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PFT/Chris Simms Top 40 QB Rankings: Allen at #18, ahead of Mayfield, Darnold


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1 minute ago, C.Biscuit97 said:

Agreed.  It’s why Barkley isn’t good enough and why I worry about Fromm 

 

that said what separates guys with big arms from guys with big arms who become good QBs is touch. Mahomes has an absolutely cannon but it’s those touch passes he makes that makes him so good.

Of course and also alot of the mental side of the game is what separates players

 

But you can't ignore the howitzer attached to Josh's shoulder. It's generational. The way the ball spins out of his hand and the release And velocity are incredible

 

And he certainly possesses enough accuracy by looking at his intermediate numbers. And that's not even talking about how dangerous he is on the run

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3 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

Of course and also alot of the mental side of the game is what separates players

 

But you can't ignore the howitzer attached to Josh's shoulder. It's generational. The way the ball spins out of his hand and the release And velocity are incredible

 

And he certainly possesses enough accuracy by looking at his intermediate numbers. And that's not even talking about how dangerous he is on the run

Oh for sure he was one of the strongest arms I’ve ever seen.  I do think consistent mechanics are really difficult to learn at this stage of your career and there will be a lot of ups and downs.  But I’ve never questioned his physical skills. 

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17 minutes ago, C.Biscuit97 said:

Oh for sure he was one of the strongest arms I’ve ever seen.  I do think consistent mechanics are really difficult to learn at this stage of your career and there will be a lot of ups and downs.  But I’ve never questioned his physical skills. 

Pat Mahomes had really bad footwork coming into the league and he's fixed it for the most part

 

I think Allen has good games and bad games with footwork

 

When games get rough all players revert back to bad tendencies in mechanics, including Aaron Rodgers

 

The key is trying to maintain consistent mechanics throughout the course of a game

 

 

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5 hours ago, MJS said:

Didn't Allen set a combine record for most velocity on the football? Don't think Mahomes has a stronger arm. But there probably isn't a big difference.

 

Edit: Looked it up. Allen threw 62 MPH which was a combine record. Mahomes only threw 55, which seems only above average.

 

Combine velocity numbers are now proven bumpkin. 

I'd have Tua who hasn't thrown a pass above about half of the guys Simms has ahead of him. 

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48 minutes ago, papazoid said:

#18 is fair

 

i think 15th is fairer

 

i dont see him getting to top 5......but boy oh boy...that would be nice

 
he will be there after game 1 this year 

16 minutes ago, billsbackto81 said:

Niner fans are losing their minds on Twitter seeing Josh ranked over Jimmy G ?

Jim dawg is not good. Not good at all 

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1 hour ago, GunnerBill said:

 

Combine velocity numbers are now proven bumpkin. 

I'd have Tua who hasn't thrown a pass above about half of the guys Simms has ahead of him. 

Can you explain what you mean? What does "proven bumpkin" mean in regards to velocity?

2 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

Of course and also alot of the mental side of the game is what separates players

 

But you can't ignore the howitzer attached to Josh's shoulder. It's generational. The way the ball spins out of his hand and the release And velocity are incredible

 

And he certainly possesses enough accuracy by looking at his intermediate numbers. And that's not even talking about how dangerous he is on the run

 

Part of me wonders if this is part of why our receivers drop the ball so much.

 

I caught passes from a college QB once and he put so much spin and velocity on the ball it was very difficult for me to catch, compared to the high school QB's I was used to catching passes from. The spin was actually more difficult to deal with compared to how hard it was thrown.

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7 minutes ago, MJS said:

Can you explain what you mean? What does "proven bumpkin" mean in regards to velocity?

 

Part of me wonders if this is part of why our receivers drop the ball so much.

 

I caught passes from a college QB once and he put so much spin and velocity on the ball it was very difficult for me to catch, compared to the high school QB's I was used to catching passes from. The spin was actually more difficult to deal with compared to how hard it was thrown.

Probably less skilled receivers like Zay Jones

 

The spin and rotation on those balls from pro quarterbacks are extremely hard to handle . It's a huge jump from high school to college, and an even bigger jump to the pros

 

That usually what separates high-end wide receivers vs depth. Not always speed or size, or even route running. But consistent hands catching NFL level throws with heat

 

But all the best wide receivers would prefer a tight spiral with some heat.. where they can catch the ball and do something with it...  versus a lollipop that gets them destroyed

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7 hours ago, Don Otreply said:

Allen’s arm strength has helped him out on multiple occasions, completing many tight window passes throughout the season, in fact it’s part of why the got the team to the playoffs. This ranking is quite accurate. It will be higher in a few months of course....

