From what I'm gathering the Front office had him graded higher than Paxton. Not sure I fully agree with that, but the two QB's do offer different skill sets.
Joe Klecko used to do that, or hit a back before he took the handoff about once a season. I was loving watching that Temple game where Hackenberg was basically a tackling dummy. Quick inside players are fun to watch. Sheldon Richardson has that potential and Mo is almost at that level also but Klecko just had the quick twitch overpower stuff thing going on as a natural thing.
Can't wait to see the guy Next Year! He looks like a winner, but can he do it? We're going to find out!
Did you see that Hackenberg tape that was posted here in this thread with the scout analysis? That was one of the examples. I'm no expert by any means, but I also like to watch the tape on draftbreakdown.com it breaks down each dropback. I didn't watch his Gruden workshop.
I got a feeling we drafted him to get him on the field much sooner than later if Fitz doesn't come back. Mac had no reason to draft him that high, he REALLY wanted him.. he didn't even want someone to REACH in the third for him so we reached all the way in the second! ( salute to Mac also because he still managed to get a 2nd round pick in the 3rd round anyway in JJenkins) .. Honestly he could get the starting job.. he's talented and SMART .. he can read a blitz.. and adjust to it once figuring out the defense. Goes through his reads, doesn't lock on to one guy. He has some mechanic issues but they can be fixed in training camp and with time. Plus he's won a lot of games with literally no help around him on offense in college. I don't know how penn state won as many games as they did with that toilet paper o-line and brick handed wideouts.
I'm behind the pick absolutely but only because the kid has great upside. Not very confident the Jets can develop a QB given the history, but there's a first time for everything. Just saying he was a sub 60% passer in college, that's usually the red flag.
Very good article about Hackenberg's daily training with Jordan Palmer. He's mentally already an NFL starter IMO. http://nypost.com/2016/04/30/inside-christian-hackenbergs-exhaustive-nfl-prep-hes-a-slam-dunk/
there is always alot of that during draft time. this is not the same. this is," i hate this pick because before the draft i said this is the only guy i dont want us to draft and if we do im going to kill myself"
Well Terry Bradway, Completion percentage doesn't tell the full story in terms of a QBs accuracy. Under center he's accurate, but he's become lazy with his technique because he's had shit coaching having him run the pistol offense.
So do you think with proper coaching the technique issues can be ironed out and the completion percentage could go up?
And I take Palmer's word a whole lot more seriously than I do a regular NFL scout's. Palmer has spent what seems like every day with him from January until the draft meanwhile scouts just go to a pro day or some games and write a report. There's so much more to the equation than just watching someone play.
Well it's a good thing we have the QB whisperer in Chan Gailey to work with him. Nothing you just said can't be fixed with time and coaching. Sidenote, 5–7 years ago did anyone think we'd be calling Chan the quarterback whisperer and have an optimistic outlook on a young quarterbacks future because he's working with him?
Not all of the time in college, offenses can be very aggressive throwing the football down the field with virtually no check down game. Matthew Stafford at Georgia example. His completion percentage was sub 60%... Jay Cutler... Both became more accurate in the NFL. Systems skew the numbers. In terms of Penn State 0 help from his line and receivers. Drops, sacks, and the offense wasn't very QB friendly. He wasn't going to ever get to 60 in that situation. I still think he throws an accurate ball with time and especially under center, he still needs work.
