{"id":442601,"date":"2021-04-22T14:51:04","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T18:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=442601"},"modified":"2021-04-22T14:51:10","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T18:51:10","slug":"exclusive-nfl-insider-breaks-down-top-quarterbacks-ahead-of-draft-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-nfl-insider-breaks-down-top-quarterbacks-ahead-of-draft-day\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: NFL Insider Breaks Down Top Quarterbacks Ahead Of Draft Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fexclusive-nfl-insider-breaks-down-top-quarterbacks-ahead-of-draft-day%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=442601&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3299.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>The time between the Super Bowl and the NFL Draft can seem like an eternity. It\u2019s the perfect time for NFL fans to comb over their team\u2019s draft needs and for NFL experts to pick apart the prospects. And no position is picked over more than the quarterbacks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With the draft just over a week away, I sat down with NFL insider and Denver sports radio host <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AllbrightNFL\"><span>Benjamin Allbright <\/span><\/a><span>to discuss the quarterbacks in the upcoming draft.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY WIRE: Let\u2019s start with the consensus number one pick in Trevor Lawrence. Is he as \u201ccan\u2019t miss\u201d as everyone says? Is he the best prospect since Andrew Luck?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>ALLBRIGHT: I certainly think he\u2019s a prospect that has some of that similarity to Luck. The one thing that bugs me about him is he has a bit of a thin frame. He\u2019s 6-6 213 lbs. That\u2019s built like a high school small forward, not an NFL quarterback. But other than that, he\u2019s got game. He\u2019s a quick processor and everyone knows how good of a player he is. I think that\u2019s part of the reason he\u2019s not getting talked about.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Everyone knows how good of a player he is. Everyone knows he\u2019s going number one and he\u2019s not the world\u2019s most \u2018high wattage\u2019 personality off the field. So, I don\u2019t think there\u2019s anything to be controversial about with Lawrence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We use the term \u2018generational\u2019 a little bit too often, but I think he\u2019s one of those guys that fits in that mold. Everyone knows he\u2019s going number one. This is a slam dunk thing and the city of Jacksonville will finally get a quarterback that can hopefully carry them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY WIRE: Will Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer use Lawrence in the way he was used at Clemson? With lots of RPO\u2019s (run, pass option) or will he try to develop him into more of a pro-style quarterback?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>ALLBRIGHT: I think they\u2019ll run what Urban Meyer has always run, but I think they\u2019ll have to make some changes to the concept of the offense. In college you have the wider hash marks which creates natural space on the wide side of the field, and Meyer\u2019s offense was a lot about that. Creating that space, putting your best athlete in that space, and letting them create.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>You\u2019re not going to be able to do that at the pro level. So, I think you\u2019re going to see a lot of the RPO stuff, but I think you\u2019ll see him incorporate some pro concepts a little bit more. You know, we\u2019ve seen Kliff Kingsbury (head coach, Arizona Cardinals) kind of tune his offense up for the NFL. I think we\u2019ll see Urban Meyer tune his up to the NFL as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><strong>Yes. The Daily Wire is covering sports \u2013 without the woke. Want more? <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe?utm_source=adwords&#038;utm_term=daily%20wire&#038;utm_campaign=Search+-+Daily+Wire+Brand&#038;utm_medium=ppc&#038;hsa_kw=daily%20wire&#038;hsa_ad=432007871445&#038;hsa_src=g&#038;hsa_ver=3&#038;hsa_grp=71680674390&#038;hsa_cam=927227687&#038;hsa_tgt=kwd-316236076046&#038;hsa_acc=6411461344&#038;hsa_mt=p&#038;hsa_net=adwords&#038;gclid=Cj0KCQjw1PSDBhDbARIsAPeTqrfwVNC1MZnI5ZRWdzEbOk3Pjz0oFVeTr7sA8iGOgsyrhbqydkk91vsaAkuXEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe?utm_source%3Dadwords%26utm_term%3Ddaily%2520wire%26utm_campaign%3DSearch%2B-%2BDaily%2BWire%2BBrand%26utm_medium%3Dppc%26hsa_kw%3Ddaily%2520wire%26hsa_ad%3D432007871445%26hsa_src%3Dg%26hsa_ver%3D3%26hsa_grp%3D71680674390%26hsa_cam%3D927227687%26hsa_tgt%3Dkwd-316236076046%26hsa_acc%3D6411461344%26hsa_mt%3Dp%26hsa_net%3Dadwords%26gclid%3DCj0KCQjw1PSDBhDbARIsAPeTqrfwVNC1MZnI5ZRWdzEbOk3Pjz0oFVeTr7sA8iGOgsyrhbqydkk91vsaAkuXEALw_wcB&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1618931602669000&#038;usg=AFQjCNEaEWMxYAiMnEYqD9OXZRp_havPog\"><strong>Become a member.