re: Who trades up for JJ McCarthy?

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The best lesson I’ve learned over the last decade is that no one has any idea or clue about QBs, team personnel or otherwise. It’s all hindsight praise for lucky selections. So the message board guy is just as likely to be right as the team guy when it comes to QBs, bc we’re all just guessing.

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Except it’s not just guessing for the scouts. They watch tape, not just highlights or stat sheets. They look for certain physical criteria. Notice how some teams do better consistently over time.

The disconnect is people treat the perfect as the enemy of the good. They were wrong on some guys so you think they can’t be listened to. The closest analogy I can think of is recruiting rankings. People love to say “stars don’t matter” because some 5* was a complete bust in college and some 2* becomes a first round pick and a star. But a much higher percentage of 5*s go on to be studs and first round picks (the first 3 picks in 2023 all 5*).

There are a million factors that go into why a player, especially a QB succeed. What team drafts him and the offense/coaching and his own work ethic and health among them.

QBs do get over drafted because of the importance of the position but it’s shocking to me how poorly coached most are given the importance

If the fans are right is a blind squirrel finding a nut.

McCarthy has the size and physical tools he’s also only 21. What I’ve read some scouts love what they see in tape I assume processing reads, accuracy, arm strength on the intermediate throws that type of stuff that fans can not judge watching on TV or looking at box scores