There are some pretty good players in Cook and Jones, but I wonder if CJB might be the best in the conference.
CJ Beathard best QB in the B1G?
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Hackenburg? I'll buy Cook and Sudfield along with the OSU twins, but Hackenburg has proven to be pretty mediocre. I haven't tried the fish paste bait, but rubbing myself with salmon filets has worked.
Hackenburg is behind a sieve of an offensive line and has James Franklin coaching on the field. He's a far better QB than his stats suggest. He has Battered Passer Syndrome thus far in 2015
Not all of it is on the oline. Yes, they're bad, but good QBs can work with bad olines. Does Jay Cutler get a pass because his line is bad? Nope. He doesn't. I think Cutler and Hackenburg's issue is the same. They both have an arm that's "too good." They can both rifle the ball in, so they wait until the last possible moment to throw the ball. Peyton Manning has a terrible arm (by NFL QB standards). He has to release the ball with a bit of arc on it. This forces him to throw the ball a little bit earlier than Cutler or Matt Stafford. Manning on his career gets sacked 3.1% of the time he goes to pass. Roethlisberger 7.8% Cutler 6.2%.
What strong arm QBs need to do is to realize when they need to anticipate the pass and throw it a bit softer and when they can fire bullets. The two best at this are Luck 5.2% and Rogers 6.9% (his first two years he was around 16% so this number is skewed higher).
Hack was sacked 10 times week one. No QB can expect results under such duress.
To each their own though. Kid will still be a top two round QB, likely first, and that speaks enough to him holding more value.
Also, I am not saying he's having a good year? Just that he's better than Beathard.
To each their own though. Kid will still be a top two round QB, likely first, and that speaks enough to him holding more value.
Also, I am not saying he's having a good year? Just that he's better than Beathard.
At the same time, many thought it was over for Brady early last season until the Pats fixed their O-line issues.
Last week, 2 SB winning QBs had horrible days.
Flacco - 18/32 for 117 yds and 2 INTs (38.2 RTG)
Manning - 24/40 for 175 yds and 1 INT (59.9 RTG)
That's what happens even elite (or former elite) QBs face a fierce pass rush and/or their receivers are covered.
As for Luck, he threw 4 INTs against the Pats in the playoffs not that long ago; Luck is working w/o a good O-line and since the Colts O relies on the passing game, Luck needs to take chances down the field.
Give Hack an even average O-line and he would play a lot better (also, it's not like his receivers have been getting open, at least not against Temple).
Think Hack will have an up and down season depending on how the PSU O-line protects - which could mean him falling out of the 1st rnd.
I'll bet his former coach, O'Brien, is salivating at the prospect of being able to grab Hack in the 2nd rnd.
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