<\/strong><\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY WIRE: Are you comfortable saying that Meyer is going to be successful in the NFL? We\u2019ve seen how difficult it can be for college coaches to adapt to the NFL style.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>ALLBRIGHT: That\u2019s the big thing for me. It\u2019s less about the X\u2019s and O\u2019s and more about the Jimmies and Joe\u2019s because you\u2019ve got to navigate ego\u2019s. You\u2019re not big daddy who\u2019s coaching these kids the first time they\u2019re away from their parents. You\u2019re the guy who\u2019s having to deal with a whole bunch of people who have millions of dollars in their pockets, and it\u2019s just a different kind of environment. That said, Urban Meyer has been successful literally everywhere he\u2019s been. So, it\u2019s tough for me to bet against him in that regard. I don\u2019t know that what he does will be successful, but I\u2019m certainly not laying any money against him given his track record.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>DAILY WIRE: Let\u2019s move on to, in my opinion, quarterbacks two and three. And that would be Zach Wilson and Justin Fields. Who do you have as the second best quarterback? Because most of the rumors and the conversation right now is that he\u2019s the second best quarterback in the draft and my New York Jets will be taking him with the second pick. Are you in the same vein of thinking as everyone else?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>ALLBRIGHT: Yeah, I think so. He\u2019s going to be the number two quarterback and I\u2019ll tell you right now, there are actually teams out there that have him number one on the board over Lawrence. I know that sounds surprising to people, but there are teams out there that believe in him more than they believe in Lawrence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Scouts have had their eye on him for a while. The media and the public just kind of caught up to him this past year. But he\u2019s a good player with a lot of ability. If you can reign him in a bit to get the kind of player that everybody wanted Johnny Manziel to be \u2014 without the substance abuse problems and everything else.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY WIRE: You\u2019re not worried about the fact that he wasn\u2019t elected a captain at the beginning of the year?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>ALLBRIGHT: So, there\u2019s this weird captaincy structure at BYU. He actually was (a captain) if you want to see the \u201cC\u201don his chest. They have this weird captaincy structure where the seniors get to be the captains and the people who\u2019ve been on their missions get to be the actual captains. And then there\u2019s this other thing called the \u201cLeadership Council\u201d, which is all the guys that would have been counted as seniors. And so Zach fell into that group. But yeah, he wore the \u201cC\u201d on his jersey and I talked to people up there and he definitely was a captain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>DAILY WIRE<\/strong>: <strong>Let\u2019s move to Justin Fields, who I love. I think it\u2019s one of those situations where he was always the number two quarterback. Coming out of high school, it was him and Trevor one and two. It\u2019s almost like we got too used to watching him. We started nitpicking him \u2014 I started doing it \u2014 where you almost want to knock him down a peg or two. But when you go back and watch the tape, the guy can make all the throws. He\u2019s clearly athletic, he\u2019s big. I think whoever takes him in the draft is getting a franchise quarterback for the next 10 to 12 years. Are you on the same page?