Tua isn't a lock to go #1. Put me in the Herbert corner as the top QB. As we get closer to the draft teams/scouts are going to pick apart Tua's lack of arm strength & his game as a whole. How will he play when he doesn't have the best RBs, WRs, & oline in the game?
Well, I continue to find it astonishing the bias on this board against a player like Tua. All these other QB’s can go out and play horribly and nobody says a word. Silence.
People continue to tout clearly inferior players out of nothing but pure spite. It’s the only explanation. Anybody that thinks Tua has been playing behind the best offensive line either isn’t watching the games or simply don’t know what they’re looking at. Alabama’s offensive line isn’t even set. They’re still rotating a bunch of inexperienced kids trying to find out who sucks the least when it matters. This isn’t the same caliber of offensive line Bama had 7 or 10 years ago under Jeff Stoutland or Joe Pendry that dominated everyone. Not even close.
Questioning Tua’s arm is silly. The crispness of his throws are simply on a different level. There’s not a throw he can’t make. Furthermore, the arm strength angle with Herbert is the most overrrated thing talked about. He continues to not be able to execute in key moments. He’s like Ryan Tannehill - he’s just bad juju.
If you’re the best player in the draft, you find a way to execute when it matters. Herbert doesn’t. His process is slow at times, holds the ball too long, and has an elongated delivery. Wait until scouts start diving into Herbert and his game as a whole. That offensive line in front of him is literally the best in the country in terms of NFL prospects. Literally.
Herbert just got outshone by a kid who was playing in my region recently. A kid who was playing high school football a year ago. A kid making his first start. Ever.
I’m sure the scouts will love the arm strength Herbert displayed when he threw Oregon’s only chance to win 15 yards out of the end zone on a Hail Mary.
It’s ironic how the best looking rookie quarterback to this point in the NFL preseason is the one everyone trashed for having the weakest arm.
By the way - Tua threw for 5 TD’s against that defense Herbert just saw. Herbert would be in a world of trouble if he had to play the teams Tua sees on a regular basis.
