Flat footed was the knock on Lamar Jackson last year. He stood there flat footed in the bowl game against Mississippi State and it caused his mechanics to be so bad he launched wild high time and again. It led to 4 interceptions. The announcers were talking about the flat footed aspect throughout the game.
It is not a big deal, IMO. The athletic quarterbacks can change their game and it is rare that their game stays the same from season to season. Jackson is improving every time I see him. Of course, sometimes it can go in reverse like Robert Griffin. But he already had that terrible tendency in college to be unable to avoid defenders and collisions.
Haskins' arm strength is fine. That is a farce.
But I don't think he will be available when we pick. Once quarterbacks are the hot ticket they keep rising and rising. If we want Haskins we need to be prepared to trade up. As I mentioned in the Draft Forum about a month ago, outside the top three picks the last first round quarterback who fell to a team without a trade up required was E.J. Manuel to the Bills in 2013.
We should have gotten a hint regarding Ryan Tannehill when nobody jumped ahead of us to grab him.
Darn the world