ckparrothead
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I just put a 1st round grade on Baker Mayfield. 2nd best QB in draft after Rosen
I thought you'd like him. Got any thoughts on him?
I just put a 1st round grade on Baker Mayfield. 2nd best QB in draft after Rosen
I'm seeing Rudolph greatly over mocked. He's not a first rounder and I've seen him as the 1st pick in some mocks3rd round grade on Mason Rudolph
You can't really make much more of a splash than Kyle Kempt has made since taking over for Jacob Park against #3 ranked Oklahoma, leading the team to victory behind 18 of 24 passing for 343 yards, 3 TDs and 0 INTs. He followed up with an efficient game against Kansas, routing them 45-0. Now he's beating the tar out of Texas Tech on 19 of 25 for 168 yards, 3 TDs and 0 INTs passing. The senior is on a truly incredible run.
He looks the part at 6'5" and 210 lbs with smooth footwork. He throws a very catchable football and obviously he's accurate (50 of 69 thus far). Iowa State has some talent at the WR spots and they do a great job coming back down the stem to work for the football, but he also does a good job with his decision making, timing, and placement to let them do their jobs. Some of those studs he's throwing to are pretty tall and he knows how to get the ball to them high to let them get it. He turns and hits the flat really well whether it's a back or a screen. He's physically strong and tough, runs the football on designed runs and does OK with it even though he's not necessarily a great athlete. He'll block when the play swings back around on him. They don't ask him to do a ton in the way of managing a huddle, play calling, etc. He does have to adjust the play according to what he's seeing in the defense. He just does a really good job from what I can tell letting the offense and the skill players work for him.
But how much mental toughness do you have to have to be getting your FIRST action as an FBS player IN OKLAHOMA against the #3 college football team in the nation, get down 14-0 on the scoreboard, and then just go to work and have just about a perfect day en route to one of the biggest upsets I've ever seen. And he hasn't taken his foot off the gas pedal since.
This guy benefits from all the stuff everyone usually complains about with this type of offense. There's no sugar coating that. Cheap yardage and completions via screens, coaches calling changes from the sideline, spread concepts, shotgun, etc. But so many of the other guys out there are doing the same stuff. This guy is generally managing pressure well, putting the ball on the money, and hurting teams vertically. It's an impressive run and I'm anxious to see how he finishes out the year.
Curious if the NFL can find something to do for Chris Streveler. Other than playing quarterback, which I don't think is in the cards for him.
I want to make him a tight end based on his build and skill set but 6'2" & 220 lbs is a stretch for that position if the listing is accurate.
That's probably his fate, regardless...and I'll be damned if I'm not interested in seeing how that works out. Could be like a Zach Miller from Nebraska-Omaha.
I'd love for Slimm to weigh in on whether Streveler's mechanical perversions are just too much to make it at the next level. Certainly they're there. But we've seen other perversions succeed in varying degrees.
The mechanical issues I see are that he doesn't lead with his feet often enough, and the ball seems to come out at a pretty oblique angle relative to his shoulders. He's got a strong arm and quick release, but he's not getting much hip rotation, and from what I've seen in multiple games that is leading to this odd dynamic where he throws with NFL caliber zip at intermediate levels but can't consistently heft the ball at long distances (50+ yards).
He was at Minnesota and couldn't beat Mitch Leidner, so he volunteered to make use of his athleticism by moving to wide receiver. Eventually he transferred out to South Dakota, played QB last year and this year, and so he's a little inexperienced and unrefined. I think there's enough there to want to keep working with him. He's arguably the most dominant player in FCS football right now.