Would you draft Jalen Milroe to sit behind Dak for 2 years? (2nd round )

How can anyone watch Lance then turnaround and want Milroe?

Both guys are insanely erratic and not NFL-caliber passers. Milroe is a better athlete.

Teams are probably looking at the expected value. Say there's a 10% chance that Milroe becomes a Jalen Hurts level of QB, and a 90% chance that he gets cut from a CFL team some day. Hurts earns $60M a season. In that case, Milroe's worth $6M a season, which is about as much as Malik Hooker plays for today. So he's worth an "OK starting safety" type of draft pick, even though I agree that he looks absolutely terrible. At a certain point, you just take that bet on him and gamble that I'm wrong.
 
Millroe needs McVay/Reid level coaching to bring the best out of him. He wont get thst here.
 
If I'm taking a QB in this draft, it needs to be a QB that does one or two things in an elite manner - elite arm strength, elite pocket presence, elite running ability for the position, etc.

I don't see enough of that in Milroe.
 
I'd much rather take Riley Leonard in the fifth than Milroe in the second. Another later-round pick to consider is Kurtis Rourke from Indiana.
 
No, but I might try that with McCord or Gabriel if one is still available in rd 5.
 
Taking a QB that raw (is it raw or does he just have a bad arm?) is such a risk. The Eagles took Hurts in the 2nd and he worked out okay. Is Milroe like Hurts? or is he like Lance?
Here is one analysis I saw on NFL.com

His weaknesses all point to mental issues. Those are very hard to fix.

Strengths
Unflinching when he delivers throws in the face of imminent contact.
Has NFL arm strength, delivering drive throws with velocity.
Ball comes out in a split second if he needs it to.
Accuracy improves when he minds his weight transfer.
2023 tape shows a more consistent deep-ball passer.
Good things happen as a passer when rolling out to his right.
Finished career with 33 rushing TDs, including 20 in 2024.
Back-breaking scrambler when defense loses lane integrity.

Weaknesses
Threw five touchdowns and 10 interceptions in 2024 SEC play.
Hurried and lacking rhythm when working from the pocket.
Processing and decision-making are troubling at times.
Struggles to make anticipatory throws.
Success rate plummets when forced to come off primary option.
Fires hard-to-catch rockets at underneath targets.
Sails deep-outs and forces crossing routes to break stride to catch it.
Slow to feel mounting pressure and takes too many sacks.
Inconsistent trajectory on intermediate and deep-touch throws.
 
Taking a QB that raw (is it raw or does he just have a bad arm?) is such a risk. The Eagles took Hurts in the 2nd and he worked out okay. Is Milroe like Hurts? or is he like Lance?
Here is one analysis I saw on NFL.com

His weaknesses all point to mental issues. Those are very hard to fix.

Strengths
Unflinching when he delivers throws in the face of imminent contact.
Has NFL arm strength, delivering drive throws with velocity.
Ball comes out in a split second if he needs it to.
Accuracy improves when he minds his weight transfer.
2023 tape shows a more consistent deep-ball passer.
Good things happen as a passer when rolling out to his right.
Finished career with 33 rushing TDs, including 20 in 2024.
Back-breaking scrambler when defense loses lane integrity.

Weaknesses
Threw five touchdowns and 10 interceptions in 2024 SEC play.
Hurried and lacking rhythm when working from the pocket.
Processing and decision-making are troubling at times.
Struggles to make anticipatory throws.
Success rate plummets when forced to come off primary option.
Fires hard-to-catch rockets at underneath targets.
Sails deep-outs and forces crossing routes to break stride to catch it.
Slow to feel mounting pressure and takes too many sacks.
Inconsistent trajectory on intermediate and deep-touch throws.
he is a multi year project who will need patience and a top QB coach. Who is willing to do that anymore?
We are talking like Romo here; two or three years riding the bench and playing in some preseason games.
 
No. Just no. If we draft a QB to develop I want Dillon Gabriel. He has all the tools. Just needs pro coaching. He's very mobile too. He's a running threat.
Also a good pair of platform shoes. I just, partly. The guy I want we can't have so I'm just gonna wait til 5 and take Riley if he's there
 
I wouldn't want him on a team in a pass heavy system. It might work in a run heavy scheme. Maybe if he passed on average 12-15 times per game. He's a 5th rd guy in my opinion but a team will draft him much higher because QB is one of the toughest positions to find.
 
Ideally I would draft a QB that has polished mechanics and just needs time to learn to read NFL defenses and get used to the speed. There are pros and cons to taking a QB early in the draft you get to keep them longer is the big pro, the con is he had better be ready to start by the end of year 2 or you wasted a high end draft pick.
 
Ideally I would draft a QB that has polished mechanics and just needs time to learn to read NFL defenses and get used to the speed. There are pros and cons to taking a QB early in the draft you get to keep them longer is the big pro, the con is he had better be ready to start by the end of year 2 or you wasted a high end draft pick.
Agree.....I mentioned in another thread that 5th round was the highest I'd go but it appears he could be gone by 3rd or 4th.
 

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