STRENGTHS
Joe has “Peyton Manning” type of football intellect. He has the size and arm strength to make all the throws and the athletic talent and moxie to manipulate the pocket and extend plays. He will run for first downs but the strength of his game is working from the pocket. Joe has the needed arm strength in the Red Zone to make the difficult pass and although he is not adept at throwing from different angles I suspect when it’s needed he will do just that, successfully. Joe shows excellent leadership skills, leading talent on the field these last two years that never seem to achieve the level expected of them in years past. Joe has the talent to become a franchise quarterback for the team that selects him in this draft.
CONCERNS
Joe will have to work more on his mechanics to gain even more arm strength. I just wrote that because I really have nothing much to write negatively except he has to continue to improve in all phases just like any other quarterback coming out.
TALENT BOARD ROUND 1.36
I have this draft saying, “When you see the obvious, you draft the obvious.” I don’t believe in negatively nitpicking the obvious and second-guessing yourself out of, selecting the obvious. It’s obvious to me that Joe has all that is required to be a top quarterback at the next level and should develop into a franchise quarterback because of his leadership skills. I’m sure there is some “media expert” out there that will tell you all about how he holds the ball wrong or his hands are small or he might be pigeon-toed and that will affect his ability to make first downs on his own. I’m sure they will say how he looks thin or is not muscular or compare him to other quarterbacks who run faster and jump higher. I’m not going to do that. All I’m going to do is tell you is, if your favorite team needs a potential franchise quarterback than you need to get in your car, drive to their stadium office, pound on the door and show them this profile. No team should be nitpicking this type of athletic talent along with “Peyton Manning” type football intellect if they need a quarterback in the top ten of this draft… No team!