 

Go Bills!!!

That throw to beasley from the endzone against Dallas not one other QB could make.  Don't care what anyone says.

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2 hours ago, MJS said:

Can you explain what you mean? What does "proven bumpkin" mean in regards to velocity?

 

Part of me wonders if this is part of why our receivers drop the ball so much.

 

I caught passes from a college QB once and he put so much spin and velocity on the ball it was very difficult for me to catch, compared to the high school QB's I was used to catching passes from. The spin was actually more difficult to deal with compared to how hard it was thrown.

I’m assuming Gunner is referring to how Deshaun Watson threw at less velocity than Nate Peterman and yet one is Deshaun Watson and the other is, well, Nate Peterman.

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Rivers 17, Brees 16, Brady 15.  It appears he does a PFT version and then a different one for his Unbuttoned podcast.  He does impersonations of his dad which are pretty funny.  He favors strong armed, playmaking QBs but thinks QBs get too much credit and QBs in the 20s could win the Super Bowl.  Called the 2015 version of Peyton Manning the worst to ever win one (or maybe that 2015 Manning was the worst starting QB of that year.)

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8 hours ago, papazoid said:

#18 is fair

 

i think 15th is fairer

 

i dont see him getting to top 5......but boy oh boy...that would be nice

I see Josh once he's more polished being an 8-12 ranked qb most of his career. This year (3) I see him around 15. Next year he explodes.

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5 minutes ago, MJS said:

Why?

 

Because if anyone wants to seriously argue that Will Grier has a stronger arm than Drew Lock then I have some magic beans for them. Deshaun Watson's arm supposedly scored below the minimum threshold of combine velocity for successful QBs. It is number I pay absolutely zero regard to. I don't think it is a test for anything. 

 

Josh Allen has a huge arm. So does Patrick Mahomes. Whatever the combine velocity numbers say. 

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7 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

 

Because if anyone wants to seriously argue that Will Grier has a stronger arm than Drew Lock then I have some magic beans for them. Deshaun Watson's arm supposedly scored below the minimum threshold of combine velocity for successful QBs. It is number I pay absolutely zero regard to. I don't think it is a test for anything. 

 

Josh Allen has a huge arm. So does Patrick Mahomes. Whatever the combine velocity numbers say. 

It means Watson had an off day. Generally the numbers are fairly accurate for those QB's that have big arms.

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2 hours ago, MJS said:

It means Watson had an off day. Generally the numbers are fairly accurate for those QB's that have big arms.

 

I am sorry I disagree. When I look at those numbers I see random all over the map. They are the first thing to start by ignoring IMO.

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Someone in his Twitter feed asked about Cam Newton and he said he's coming up, so that means Newton is gonna be ranked ahead of some other guys that, based on last season, he wasn't better than. I don't know what criteria he's taking into account here, but the last two seasons Cam has played like caca.

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1 hour ago, blacklabel said:

Someone in his Twitter feed asked about Cam Newton and he said he's coming up, so that means Newton is gonna be ranked ahead of some other guys that, based on last season, he wasn't better than. I don't know what criteria he's taking into account here, but the last two seasons Cam has played like caca.

 

I'd guess that he must have some reason to think Cam is now healthy.  

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On 6/11/2020 at 9:05 AM, thebandit27 said:

18 seems about right to me. There’s probably an argument to slot him a notch or two higher, and there’s reason for anyone to knock him down a few slots as well.

 

18 is right. Plenty of room to grow.

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Sims always has been a JA supporter.

 

I've never understood why a certain portion of "analysts" has been soo reluctant to recognize Josh has some of the best tools to come into the league in a long time, things you can't teach like size, athleticsm, raw arm strength.  It just feels like there's a sizable and vocal portion who decided he was going to be a bust before they ever really watched him much and won't give him an ounce of credit for anything.  Feels like if he was the exact same prospect coming out of a football factory college the entire narrative would be different about him.

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3 hours ago, blacklabel said:

Someone in his Twitter feed asked about Cam Newton and he said he's coming up, so that means Newton is gonna be ranked ahead of some other guys that, based on last season, he wasn't better than. I don't know what criteria he's taking into account here, but the last two seasons Cam has played like caca.

