STRENGTHS
Kyle is a mentally tough quarterback with good size, strength, and arm talent to compete at a high level for the team that selects him. He has enough athletic talent to run and make 1st downs in short-yardage situations. Kyle stands strong in the pocket and will not be intimidated into throwing bad passes. If he throws a bad pass it’s because he threw a bad pass and not because of pressure in most cases. Kyle shows on film good enough feet to manipulate the pocket and extend plays. He shows the velocity needed to make the difficult pass in the red zone where the targets are tight and show the anticipation on routes to bring a team from behind in the 4th quarter to win a game. I believe Kyle is a quality quarterback who will start for the team that selects him and in the right system has the ability to win the big games. Kyle is a football player who just happens to play the quarterback position. I suspect even if he didn’t have the arm talent, that Kyle would still find a position to play just to get on the field. He is a bit of a beast, mentally and physically.
CONCERNS
Kyle has to gain better foot quickness and stop using his body like it’s a battering ram to gain yardage. He has to learn to better manipulate the pocket to extend plays and of course get the ball out of his hands faster. I know he can do all of these things and more if given a little time to develop.
BOTTOM LINE 1.74
Kyle reminds me a lot of former Colts Andrew Luck and like Andrew, in the right system, he could be very productive. Play action will be the system Kyle can flourish in and that means he needs the THREAT of a strong running game like Andrew needed. Kyle doesn’t seem to turn the ball over as much as Andrew did and that is a good thing but he does hold on to the ball and that means he will take a pounding in the pocket unless he can learn to manipulate the pocket and anticipate where the blitz is coming from. Nevertheless, Kyle with the right coaching and right system has the talent to start and be effective and also could develop into a franchise-type quarterback for the team that selects him. Andrew Luck was a good quarterback but struggled to be consistent because of injuries, turning the ball over and changing, the offensive system that maximized his weaknesses and minimized his impact.
