Anthony Richardson declares for the draft

[Ricky Spanish]

https://sports.yahoo.com/florida-qb-anthony-richardson-declares-181019855.html

The more I dive into him, the more I like him. 

Perfect scenario where we draft him includes hiring Shane Steichen and signing Minshew as a bridge QB. Gives him time to learn the offense and still allows us to compete with the rest of the roster in place. 

[LinvilleGorge]

Smart move. Someone will take a shot at him in the 1st. But if he came back to college for another year and didn't make a leap his stock would probably plummet. The risk/reward for him heavily favors the draft. Hell, if he interviews well it wouldn't be surprising to see him go top 10.

[*FreeFua*]

Let’s go!

[PNW_PantherMan]

7 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Smart move. Someone will take a shot at him in the 1st. But if he came back to college for another year and didn't make a leap his stock would probably plummet. The risk/reward for him heavily favors the draft. Hell, if he interviews well it wouldn't be surprising to see him go top 10.

I would be stunned if he went in the top 10.  I think the best case scenario for him is around where Kenny Pickett went.

[Varking]

Damn I’m hurt 

[Captain Morgan]

so what's the story with him?  before the season, he was a hot name, but seems like I remember him not doing well early and was falling down draft boards, but he got better through the season?

[PNW_PantherMan]

3 minutes ago, Captain Morgan said:

so what's the story with him?  before the season, he was a hot name, but seems like I remember him not doing well early and was falling down draft boards, but he got better through the season?

Top tier athlete with a cannon arm but needs to be developed to be a consistent passer.  A very raw version of Cam.

[Riverboat Ron]

First we have to trade for Zach Wilson!

[Varking]

5 minutes ago, Captain Morgan said:

so what's the story with him?  before the season, he was a hot name, but seems like I remember him not doing well early and was falling down draft boards, but he got better through the season?

We have no talent around him at Florida. Dan Mullen leaving and forgetting to recruit the year before left the team pretty barren. Our two best players on offense were a RG that came from Louisiana with Napier and a RB that came from Louisiana with Napier lol. 
 

Our #1 WR until He got hurt was a transfer from ASU who had like a 400 yard season the year before. Knowing that, and that we play in the SEC he was never going to put up monster numbers. 
 

During his last game folks here got to tune in and see a raw player who had the ball hit his WRs in the hands on mostly catchable balls and his completion percentage was terrible. He’s not super accurate but his team majorly let him down and I think his numbers would look a lot better on an NFL team vs the Gators. 

[*FreeFua*]

Whenever Richardson has the time and sets his feet his accuracy is pretty damn good

Richardson has shown that he’s comfortable stepping up into the pocket unlike Levis who like Baker, loves to create his own pressures 

Like @Varking said, I think his numbers would look a lot better in the NFL. Richardson behind our OL gets me excited 

[theinstrumental]

His rushing should give his offense a decently high floor, not too different from how the Giants use Danny Dimes. He’ll get beat up, though, and his passing is definitely going to set a low ceiling, at least at first. I wouldn’t expect those early Cam 300-yard games. But depending on where we end up he could be a great pick.

[Catsfan69]

Welp there goes our next 10 years. 

We will probably draft this scrub and suck for a very long time.

[PNW_PantherMan]

I think it's incredibly unrealistic to expect AR to come in immediately and perform better than he did in the college level.  The NFL is more difficult to be successful at QB full stop, and he is very raw as a prospect.

[Ricky Spanish]

Dude has some GREAT pocket awareness, feels pressure well and moves around to avoid defenders while keeping his eyes downfield. He even steps up in the pocket instead of bailing backwards.

Dude has a canon arm too. Like flick of the wrist and ball goes 50 yards. 

He has all the potential in the world to be a great QB, but would we have the staff to develop him?