Cam Newton only had a year of experience at the major college football level.
You can't just be a big arm in the NFL.
Tom Savage probably has the best arm of everyone though.
Savage has the best arm in the draft. Has flashed plus accuracy as well, but struggles with consistency and had little help as well.
I really think the NFL is where he can gain more consistency with better coaching and talent around him.
I think his arm strength is the best in this draft (yes TripleThreat, including Manziel), and he's absolutely worth looking at given the flashes of accuracy he's shown on some NFL caliber out routes and down the middle throws.
Also important to remember that my manlove for Savage was under the assumption that he was a third or fourth round pick. At the top of the second round I like him significantly less, but that's what happens with quarterbacks.
Could live with Tom Savage in the second
Matt Cassel.
That's an extreme outlier, just like Cardale would be. Just pointing out that it has been done.
Anyone who tries to play Cardale Jones at the NFL level in any of the next three seasons is doing it completely wrong.
Mid-round developmental guy if he declares this year, which is exactly what he should do.
Even as a mid-round pick with developmental upside, you're looking at $2.5 million at the worst.
He's certainly not going to start next season for OSU, he's got a family to provide for, he's already four years removed from high school.
He's a fucking OSU legend, though. That run the team just had is insanity when thinking about it.
I would have to think that Cardale would beat out JT Barrett in camp if provided the opportunity, no?
He's 0-for-1 on camp battles thus far. But if I'm Jones, I'm riding the hype train to NFL money while I can.
Honestly, if I were to draw up the ideal NFL quarterback from a physical standpoint, Cardale Jones' size, arm strength and mobility would fit that model. Yes, it's insane to consider drafting a quarterback after only three starts in college (albeit three games that were as pivotal as possible), but quarterbacks with those physical traits don't come around that often. Plus, he stepped up in the pocket last night and delivered some legitimate NFL quality passes. Do you feel that playing in Cleveland would possibly hinder him considering the distractions that would accompany playing in your hometown?
Honestly, if I were to draw up the ideal NFL quarterback from a physical standpoint, Cardale Jones' size, arm strength and mobility would fit that model. Yes, it's insane to consider drafting a quarterback after only three starts in college (albeit three games that were as pivotal as possible), but quarterbacks with those physical traits don't come around that often. Plus, he stepped up in the pocket last night and delivered some legitimate NFL quality passes. Do you feel that playing in Cleveland would possibly hinder him considering the distractions that would accompany playing in your hometown?
It's not insane if you draft him with a mid-round pick with the intent to develop him. It is insane if you draft him in an early round or expect him to start immediately.
If Matt Cassel is the answer, we need to ask a different question.Matt Cassel.
That's an extreme outlier, just like Cardale would be. Just pointing out that it has been done.
If Matt Cassel is the answer, we need to ask a different question.