Top NFL QB Prospects for 2018

[OldTimeAFLGuy]

@nickcaminoWTAM

Per @AlbertBreer, Sam Darnold will want to wait and see who has the top pick or two in the NFL Draft. If it's Browns, he could stay at USC.

 

..."funny" how all of the pre-season hype had the QB Class of 2018 as "one for the ages".....now the picture more realistically is about as clear as mud.....maybe we should trade our two 1sts in 2018 for two 1sts in 2019 when that class will be assuredly "better", right??............

[Acantha]

 

..."funny" how all of the pre-season hype had the QB Class of 2018 as "one for the ages".....now the picture more realistically is about as clear as mud.....maybe we should trade our two 1sts in 2018 for two 1sts in 2019 when that class will be assuredly "better", right??............

I still the QBs that are eligible to come out are pretty solid this year. Not really as many "sure things" as people wanted there to be, but more potential than in recent years.

 

As far as who actually declares, nobody every knows that.

[YoloinOhio]

Damn, how long is he going to have to stay in school before the Browns don't have one of the top couple picks?

he might need to get his PhD

[Watkins101]

 

..."funny" how all of the pre-season hype had the QB Class of 2018 as "one for the ages".....now the picture more realistically is about as clear as mud.....maybe we should trade our two 1sts in 2018 for two 1sts in 2019 when that class will be assuredly "better", right??............

This is okay with me. Trade our firsts for early to mid seconds and next year firsts. That way, this year we have 4 seconds, a third, and next year, 3 firsts.

[JaCrispy]

This is okay with me. Trade our firsts for early to mid seconds and next year firsts. That way, this year we have 4 seconds, a third, and next year, 3 firsts.

if Rosen and Darnold didn't declare i would like the idea...but of course it is easier said than done.

[GunnerBill]

Damn, how long is he going to have to stay in school before the Browns don't have one of the top couple picks?

He'd be an older rookie than Brandon Weeden.

[Augie]

@nickcaminoWTAM

Per @AlbertBreer, Sam Darnold will want to wait and see who has the top pick or two in the NFL Draft. If it's Browns, he could stay at USC.

Breer also mentioned on Cowherd that Haslem is good friends with Peyton Manning, and he might consider a John Elway type role, which MIGHT influence Darnold that it’s OK.

[Laughing Coffin]

I think the perfect situation for the Bills if they value Lamar Jackson high, is to go up and grab him. He can sit behind Tyrod a year, and get to learn from someone who plays similar to him. Lamar is Tyrod but taller and a higher ceiling

[ALF]

Gil Brandt ✔@Gil_Brandt

Keep hearing good things about 2 QB prospects on rise: @SpiderFootball's Kyle Lauletta (6-3, 206) & @WKUFootball's Mike White (6-4, 227)

3:29 PM - Oct 24, 2017

I’d like to say that I first heard about Kyle Lauletta from my good friend, Will Stevenson (twitter handle is @DraftMarvel) back around March. If you are on Twitter and are interested in draft talk, especially when it pertains to QBs, he’s a must follow

https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/pittsburgh-steelers-nfl-features-news-blog-long-form/2017/10/28/16552726/2018-nfl-draft-prospect-potential-senior-qb-riser-kyle-lauletta-ben-roethlisberger-replacement-nfl

Another tread by The Rev.Mattb74 ESQ., thanks for a good article

[26CornerBlitz]

@theMMQB

.@PFF_Steve explains why UCLA QB Josh Rosen is overrated as an NFL prospect: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/peter-king-the-mmqb-podcast/id1150960126?mt=2&utm_campaign=themmqb&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social

8:00 AM - 2 Nov 2017

[Buffalo Barbarian]

Damn, how long is he going to have to stay in school before the Browns don't have one of the top couple picks?

Don't worry the browns will trade out again citing analytics

[YoloinOhio]

Josh Rosen out this week with a concussion! Didnt even make the trip.

[26CornerBlitz]

 

[Solomon Grundy]

The winner of BEDLAM is my second choice to QB the Bills in the future behind Jackson and Rosen 3rd

[Augie]

I usually have to flip between two games to see the QB’s I want to watch. I get it all on one channel today. I like Rudolph from what I’ve seen, but I’ve seen almost zero Mayfield.....update: he just threw a terrible pick. I may be bad luck...

[Ittakestime]

Ryan Finley is flying up boards

[Kelly the Dog]

Holy hell, Hollywood Brown can fly. Fun game. Rudolph and Mayfield are starting to light it up. Both are really fun to watch. 

[GunnerBill]

Yep.... watching these two duel it out is fun. This is the best I have seen Mayfield play... he always seems to have played down a bit when I have watched him, but not tonight. 

I think these are both 1st round quarterbacks. Which you prefer probably depends on how you wanna run your offense. 

