FWIW, I hadn't really read this thread closely, especially MiamiSuck's posts, so I really don't know who said what. I wasn't really responding to anyone in particular besides Heismanberg's post. Another message board I'm on, not about the Jets, had a thread on this game, and the overwhelming sentiment was Mayfield was overrated.
I'm no college football expert, but to me, Mayfield seems like a great college quarterback who has made some unbelievable plays and has used his charisma, personality, and tenacity to build himself a hype train that is leading him into the first round.
Maybe he will succeed, or maybe he won't, but it reminds me alot of Deshaun Watson, Johnny Manziel, and Tim Tebow.
The top things said about these players were always their character traits. They are leaders, winners, gamers, etc. Rather than their elite skills. I've always shied away from these players for that reason. Do they really have the necessary skills coming out of college to be worthy of a top 10 pick? The most important skill for an NFL quarterback in my eyes is making calls at the line of scrimmage and I have a hard time picking a player so high that has 0 experience in this field.
I know most college offenses don't ask their quarterbacks to make pre-snap reads, but in my eyes it's a huge risk to draft a quarterback at 6 who is never under center, doesn't stay in the pocket, and has no experience with audibles and pre-snap reads. Am I wrong?
Feel free to move this to the draft section if it's more applicable.
