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Some mention why wasn't Jimmy drafted higher? The same reason why a lot of QBs like him often don't, the level of competition wasn't that good given the conference he played in.
But, a lot of his perceived weaknesses weren't very big ones, or things that cause for concern.
I thought he was being slept on too much leading up to the draft, personally.
Weaknesses
Is a tad undersized with small hands and short arms. Uses a three-quarters delivery that could lead to batted balls.
His hand size is the same as Philip Rivers. Rivers is also known for the three quarter delivery and hasn't really limited him. His hands are bigger than Derrick Carr's for the record too. Talk about a meaningless worry.
Works heavily out of the shotgun in a spread offense, and footwork could require adjustment to working from under center.
Nearly all QBs suffer from this same fate.
Does not always feel pressure in the pocket. Does not rip the deep out or drive the ball with high RPMs. Undershoots and often hangs the deep ball.
Even this isn't a real criticism, this can easily be said with a lot of great QBs that play in the NFL. For the record, in his very limited playing time I thought one of the things that stood out was his ability to elude pressure and maintain his eye discipline down the field.
Makes receivers work for the ball downfield, and deep accuracy could stand to improve. Makes a lot of simple, one-look reads and was not heavily challenged by consistent pressure or complex looks in the Ohio Valley Conference.
So he doesn't have a cannon arm basically, is the real take away from Jimmy. He was a projected second round pick, so NE wasn't being smarter than everyone else and reaching.
But, a lot of his perceived weaknesses weren't very big ones, or things that cause for concern.
I thought he was being slept on too much leading up to the draft, personally.
Weaknesses
Is a tad undersized with small hands and short arms. Uses a three-quarters delivery that could lead to batted balls.
His hand size is the same as Philip Rivers. Rivers is also known for the three quarter delivery and hasn't really limited him. His hands are bigger than Derrick Carr's for the record too. Talk about a meaningless worry.
Works heavily out of the shotgun in a spread offense, and footwork could require adjustment to working from under center.
Nearly all QBs suffer from this same fate.
Does not always feel pressure in the pocket. Does not rip the deep out or drive the ball with high RPMs. Undershoots and often hangs the deep ball.
Even this isn't a real criticism, this can easily be said with a lot of great QBs that play in the NFL. For the record, in his very limited playing time I thought one of the things that stood out was his ability to elude pressure and maintain his eye discipline down the field.
Makes receivers work for the ball downfield, and deep accuracy could stand to improve. Makes a lot of simple, one-look reads and was not heavily challenged by consistent pressure or complex looks in the Ohio Valley Conference.
So he doesn't have a cannon arm basically, is the real take away from Jimmy. He was a projected second round pick, so NE wasn't being smarter than everyone else and reaching.
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