Garthshort
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So we have to wait until Josh Rosen plays tonight. And then update the rankings after each week's games. Should be interesting, because IMO all of the others had a pretty good first game.
so yer sayin that so far they are exactly what was expected in april...Mayfield - shifty in the pocket. Made great decisions. Showed arm strength. Head kept moving. Wen through reads thoroughly.
Darnold - same as Mayfield
Jackson - had a good deep throw. Some innacurate passes. Wants to tuck and run but will find out the hard way you can’t run at these NFL defenders like in college.
Lauletta - showed flashes
Allen - horrible. Overthrew wr’s
My rankings:
1. Darnold
2. Mayfield
3. Jackson
4. Allen
5. Rosen
Josh has a firm grasp on last place. No where to go but up.
cardncubfan, how do you figure he's ahead of Jackson and Allen? Based on what?
cardncubfan, how do you figure he's ahead of Jackson and Allen? Based on what?
https://bleacherreport.com/articles...igest-overreacting-to-preseason-week-1#slide2Josh Rosen
How he looked: Rosen made two highlight-reel plays: a 21-yard strike to Gabe Holmes after side-stepping two Chargers pass-rushers and a back-shoulder sideline throw to Greg Little (who could not get both feet down to make the catch count). He also coped with several terrible shotgun snaps. But a defender also dropped a likely pick-six, and Rosen sprayed a few off-target passes into dangerous locations. It wasn't awful, but it wasn't Mayfield/Darnold-level encouraging.
Well I know Mayfield played with the first unit. We all may have felt differently if Rosen had.
Darnold and Allen both looked like they're ready for the next level to me. Darnold moreso but I was impressed by Allen. Both looked like naturals and meant for the big leagues.
Mayfield was impressive in the pocket. He displayed the ability to step up in the pocket and to extend plays. But I'm skeptical of him being able to make a living being creative once he's facing a specific scheme and starting talent. His throws were inconsistent and looked like they took effort.
Jackson was even more dependent on his legs and his passing was inconsistent. Don't see how that's going to translate once he's in real games.
Rudolph looked like a rookie and the game looked too much for him right now. Didn't see an issue with arm strength but he also wasn't comfortable.
Rosen seemed okay but as other have mentioned, there was too much outside the norm for him to deal with to really get a feel for how he was doing. Had the arm to make throws but the inexplicable decision was there too.
Jeez, could you pare down your thoughts? I don't want to feel like I'm reading Tolstoy when I come to a message board. Why make others have to sift through all of those stats, comparisons and examples in support of your opinion when you could just express your feelings?Allen sucks
I watched his plays the other day and thought he looked pretty good except for that one goofball play.Jeez, could you pare down your thoughts? I don't want to feel like I'm reading Tolstoy when I come to a message board. Why make others have to sift through all of those stats, comparisons and examples in support of your opinion when you could just express your feelings?
EDIT: Not sure who takes the time but for most of the rookies out there, YouTube has "Every <insert name> throw" vidoes". Here's Allen's for those that missed it:
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There were quite a few impressive throws IMO. The first play down the sideline that the receiver went out of bounds. The deep shot to the end zone that the receiver short-armed/didn't dive. The roll right, back foot throw down the sideline to the TE. The TD to the corner in between defenders. Guy has elite arm strength and I didn't see any of the accuracy issues so many were concerned about.I watched his plays the other day and thought he looked pretty good except for that one goofball play.
Jeez, could you pare down your thoughts? I don't want to feel like I'm reading Tolstoy when I come to a message board. Why make others have to sift through all of those stats, comparisons and examples in support of your opinion when you could just express your feelings?
EDIT: Not sure who takes the time but for most of the rookies out there, YouTube has "Every <insert name> throw" vidoes". Here's Allen's for those that missed it:
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One of the things I like about Rosen. He's had to deal with adversity.Rosen must feel like he hasn’t left UCLA.
Leaky OLine
Crappy snaps
Zero help from the running game