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>ALLBRIGHT: Yeah. People talk about his processing and second read stuff \u2014 and 90% of people that are saying this stuff don\u2019t know what they\u2019re talking about \u2014 but you look at the tape, and you see a guy who holds onto the ball for too long and that\u2019s the one thing that concerns me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Now, when you go back and look though, that\u2019s kind of a function of the Ohio State offense. Still, because Ohio State has superior athletes across the board, they can afford to run that offense. It\u2019s deep developing vertical routes, which is a lot of what their offense is \u2014 vertical option routes. And so you get this long term protection because you have better offensive lineman and faster receivers. So, your offense is naturally designed to do a little bit more with that kind of stuff. And so I think he gets dinged a little bit for that and you know, you can kind of coach that out of him a little bit in the NFL.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The other thing is that for all the athleticism he has, you don\u2019t see him use it that much. You see him try to buy time to throw down the field and you want to see him use that athleticism and pick up a few yards in the pros. Now, you don\u2019t want him to take unnecessary hits but you do want to see him use it a little more. I think those are the two things if you\u2019re going to nitpick him. I think he\u2019s going to be a successful NFL quarterback. I think there\u2019s four quarterbacks in this class.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Now, you go back and you talk to people and there\u2019s some people that say he\u2019s got a little bit of an attitude. He\u2019s kind of \u2018me against the world\u2019 all the time. And that wears thin on people. But you know, that\u2019s anecdotal stuff you don\u2019t know. You don\u2019t know who that\u2019s coming from. You don\u2019t know what their axe is to grind. So, I don\u2019t know if you can trust that. But I also don\u2019t want to say don\u2019t put stock in that because you don\u2019t know where that\u2019s coming from.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY WIRE: Another guy who was surrounded by great athletes is Mac Jones, who has skyrocketed up the board. A lot of people see him going three to San Francisco. What do you think about Jones? And then the picture that has now surfaced of him that is going to cause a lot of controversy. Is that going to play into where he goes in the draft?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>ALLBRIGHT: He\u2019ll have to explain it. I don\u2019t think <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/projected-top-nfl-pick-under-fire-for-nobama-costume-from-2012-when-the-quarterback-was-14\">that picture<\/a> in and of itself is going to sink him because, at the end of the day, it\u2019s not like he threw on blackface. But that picture is not sensitive. So, it\u2019s one of those things where you\u2019re going to have to explain it. For Jones, it\u2019s not really just the picture. It\u2019s the history of bad decisions. The DUI and the fake ID. All these little things over the course of his collegiate career. He\u2019s going to have to explain why he came across as kind of entitled, a guy who constantly made bad decisions and how he\u2019s going to clean that up if we\u2019re about to give you millions of dollars. So, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s necessarily that picture for Mac. I think it\u2019s just like the resume that you\u2019ve got to explain to these decision makers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He looks like Andy Dalton to me. A guy who can come in and be in the league for a decade. He\u2019s got some tools and if you have a good enough defense, you\u2019ll make the playoffs. I don\u2019t know that you\u2019re winning with him, but he\u2019s good enough to be good enough. And unfortunately that\u2019s really dangerous. That\u2019s the guy you get comfortable with that can\u2019t win you a Super Bowl, but are you comfortable for a decade?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY WIRE: I don\u2019t think bust is the right word, but if you\u2019re drafting somebody in the top five, you\u2019re looking for a guy who can win right away. And I have a hard time picturing Jones being an all-pro quarterback for years to come. I would be more comfortable going with somebody like Trey Lance who has a much higher upside.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>ALLBRIGHT: I totally agree and Trey is one of my favorites in this class. I think he\u2019s like a tall Russell Wilson, but he\u2019s raw. He\u2019s a guy that you\u2019re just going to have to make sure that you\u2019ve got enough time to develop. So, if you have a plan in place and he\u2019s going to play in three years because you have Jimmy Garoppolo in place, a natural succession plan \u2013 or maybe Matt Ryan \u2013 that makes sense for Trey.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The time between the Super Bowl and the NFL Draft can seem like an eternity. 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