guy.
These next three guys all have tremendous arm strength, all sitting above 90+ throwing power! Clemson’s burly QB, the 6’4 245lb Paul Eaton showed some promise, but as we looked at him, we did not see much. He has no problem hitting guys underneath with a SAC in the 78-81 range but when you look downfield, he is a little less than to be desired. He does have decent PA ability, but if you’re that inaccurate downfield then that won’t matter too much. I hate to say it, but Eaton should probably not be drafted.
That brings us to our first draftable QB – Florida State’s Rodd Grant. Grant has the height (6’4) that you are looking for in a QB. Grant may be one of the more accurate passers available in the draft. With a SAC in the 80-81 range and DAC sitting at 78-79 he will be throwing darts on the field with his 90+ throwing power. While his OVR will be at 67 he should have no problem improving with the proper training. He has 5th round talent, but I think he will go higher than that.
On to the cream of the crop for today. Of course, we are talking about Sean Poole out of Georgia. Poole has the pedigree to make it in this league and be an immediate starter (74-75 OVR) for a team in need. With a 90+ THP and the ability to throw the deep ball (82-85 DAC) Poole will be force to reckon with. Being an improviser, Poole also has a very nice 86-89 throw on the run. I can’t wait to see what he does at the combine to see how mobile he actually is. There is a strong possibility that Poole also has a hidden development. Poole has the talent of a mid-1st round pick but I’m sure a team in need for a QB will grab him in the top 10.
That leaves us with 5 more QB’s to look at next time. Is there a hidden gem out there? Any other QB to jump start your team? I think you’ll be surprised at the next grouping.