WFT Quarterback Thread - Post SEASON 2021

[MTK]

Mac Jones seems like a career backup to me, I dunno, just doesn't get me excited

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by Scalper

LOL.
No way.
First, why would Wilson who is complaining about blocking come here, one of the most dysfunctional franchises long-term, when we have no franchise LT, and only one above average lineman, Scherff?

We aren't getting Wilson. No one is. Houston will let him hold out before they trade him. NEVER going to happen.

Even if it did, we have a stud DL and not a single other elite unit, and only one player, McL, that any other team would honestly want or call anything approaching elite. We are 1-2 drafts from contending even with QB solved. Which is of course why trading for a QB is foolish.

The two SB teams were stacked with elite talent at every level, as were the teams that made deep playoff runs. We again beat ONE winning team this year, snuck into playoffs 7-9, losing record, got soundly beaten by the Bucs, and we're all the sudden a contender? Can I have some of what you're smoking?

If this team got Watson or Wilson, it would never contend, because it needs a TON more talent via draft, and we'd have to trade so much for these QBs that we couldn't acquire that talent.

We just went to the playoffs, the rest of the NFC East is going to be not so good for the next year or so. We have a lot of young talented players under rookie contracts (Terry, Gibson, Allen, Payne, Chase, Curl) or on reasonable contracts (Matty I.).

I just don't understand this hesitation to getting a top flight QB. Hell, Tampa Bay just showed how a stacked team could not succeed with shitty QB play (Winston).

[skinsfaninok]

"Watson has a list of teams, The 49ERS and Broncos are 2 of them that he's interested in"

Jeremy Fowler

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by MTK

Mac Jones seems like a career backup to me, I dunno, just doesn't get me excited

He's been compared to Eli Manning, great pocket awareness, accurate, average arm and can't move a lick

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

"Watson has a list of teams, The 49ERS and Broncos are 2 of them that he's interested in"

Jeremy Fowler

And Jets. I've heard reports that's the top destination.

I don't understand it, but it's been out there.

https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/s...248718210.html

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

And Jets. I've heard reports that's the top destination.

I don't understand it, but it's been out there.

https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/s...248718210.html

Yeah I have not once heard Washington so that probably means it's a no

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

And Jets. I've heard reports that's the top destination.

I don't understand it, but it's been out there.

https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/s...248718210.html

People assume the Jets, because they have the draft capital for such a trade. But I highly doubt Watson wants to go there.

49ers make sense, Denver doesn't make sense to me. Plus I can see Houston not wanting to trade Watson to another AFC team.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Redskins247

This ^ Just don't trust him when he's had it so easy on that team. I could see him being another Ryan Mallett or Matt Cassel...talented, but just not quite good enough for NFL.

You're talking like Alabama is the only tough team in the SEC.

Yes, they'll roll over none-conference opponents easily, but the SEC is no cakewalk. This is why you see so many top draft picks from SEC schools, not just Alabama.

Their schedule this year had no cupcake teams:

Missouri, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Tennessee Georgia, Mississippi State, Kentucky, Auburn, LSU, Arkansas, Florida, Notre Dame and Ohio State.


I'd been repeating the plan of Alex Smith, Mac Jones and Taylor Heinicke being our QBs in 2021.

By the time Smith is finished, Mac should be ready and he would've had the best teacher in the NFL to learn from.

[sdskinsfan2001]

Originally Posted by MTK

Mac Jones seems like a career backup to me, I dunno, just doesn't get me excited

One day I feel this exact same way* then the next day I think he's worth the risk at 19. Going to be interesting to see where he ends up.

[EdmundDorf]

Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001

One day I feel this exact same day then the next day I think he's worth the risk at 19. Going to be interesting to see where he ends up.

He is that kind of player, better get used to it as they are all like that at 19 and above

[skinsfaninok]

JP FINLAY said this is WFT twitter daily on QB Search lmao

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

You're talking like Alabama is the only tough team in the SEC.

Yes, they'll roll over none-conference opponents easily, but the SEC is no cakewalk. This is why you see so many top draft picks from SEC schools, not just Alabama.

Their schedule this year had no cupcake teams:

Missouri, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Tennessee Georgia, Mississippi State, Kentucky, Auburn, LSU, Arkansas, Florida, Notre Dame and Ohio State.


I'd been repeating the plan of Alex Smith, Mac Jones and Taylor Heinicke being our QBs in 2021.

By the time Smith is finished, Mac should be ready and he would've had the best teacher in the NFL to learn from.

Smith IS finished. Perhaps he hasn't come to terms with it yet, but he's done here..

[MTK]

Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001

One day I feel this exact same day then the next day I think he's worth the risk at 19. Going to be interesting to see where he ends up.

I just have a hard time believing he's a top 20 prospect and would be in the top 20 on anyone's draft board. Top 50 maybe.

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by MTK

I just have a hard time believing he's a top 20 prospect and would be in the top 20 on anyone's draft board. Top 50 maybe.

This is how I feel, and I wouldn't have a big problem taking a chance on him in the 2nd round, but I'm not willing to reach for him at #19.

All the mocks do seem to have him going before pick 20 though. It's a supply/demand issue at the most important position. Teams are willing to not pick the best player available, and take a chance on a QB early. It's how we got Chase Young last year. He was the best player in the draft, but Cincinnati desperately needed a QB and selected Burrow.

[Pervis_Griffith]

I'm sure many of you have read this too ... but hell .. Heinicke is going to be the next Kurt Warner (or Matt Flynn) ... we're good to go! (kidding)


https://riggosrag.com/2021/02/12/tay...xt-matt-flynn/


Honestly, reading this breakdown, I had no idea Heinicke was roughly the same size as Kurt Warner, with a similar background of "minor league" experience, and team hopping. In my head, I guess I thought of Heinicke as this little dude we scraped off the trash heap to plug in and play because he knew our system. But he's definitely more than that.

And because our front office was responsible in how we signed him, there's really no way he can become the next Matt Flynn.

As the linked piece above also says, this does NOT mean we shouldn't find another QB to bring to the competition. But it does make me feel better about the potential for Taylor Heinicke. He actually may have some potential.