The only true framchise QB is Matt Barkley

[gadzod]

He's probably a previous banned member that the mods haven't found yet.

[stuvian]

YOUTUBE
2012 USC vs. OREGON

13 Minutes that has everything.

40 yard TD Pass (in the air)
80 Yard TD Pass (ball in air 18 to opposing 25 yard line)

Short passes, touch passes, bubble screens, interceptions.

Everything.

OK, I got to the 60 yarder to Marquise Lee. That went 60 yards in the air. Noodle arm accusation withdrawn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-AwW...NC9VHEGU13hNIQ

[jrober38]

OK, I got to the 60 yarder to Marquise Lee. That went 60 yards in the air. Noodle arm accusation withdrawn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-AwW...NC9VHEGU13hNIQ

I think arm strength is different than how far you can throw the ball.

Ryan Fitzpatrick has one of the weakest arms in the NFL and he's capable of throwing the ball 55 yards. He did it a few years ago on the 98 yard TD to Terrell Owens...

[gadzod]

Arm strength has something to do with how tight and quick the throw is, not how far you can throw it.

[Homer Burp]

Arm strength has something to do with how tight and quick the throw is, not how far you can throw it.

Agreed.

Arm strength is the frozen rope. It's the deep sideline out. Trajectory is flat. It gets the ball to a receiver quickly in a tight window.

The deep pass has a more curved trajectory. Success is more due to timing and ball placement than arm strength.

[Homer Burp]

We can agree to disagree regarding with this draft. I think you are misinterpreting what scouts mean by elite talent. These players will need developmental coaching. You can argue that there is no elite QB in this draft, meaning there are no immediate impact players at the QB position (I would disagree), but developmental prospects with elite potential, I would argue 3-4 of these draftees have it. Granted it takes the right system, coach and more importantly, consistency at the offensive coordinator position which is the most vital cog in the development of a young QB.

I'd say that's a good estimate. Given great coaching, match to scheme, time for development and talent around them, 3 or 4 of the QB class could become franchise QB's. However that's the perfect environment which most players don't get. So the reality is that 1 or 2 might be a better prediction as to how many actually will. And that number could easily be zero as well with bad luck and/or mismanagement of the players.