hammertime
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Does he seem mentally stable or is it just me?
NFL Draft The number 2 overall pick
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Martin Eden
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Yeah, sorry, that was meant for Nickers.
Martin Eden
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Sometimes Autism works in your favor. Just sayin. If he ends up being a top 10 WR, he'd be worth the #2 pick. But who knows? He's been the best player on the field his whole life.
hammertime
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I had zero idea he was on the spectrum…
Martin Eden
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Nor do I.
MalcolmBrown
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Are you saying he's on the spectrum, or are you saying you don't know if he is on the spectrum or not?
nickers
Nick@Nite
I don't want either one just to be clear... I would be willing to try Dart or Howard in the 2nd or 3rd pick.. Theres really no QB in this draft that looks like a dead lock... I don't want a Jackson clone either. I want a surgeon at QB... Not a circus act.
Martin Eden
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My original post was a jest. I have no idea about his actual status on any spectrum.
Martin Eden
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That's interesting. Sanders is kind of a surgeon back there.
TheBestPlayersPlay
Die-Hard
Here is my first effort at a 3 round mock.
Traded down a couple times to stock up for 2026 and a shot at a franchise QB if we need it.
Milroe has been growing on me. 4.3 speed at QB and built like a brick outhouse. Cannon arm. Allegedly smart, and very disciplined ...grew up in a military family.
Have a feeling he is going top 10, but hope not. (although "experts" are saying 2nd round or late 1st)
Worth drafting and seeing what he turns into.
Traded down a couple times to stock up for 2026 and a shot at a franchise QB if we need it.
Milroe has been growing on me. 4.3 speed at QB and built like a brick outhouse. Cannon arm. Allegedly smart, and very disciplined ...grew up in a military family.
Have a feeling he is going top 10, but hope not. (although "experts" are saying 2nd round or late 1st)
Worth drafting and seeing what he turns into.
Martin Eden
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I wouldn't hate it.
The_QCT
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Dart? Seriously?
- Dart is a noodle-armed QB with moderate accuracy and questionable decision-making. He benefits from a QB-friendly system designed to pad stats...AND HE IS STILL MEDIOCRE. If we take him, heads need to roll - simple as that. I'm not even sure if he is going to be a back-up in the NFL. The USFL might be in his future.
Let's talk about Will Howard:
- I’m just not that impressed with Howard. In his last six games and games against ranked opponents, (8 games total), he only threw deep 14 times - 10 of those in the playoffs. Howard relies heavily on throws to the boundaries and avoids the middle of the field, which isn’t ideal for the NFL.
In those eight games, he threw 36 passes to the boundaries at the intermediate level but only 24 to the middle of the field. Compared to other QBs in this draft class (to the middle of the field), that’s not great:
• Ward: 91
• Sanders: 60
• Dart: 71
Howard’s weighted on-target percentage (WOT%) to the middle of the field is 58%, one of the lowest in the class (next is Jaylen Milroe at 65%). Even isolating his playoff performance, where he “thrived,” his WOT% to the middle of the field was just 60%. For context, the average WOT% to the middle of the field for QBs over the last three drafts is 71%.
NFL QBs must be able to use the middle of the field and hit tight windows—that’s non-negotiable. Howard just doesn’t do it. Instead, he leans on throwing to the boundaries and lets his ultra-talented WR corps make plays. That might work in college, but it’s not a recipe for NFL success.
Quick thought on Sanders:
- He’d thrive in Stefanski’s offense IMO. He’s got elite accuracy (highest weighted on-target percentage among all draft QBs), processes the game quickly, has a fast release, and shows incredible poise in the pocket. Oh, and don’t forget - he took a 1-11 team and turned them into a 9-4, bowl-eligible program. That’s leadership and talent you can’t ignore.
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OconRecon
If you're juiceless, you're useless
... and if you crave a guy who throws downfield, that's Sanders. I wonder at times if being Deon's kid has cause more concerns than there really are. I guess we can at least say, drama doesn't bother this kid.
Martin Eden
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I've said from the beginning: Sanders is the most ready to play day 1 QB in the draft. He's a very, very good pocket passer. He can move and may have to use his legs more in the NFL, but he's clearly athletic enough when he needs to be. If that's who Stefanski wants, I can be all in on Shedeur. Start him day 1.