Was listening to Greg Cosell on the Herd this morning and while I'm new to him, he's proving to be one of the few evaluators of football out there that really have it down and know their stuff. He hit quickly on 3 Q's (Bortles, Teddy and Manziel) and these are the tidbits he mentioned:
Bortles - More of a project guy because needs to work on footwork in the pocket and also throwing mechanics are a little different. Cautioned teams who picked him too early because when you go so high in the draft then we know that that is essentially pegging them as the starter whether they're truly ready or not. Liked his mobility and said that each time he watches his tape, Bortles grew more and more on him.
Teddy - Nothing that jumps out, but says does just enough of everything that makes him the "safe" pick. Good armstrength. Can make all the throws even if it doesn't always zip in there. Good pocket presence/footwork. What he really liked about Bridgewater was his maturity and his mental game being top notch (lot of flexibility and responsibility at the LOS given to him; mark of a mentally sound QB). No stage too big. Doesn't rattle and he's essentially mr. efficient.
Manziel - Basically that it comes down to the individual evaluator. He hit on a main evaluating piece that thos evaluators will have to weigh in that when Johnny freelances and makes big plays even though he missed on initial reads, is that a positive? Or will evaluators look at that and give it a negative grade even though the yards and conversions were there, but he didn't properly take his first or second option when they were open to him and if that's acceptable on the NFL level. Cowherd mentioned his size as why he thinks Manziel may not last. I partially agree with that, but Manziel might be that outlier where he's just that special.
When asked the best WR in this loaded receiver class he said Sammy. No question. For an underrated guy that no one is talking about he said Moncrief. I instantly thought of our dude Champ. He would always mentioned Moncrief and I've slipped considerably in my CFB viewing and never knew who he was until way late. Props to Champ.
So there's that....For those of us that don't have the time to invest in watching a lot of film I thought it was pretty good insight as he's been watching a lot and his reputation is starting to build publicly.