Newton was having the best year of his career before he got hurt two years ago. If he is healthy, watch out

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I’m surprised that Rivers is ahead of him.  Considering that Brady is 15th and Brees isn’t in the top 10, Rivers should be outside of the top 20 based on last year.  I think he’s set up really well with the colts OL, 2 nice RBs and decent enough WR unit.....but allen should be higher based on how much he improved from 18-19 and the addition of diggs. 

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6 hours ago, blacklabel said:

Someone in his Twitter feed asked about Cam Newton and he said he's coming up, so that means Newton is gonna be ranked ahead of some other guys that, based on last season, he wasn't better than. I don't know what criteria he's taking into account here, but the last two seasons Cam has played like caca.

How so? He was solid in 2018.  Had a QB rating of 94.2.  Allen was 85.3 last year, and their rushing numbers were similar.

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3 hours ago, Captain Hindsight said:

Newton was having the best year of his career before he got hurt two years ago. If he is healthy, watch out

Similar to Dak, people want act like Cam is just average when in reality they’re exactly what Josh aspires to be.  Big, strong guys who came into the league as good runners but who struggled with accuracy throwing from the pocket.  
 

Cam maintained that style and has been successful but got beaten to a pulp.  Dak turned himself into a true pocket passer who can still really run when it’s there but who doesn’t rely too heavily on it.

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He's 20-something as a passer and the 2nd best scrambler. I hope he can be a top 10 passer some day, but I'm concerned. I respect Simms' opinions and I like listening to him. He says accuracy can be fixed, but I've never seen that happen before and Josh can't seem to hit the deep ball with any regularity often missing by several yards. Even his short range accuracy was ranked 37th for the past season. If he becomes the 1st QB to go from bottom to near top in accuracy and the game slows down for him I will be elated.

 

3 hours ago, Billl said:

Similar to Dak, people want act like Cam is just average when in reality they’re exactly what Josh aspires to be.  Big, strong guys who came into the league as good runners but who struggled with accuracy throwing from the pocket.  
 

Cam maintained that style and has been successful but got beaten to a pulp.  Dak turned himself into a true pocket passer who can still really run when it’s there but who doesn’t rely too heavily on it.

 

1 other point -- Dak has an excellent OL and one of the top 3 RB's in the NFL.

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13 hours ago, Billl said:

Similar to Dak, people want act like Cam is just average when in reality they’re exactly what Josh aspires to be.  Big, strong guys who came into the league as good runners but who struggled with accuracy throwing from the pocket.  
 

Cam maintained that style and has been successful but got beaten to a pulp.  Dak turned himself into a true pocket passer who can still really run when it’s there but who doesn’t rely too heavily on it.

Someone on here actually argued that Cam wasn’t a good pick for the Panthers. Lol.

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15 hours ago, Billl said:

Similar to Dak, people want act like Cam is just average when in reality they’re exactly what Josh aspires to be.  Big, strong guys who came into the league as good runners but who struggled with accuracy throwing from the pocket.  
 

Cam maintained that style and has been successful but got beaten to a pulp.  Dak turned himself into a true pocket passer who can still really run when it’s there but who doesn’t rely too heavily on it.

Bills fans: Cam - MVP, Heisman, nothing soecial

lamar - MVP, Heisman, no way he keeps it up

Dak - 5,000 yards, great W-L record, not worth it

 

Allen - future star

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22 hours ago, Billl said:

How so? He was solid in 2018.  Had a QB rating of 94.2.  Allen was 85.3 last year, and their rushing numbers were similar.

 

His arm seems to be shot. Even when be could've played last season they rolled with Kyle Allen and then let Cam go this year. Also drafted Will Grier. I just think the injuries have really caught up with him. 

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16 hours ago, blacklabel said:

 

His arm seems to be shot. Even when be could've played last season they rolled with Kyle Allen and then let Cam go this year. Also drafted Will Grier. I just think the injuries have really caught up with him. 

That’s last season.  You said he’s played poorly for the last 2 seasons, and that isn’t the case at all.

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5 hours ago, Billl said:

That’s last season.  You said he’s played poorly for the last 2 seasons, and that isn’t the case at all.

 

Gee whiz, Billllllll. Yes, he was decent in 2018 but the Panthers still sat home for the playoffs. The injuries looked like they really caught up to him last season. He was missing open guys and the ball didn't have the same zip it usually does. He's kinda been inconsistent over his entire career, so perhaps I mistook 2018 for a different season. Glad we got the Cam Newton Security Squad in you to keep everyone in line. 

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