[Kelly the Dog]

Just now, GunnerBill said:

Yep.... watching these two duel it out is fun. This is the best I have seen Mayfield play... he always seems to have played down a bit when I have watched him, but not tonight. 

I think these are both 1st round quarterbacks. Which you prefer probably depends on how you wanna run your offense. 

Great fun if you hate defense.

I found quote from Rudolph's HC telling. Wouldn't go as far as calling him a first rounder. Said he'd play ten years in league (sounds like career backup). Then says Washington is a future Hall of Famer. 

I also think both guys go mid to late first round. I like both for either of Bills first rounders, but not more than that. 

[Kelly the Dog]

 

This is ridiculous. No D anywhere with the 5 and 11 ranked. 38-38 with 33 seconds in the first half. 

[GunnerBill]

I think it was more not sure he will be seen as a 1st rounder rather than "I don't think he is one" at least based on how the announcers described it. But yea... high praise for Washington. 

I like them both as targets for the Bills depending on where we end up picking.

[Kelly the Dog]

2 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

I think it was more not sure he will be seen as a 1st rounder rather than "I don't think he is one" at least based on how the announcers described it. But yea... high praise for Washington. 

I like them both as targets for the Bills depending on where we end up picking.

Maybe. But QBs almost always go higher than expected, not lower. Especially if thought of fairly highly. Like borderline first round. 

I like him though. Throws a nice ball. 

[pimp on da' net]

1 hour ago, Ittakestime said:

Ryan Finley is flying up boards

I am a fan of Finley as well...

What's concerning about this crop of QB's, for the offense RD runs, many (outside of Rosen & Darnold) are not taking the snap from under the center.

So my question, what's the learning curve for them or does RD start to change the design of the offense to the talent at hand?

[Kelly the Dog]

Pretty bad awareness around own goal line by Rudolph. Can't stand there that long     

[The juice]

Mayfield must be the pick 

[Buffalo Barbarian]

Miss the  the go to your last read post option.

[Buffalo Barbarian]

2 hours ago, Ittakestime said:

Ryan Finley is flying up boards

Who?

[sven233]

PASSING	CP-ATT-INT	YDS	TD	LONG
Baker Mayfield	21-31-1	487	4	84

 

PASSING	CP-ATT-INT	YDS	TD	LONG
Mason Rudolph	20-35-1	339	4	60
Total	20-35-1	339	4

 

All of this with 12:30 still to go in the game!  The QBs have put on a show.  The defenses on the other hand........

[BuffaloBaumer]

This game is ridiculous.....i love both qbs

[Kelly the Dog]

Holy Hollywood again. 265 yards receiving. Mayfield with great bomb. Wow. 

[sven233]

And now.....less than a minute later......still with 11:45 to go in the 4th, we have a Baker Mayfield stat line update....

 

PASSING	CP-ATT-INT	YDS	TD	LONG
Baker Mayfield	22-32-1	564	5	84

[YoloinOhio]

Baker. Mayfield. 

[Billsfansinceday1]

Those 2 guys are incredible.  Mayfield is a warriorZ

[YoloinOhio]

10 minutes ago, Buffalo Barbarian said:

Who?

NC St qb. CBS has him going in first 2 rounds. I don’t know about that but he’s a good WCO QB.

[Kelly the Dog]

I don't recall a game with so many completions to guys completely uncovered. 

[sven233]

Baker Mayfield has always concerned me a little bit because of his height.  We know first had how that can hurt QB production.  However, there are guys that make it work without a problem.  Maybe he will be one of them.  Accurate QB with an above average arm.  He actually reminds me a little bit of Brees, but a little more mobile.  Definitely a guys to keep an eye on.

[KD in CA]

26 minutes ago, The juice said:

Mayfield must be the pick 

He looks really good.

[Kelly the Dog]

1 minute ago, sven233 said:

Baker Mayfield has always concerned me a little bit because of his height.  We know first had how that can hurt QB production.  However, there are guys that make it work without a problem.  Maybe he will be one of them.  Accurate QB with an above average arm.  He actually reminds me a little bit of Brees, but a little more mobile.  Definitely a guys to keep an eye on.

He's very small. I think he's two inches shorter than Brees. It's problematic. Russell Wilson is a freak. Long arms. Throws right over his head. Ridiculous ability to find lanes. Very, very few guys are able to overcome it. It's not impossible, just unlikely. Huge talent though. I would probably take the chance and keep Tyrod. 

[Kelly the Dog]

And I know he's listed at 6'1". He's not. 

[CanadianFan]

Just watching last couple of plays of OSU game. His throws to the sideline, 12-15 yard patterns the balls are a bit slow getting there. Not really impressed with that zip. Though analyst did say he has lost some zip in his arm and may be having an arm problem. I hope that's what it is.