And it happens, NFL scout compares A.J. McCarron to Tom Brady
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A lot of it was quoted from NFL.com and other sources.
Ya'll know I am big on QB's and been so for years. Hit, miss, really miss at times.
With McCarron it's hard. Because I really really like him a lot as a prospect. More than I did for Matt Ryan. So it's hard for me. To be the next Tom Brady, a lot has to go right. You need the right pieces, the right OL, the right organization, the right coaches. It's takes a lot. I rather go with the extremely talented Aaron Rodgers type more so than someone like McCarron. I think he could do really well in Cleveland. After watching Hoyer succeed there, I think they need that type of QB that McCarron is. I won't say he will be Brady, that's like comparing guards to MJ but I can say, I think he is better than Matt Ryan. I really think he does a fantastic job as QB.
I said it in the past that Matt Ryan shouldn't have been a 1st rounder. He was a game manager and they should never go that high in the draft. I feel if you take McCarron, it needs to be in the mid 1st or late 1st. Taking him in the top 10 is too much like it was for Matt Ryan.
can't compare any college QB to Tom Brady, he was a piece of shyt that turned into a diamond
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The NFL is going away from QBs that can barely move in the pocket. AJ can move some, but I saw some instances in the Auburn game where a little pressure got to him and he didn't make the best decisions. He doesn't seem like the type of quarterback to be a consistant starter in the League. I don't like quarterbacks coming out of systems where they are blessed with more talent than anybody else around them, with the exception of Jameis Winston this year. AJ can make throws, but you have to have a quarterback that can make something happen when forced outside of the pocket in today's NFL, so I just don't see him being that.
Brady was never a piece of shyt but he needed to work on his body just like McCarron needs to as well. With that said, it's too hard to predict the next Brady. Because it is all based on the situation more than the QB himself. I would rather a Teddy Bridgewater, Andrew Luck, Cam Newton any day of the week since they can turn shyt to gold on the football field.
You know what I mean, he wasn't a bad college QB, but Brady's ability doesn't come from anything physical
it came from his desire to learn the game from a great a coach, its something you have to want to do
Naw, A.J. is great moving in the pocket. Second to only Bridgewater in this class. That's no slight since TB is one of the best we seen in terms of pocket mobility and A.J. is in the same class in that regard. I think the A.J. hype is warranted. I agree, his decision making when under duress isn't top notch which Brady has shown in the NFL. With that said, it took a lot for Brady to get to where he is today almost like a Paul George in retrospect.
Like I said, it is too hard to compare since situation overrules talent in this case. One bad move to a team who doesn't develop QB's like the Vikings and his career is over before it began.
61 Corpses
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I don't see it, but I admit I haven't watched College FB this year
I think if Bradford would've got drafted by the patriots he could have possible been the next tom brady if he got that grooming
don't really see it in AJ
It has some physical breh and that is what they are saying. That pocket mobility is godsend. His feel is great for a college player. Makes great reads, can put the team on his back for a drive or two, generally doesn't hurt his team. I mean, there is some physical strengths you have to have as a pocket QB. Look at Matt Ryan, his biggest issue is his lack of pocket mobility, it kills the other shyt he tries to do. Not to mention, McCarron's velocity stays the same from 20 yds to 50 yds. That matters. Even with that said, his accuracy doesn't drop off either. Look at this pass to Cooper.
I wouldn't overdraft him since situation is so key for him but if I was Chicago or Cleveland, I would draft him. If I was Jacksonville, Minny, Houston, or New York Jets. Please just give me a savior.
Bradford was something special out of college. He looked like an elite QB prospect but went a super shytty situation which most QB's and almost all young ones would struggle in. Teams like the Jets, Bradford's rookie Rams, the Bengals of the 90's are teams no young QB needs to be a part of. From Cam to Weeden.