STRENGTHS
Jordan has the arm talent of a Franchise Quarterback. He can make all the throws with touch and accuracy and if you need him to thread the needle in the red zone that is not a problem. He has a competitive spirit that will make him dangerous when he needs to bring his team from behind in a two-minute drill. Jordan has enough athletic talent to manipulate the pocket or gain yardage when plays break down. He can throw from different release points with accuracy and does a good job throwing on the run. Jordan works mainly from shotgun, but stands strong in the pocket and works well from a muddy pocket. There is a whole lot of talent to work with and this makes Jordan the type of quarterback offensive coordinators drool over making their wives and girlfriends jealous at the amount of time the two will spend together.
CONCERNS
Jordan has all the athletic talent but lacks the decision making in the red zone that needs to be partnered to that talent. It will take time to establish it but his competitive spirit leads me to believe that it’s just a matter of time. Although Jordan has dealt with a few offensive coordinators he still might be coming out too early to succeed quickly for the next level.
BOTTOM LINE 1.87
We have all seen this before, an extremely talented player that should be a great player but lacks the ability to overcome bad coaching and their own lack of mature football IQ to succeed at the next level. For Jordan, everything will depend on what team drafts him and if that team has a stable coaching and GM situation. The perfect scenario for selecting Jordan in this draft is a playoff team with a veteran starter ready to give up his seat by the sixth or eight game of the season providing his skills have eroded. The athletic talent is all there and the excellent arm talent is there but the decision making, leadership, and overall maturity to handle adverse situations on the field are not there…yet, and it might never be there if he is forced on to the field before he is ready. Jordan has the potential to make the players around him better if given the time to truly learn the quarterback position at the NFL level. You have to select him in the first round to give him that time and the team selecting him, the five-year option to work with him. I know I would. It took the Lions Mathew Stafford till just this year 2019, (ten years, drafted in 2009) to learn HOW to play the quarterback position all because he was rushed onto the field too quickly, because of his excellent arm talent. Think about it.
