Posted on 03/06/2023 8:08:02 AM PST by C19fan
Anthony Richardson is turning heads at the NFL combine and the oddsmakers have taken notice.
The Florida quarterback posted two combine records for his position on Saturday with a 40.5-inch vertical jump and a 10-foot, 9-inch broad jump. He also ran a blistering 4.43 40-yard dash.
At 6-foot-4 and 244 pounds, Richardson is an elite athlete. Anybody who watched him play in the SEC knows that. And now there are some rumblings that he is in consideration for the No. 1 pick in the upcoming NFL draft.
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Speaking of Utah, I think their QB will be good in the NFL, he’s returning for his senior year, and he’ll have a chance to avenge the Florida loss. Might be a good move if he stays healthy, because he’ll probably easily go First Round next season if he has a good year.
Lions need something behind Goff, would you go with a QB beyond 1st round?
Lions can get one in Free Agency, they need defense, defense, defense.
Yeah, well, I thought Dobbs would have been a good QB, too.
“how fast you run and how high you jump”
Jimmy Johnson had a most unusual criterion for his draft choices: he chose guys who made plays on the field. Some of his picks were kinda obscure. Remember how that translated into some really good Cowboys teams.
Agree, that LB from Clemson(Trenton Simpson)shows some beast-mode.
Florida was 2-6 and 3-5 in the SEC in the last two years!
I am thinking their starting QB might be worth a look in the Sixth Round.
Do they still do Wunderlic Tests?
UCLA QB Dorian Thompson Robinson.
Heard Eagles may trade away their 2nd 1st round pick to Oakland.
The test was dropped starting with last year’s draft process.
I’d like to see the Wonderlic scores for the top QBs — do they even still give that test, or any other which measures intelligence? NFL teams can (and usually do) get away with having way below average IQs at most positions, but absent extreme compensating factors that’s the last thing you want for a QB.
Brains *alone* obviously don’t guarantee NFL success for a QB, but being dumb as a chimp isn’t recommended either (or is it?).
Give me a Tom Brady-type every time, as opposed to some “affweet” who on a good day can maybe spell his own name. Granted, some of those names ARE pretty tough.
Nevermind — I see post 32. I guess the only surprise is that it took them this long to dump that test.
“He played like crap at UF. There’s more to QB than how fast you run and how high you jump.”
Draft him, but not as a QB.
This has “JaMarcus Russell” written all over it.
What did he have, a 53% completion rate?
Tom Brady, likely the GOAT QB, was a 5th round pick. His vertical leap sucks, he had average speed, and he was not a hulking monster. However, he had the “it” factor. Spatial awareness, quick reactions, quick reads, and good arm strength.
Dan Marino was slow by NFL standards and a below average athlete in the NFL, yet he was a top 5 QB all time.
John Elway was a great athlete with lots of speed and power, but he played his best football when he stopped running the ball and concentrated on being a pocket passer.
AR has impressive athleticism but it is the spatial awareness, ability to make quick reads, etc. that make a great NFL QB. The athleticism is icing on the cake.
I didn’t like Jimmy Johnson, but he was a damn good coach.
:Give me a Tom Brady-type every time, as opposed to some “affweet” who on a good day can maybe spell his own name.”
Same with Joe Montana. He beat his opponents with his skill and intelligence rather than any great athletic ability. Ditto Bart Starr and Johnny Unitas. What all the great QBs had in common was their intelligence.
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