ForJimmy

Talk to Reich about it. He said durability was a concern with his size.

He is a great leader and has tremendous talent. He is going early in the first (possibly 1) despite his size concerns. However his size IS concerning regardless.

I mean you are comparing CFL players to the NFL so yeah a lot of people are going to think you don’t know these things. Keep grasping for straws though. So far it’s only hurt your argument. Young has great traits but our HC has says his durability in relation to his size IS a concern. Will it prevent him from going 1? I don’t think so, but ignoring it because a CFL player made it work 30 plus years ago isn’t the best strategy…

Lol it has to be…

That’s great and all but we are talking about NFL careers. I don’t care what they can do in the CFL, USFL, or arena football. NFL players are bigger stronger and faster. PJ Walker was a XFL star to give you an idea of how different the leagues are…

Small QB that played great in college, won the heisman, but couldn’t sustain success in the NFL so he went to play in the CFL. Such a bad comparison.. You could use him as a reason NOT to draft a small QB at 1 honestly.

He was great in the CFL. Let’s hope we don’t draft that at 1.

Putt putt is better than golf.

Yeah.

Kyler just gets banged up every year. I’m not saying Stroud is the answer. I just hope we do better than Kyler Murray (who for the record I think Young will be much better than).

Where are they drafting this year?

He wasn't going to give it a response no matter who he said. He could have said pick Bennett from UGA and received the some response. That's just how Reich rolls.

I get it, but a majority of the time he was crushing teams from the pocket. I mean last year he only lost to Michigan outside of that UGA game. He wasn't really struggling with his league best QB rating. He isn't going to run unless he needs to. You have a fair point though. There were several games he should have used his legs more but opted not to throughout his career. He said he left it all on the field against UGA. Do you think Reich and Co can get him to consistently leave it all on the field?

He has shown he is capable of being that guy against an elite defense. We have a more than capable staff that will be working with him. I hope they will be able to get the best out of any player we draft and that appeared to be his best. Of course with that line of thinking AR would be an extreme case of getting the best out of a player.

That's all fair and I think that is what our HC is saying. Does everything else he does so well overcompensate for his lack of ideal size? That's up to our staff to decide. My opinion is Stroud isn't far behind him in processing and accuracy (might be more accurate) without the size concerns so I would prefer him, but that's just me. Young is a great prospect too, but his size shouldn't be overlooked.

Our HC seems to think his size leads to some durability concerns. It's just something that shouldn't be ignored. Is it the reason we should pass on Young at 1? Not necessarily, but it has to weigh in on the decision.

I could see that. I don't think Luke had any issues in college. The NFL is just bigger and faster.

Damn concussions... I think they ended Luke early too. My main point was there IS a concern with durability and size as Reich stated Young's durability is a concern. Yeah it's easy to find players of normal size that have injury histories because there are so many of them.

Sounds fair to me. I just keep hearing these "he didn't get hurt in college so he won't get hurt in the NFL" posters. That's not quite how it works...

If you agree his size is considering then we are in the same page.

Fair and valid points. Young is probably better at pre snap defensive reads. This is definitely something our staff can coach and develop though. A lot of young QBs struggle with that. Young is very mature in that aspect of his game.

So Reich has said Young’s height and durability ARE a concern. Maybe posters on here can stop pretending like it’s not.. The question is do his intangibles outweigh his physical limitations. They are off the charts so they might.

I hope he makes it to 39…

Didn't Sanders retire early? Maybe not the best comparison...