I am on board with Lynch too. He was the #1 guy before the off season began. He's also a really cool customer, so I think he would do well with all the pressure in Dallas.
I think he has the highest ceiling of the group.
I actually like all 3 QB's. I don't think any of them should start this season and I think if they avoid starting this season they should all be on a good path to being very good QB's.
From watching Wentz, the biggest issue I had with him was his inconsistency. I have to question his accuracy at the next level in particular. He would look great on 1 play...about as good as you could hope for. Then a few plays later look poor in his mechanics and what he is doing. You would hope that with football being his full time job he could eventually eliminate those bad plays and play more like on the good plays. But, I have questions about a QB from NDSU that struggles a bit with inconsistency at that level of play.
I think that Goff is the most skillful passer at this moment. He has the mechanics, release point, footwork, etc. He can also manipulate the safeties at this level. His hand size concerns me (I've been a big proponent for hand size in QB's for over 20 years) and his frame concerns me a bit (although to a much lesser extent). What I like about Goff the most is that he is great at anticipating his throw. But the counter to that is I question his pocket presence.
To me, Lynch has much more promise. Plus, he really faced some darn good defenses last season. I think people don't give enough credit to how good defenses like Temple, Navy, Ole Miss, etc. were last year. And he was highly productive despite having an
awful supporting cast. That's what I like out of a QB...a productive QB that is saddled with a poor supporting cast and playing against tough defenses that will have players in the NFL in the future.
I like Lynch's release. When he gets in trouble with his throwing it is his footwork. But, despite some shoddy footwork at times...he can still deliver the ball with great velocity and good accuracy. I think the footwork issue is very fixable (he's not Jay Cutler bad) and I shudder to think how hard he can throw the ball with better footwork. I think he has the size and delivery to be a killer on short passes and then has the throwing skills to go to intermediate and deep routes effectively. I think he has the ability, right now, to consistently make throws from the far hashmark to the sideline which greatly opens up a playbook.
And we can probably run some spread option with him as well. Think of what that presents for the defense. If we go spread option the backside better contain because he could fake the handoff and scramble and throw for big yardage. And if the backside does contain, then we are making the running game's job even easier and this with the best O-Line in football.
I think Wentz can do some of this stuff as well, but I don't see him as effective in the short passing game. To me, the high upside for Lynch is a guy that could throw the short passes as well as Brady does, throw the intermediate and deep routes as well as Romo does and can use the spread option as effectively as Cam Newton.
I'm not saying that is what he will be like. But, I do see that as a
possibility. And to me, that's too great of a possibility to pass up.
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