Harry
ASFN Consultant and Senior Writer
Some have called him the safest QB choice in the draft. He’s one of those guys who doesn’t do a great deal outstandingly, but does everything fairly well. He’s a little like Dalton or at the top end Cousins. He’s talented and may be a good choice for the right team. His bust potential is low, but so is his ceiling. Surround him with enough talent and he can win.
He is underrated as an athlete. Trubisky is agile and strong. He can take a hit and keep going. He’s tougher than most give him credit for being. Trubisky is calm under pressure and does an adequate job of reading basic defenses. He’s definitely a throw first guy showing little sign of happy feet. He has good footwork especially when sliding in the pocket. He has almost always played in the shotgun, but going under center will not likely be an issue because he sees the field well and keeps his focus downfield. He has good but not great arm strength. He makes up for it by displaying excellent release timing. He doesn’t expose his receivers to damage as he has good ball placement. He can throw effectively when on the move. His throwing motion is fluid.
Like all the QB options, there are concerns. He doesn’t read exotic defenses well and often gets fooled by blitzes. He needs to learn to throw the ball away as he takes too many sacks (20 last season). He seems to lack an internal clock. Especially when pressured he tends to drop his arm slot which will lead to passes being knocked down. He needs to develop better hip action which should give him more power. A problem is he already tends to throw short passes too hard. He is decisive when he decides to scramble, but often exposes the ball.
This is a good QB. In a normal year he’d be a late first or early second round target. This is not a normal year. I think he could be developed into a good game control QB and should be able to play quickly despite his lack of college reps. He’s at best a marginal fit for the Cards’ system, but he’ll probably be an NFL starter at some point.
He is underrated as an athlete. Trubisky is agile and strong. He can take a hit and keep going. He’s tougher than most give him credit for being. Trubisky is calm under pressure and does an adequate job of reading basic defenses. He’s definitely a throw first guy showing little sign of happy feet. He has good footwork especially when sliding in the pocket. He has almost always played in the shotgun, but going under center will not likely be an issue because he sees the field well and keeps his focus downfield. He has good but not great arm strength. He makes up for it by displaying excellent release timing. He doesn’t expose his receivers to damage as he has good ball placement. He can throw effectively when on the move. His throwing motion is fluid.
Like all the QB options, there are concerns. He doesn’t read exotic defenses well and often gets fooled by blitzes. He needs to learn to throw the ball away as he takes too many sacks (20 last season). He seems to lack an internal clock. Especially when pressured he tends to drop his arm slot which will lead to passes being knocked down. He needs to develop better hip action which should give him more power. A problem is he already tends to throw short passes too hard. He is decisive when he decides to scramble, but often exposes the ball.
This is a good QB. In a normal year he’d be a late first or early second round target. This is not a normal year. I think he could be developed into a good game control QB and should be able to play quickly despite his lack of college reps. He’s at best a marginal fit for the Cards’ system, but he’ll probably be an NFL starter at some point.
