The heightened concern is because he's smaller. I don't get why this is baffling to people. Being smaller doesn't guarantee you'll get hurt but it does increase the risk.
Thats my hangup not height but more frame. It could be an innocuous and 'common' hit that could sideline him. He will get hit there is no denying that. I'll cringe every single time if he's our QB. I like to think DL are good sports and arent into TRYING to hurt QBs, but that type of mentality isnt even necessary when all you really need to do is land on him within your right after he lets go of the ball. Small dudes dont react as well to getting landed on by big dudes its just physics right? If he clocks in at 200 lbs at the combine great, but remember players tend to LOSE WEIGHT during a long and arduous season. I think he'll be playing around 185-190 myself and that scares me.
I hope that whoever drafts Young is not intending to use him as a dual threat QB. I agree injuries happen to anyone. Its great that Young has avoided the structural stuff that other QBs deal with. Thats not what concerns me. Im just concerned with that routine roll out and having a DL just land on him within the legality of the play.
I want Young more than anything, but stand pat and take him at 2. I was ready to take Young at #1. Yes it’s a risk, but big guys get injured too, it’s just the game, he had no major injuries in college. But it was a gamble for some to take him at #1. Therefore, there is no way, ppl take the gamble on him at #1 if it ALSO. Costs them multiple first round picks. it was worth the gamble for us with #12 sitting there, and continues to be worth it at 2. But I don’t see anyone jumping multiple spots for him. They will do it for Levis because he looks good. And then the Zach Wilson/Blake Bortles/Mitch Trubisky they got will be hilarious.
Completely understand the concern. Just had issue that the additional games in the NFL would only be an issue for Bryce. He played in more games, took more sacks and ran the ball more his Heisman year than Levis did this past season and seemingly held up much better than Levis did.
Do not waste picks moving up. In fact, i would do everything possible to trade for 2024 1st round picks from Chicago, Arizona, Indianapolis and Atlanta. Use the remaining picks to fortify the OL/DL and weaker "skill positions." Build a foundation for our goat QB next season. Reason? QBs like Archie Manning and David Carr didn't have a real opportunity to succeed because they weren't surrounded with excellence. his is not to say they didn't have some talented team mates, but there weren't enough of them.
I hope you are right. I thought it would take #2 and #12. It is also possible the Colts don't intend to move up to #1, but their owner is insane enough to offer multiple #1's.
Even if the Texans move up to #1 from #2. People need to realize no way the Texans are giving up two first rounders. It'll involve a 2nd rounder and 4th rounder at most, with the #2 pick ofc. If ass chin was still the gm I would be worry, but not with Caserio.
To be honest, Z is probably about on par with most "draft experts". You can glean some good info from a lot of the evals, but few of them are always spot on.
Also, a lot of those guys are incompletes. When you whittle down the incompletes, his results aren't terrible.
Justin Fields was absolutely battered by the end of the season I thought Chicago was trying to RG3 him.
According to a guy who used to work for the Browns/Colts that did some statistical studies around 2017 timeframe, draft success is about 52% wins to 48% misses historically. That's terrible and I haven't seen anyone come up with a better way to draft in the years I've been following it.
