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kfriel
Again that's fine. I don't care who likes him or who doesn't. I know from my eyes, that barring injury he will compete for the best QB in the NFL very soon. He is doing things now that few rookies in recent years have done. He, unlike Goff and Wentz had incredible coaching in college from Kingsbury and Lincoln Riley. He was ready for now, unlike most who enter into the NFL (like Sam Darnold who has no clue what he is doing yet).
First, Mayfield isn't doing things few rookies have done in recent years.
2nd Wentz had incredible coaching at NDSU, and the same HC that coached Josh Allen. And one of their offensive position coaches is in new England with the Patriots. Go ahead and say, but, but FCS blah blah blah.
As far as Goff, I take Dykes over Kingsbury any day for coaching. The thing you have to remember is these college coaches really don't have the time nor the inclination to really develop footwork and throwing motion and all the little nuances that it takes to be a NFL QB. They are recruiting anf trying to win games to keep their jobs. Don't believe me, ask Mike Leach. A QB asked him one time how many steps did he want him to drop on a certain pass play and Leach said he didn't give a @#$%& as long as he got the ball to the WR. lol, seriously.
As far as being more ready from college then anyone is false. here's a quote:
Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield has been "under center more in two days of rookie camp practice than in his entire three years at Oklahoma and one year at Texas Tech," according to Tony Grossi of ESPN.com.[
bleacherreport.com]
From Cleveland minicamp:
According to ESPNs Dan Graziano, Mayfield had some issues with the QB-C exchange this weekend. He dropped or fumbled “multiple” occasions.[
thespun.com]
Doesn't sound like more prepared to me. Sounds like he was struggling. Like every college to pro QB does, esp. in the age of these gimmicky Air raid, HUNH, read option college offenses. Did you see the WVU vs. Oklahoma game? It was a joke.
I have zero problems if you like Baker as a person and a football player. if you like crotch grabbing, me first, attention hogs that can ball that's cool. But don't drag other QBs or college programs through the mud to make your point. Esp. when you are making it up.
And for the record, Wentz in his second year was the frontrunner for MVP before his injury and Goff has been in the MVP discussion all season with Brees and Mahomes. Lets see if they are talking Mayfield for MVP in the next 2 years. I'm guessing not.
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