To me, watching a few videos of each .... Lynch checks off all the measurable boxes. Big. Strong arm. Prototype guy. But he does run a screen-pass offense. And his receivers seem to always be wide open. What's hard about judging college quarterbacks, to me, is that college receivers are so much better than college cornerbacks. That gap narrows at the pro level. So I chose to watch Lynch play against Mississippi State, an SEC team, so the gap wouldn't be as large. In that game, Lynch had more troubles hitting targets downfield, although he did throw one beautiful touchdown pass that was right where it needed to be. At other times, though, he couldn't accurately drop the ball in over the outside shoulder on sideline patterns. That was the throw that I wanted to see him make, and at least on that day he couldn't do it. He seems fast for his size at the college level, but he runs in a straight-up posture with good straight-line speed. I'm not sure 1) if that would translate well to being able to run zone-read at the pro level and 2) whether he's that fast in pro terms. We'll find out more about the latter at the Combine, one suspects, if he runs.
Watching Wentz ... the game is slower at that level. But his receivers are usually better covered. And I liked his ball placement - usually in a place where his receivers can make a play but the defender can't. As a runner, he runs like a halfback - bent knees, low to the ground, able to make cutbacks. Obviously, coming from a small school, it will be a big step up in the pros to being able to process the game speed. But if he can, then I think he can be better than Lynch.
You wonder certain things about Goff - size, arm strength, etc. But his ball placement is superior. He always seems to throw it accurately to the correct place, over the correct shoulder, etc. I also want a qb who can run, so that we can incorporate zone-read into our offense and play like a modern team. I'm not quite sure about whether Goff can do that.
To me, once you have a certain level of physical ability (enough size, enough arm, etc.) a lot of quarterbacking is reading the defense and putting the ball in the right place. With Goff, I wonder about 1 but am secure in 2. With Lynch, I'm certain about 1 but wonder about 2. With Wentz, I like both 1 and 2 but wonder if he can bring it to the top level.
