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"No, it hit right during his throwing session and I got to tell you, it was a little bit Roy Hobbs-esque. You know what I mean? I mean, it was a little bit "The Natural" because it started raining very heavily right when Sam started to throw and he did not flinch at all."
"He had one of the most, I would say, best pro days I've seen in a long time. And in large part due to the rain because Colin, here's the thing, these pro days, there's no adversity for all these guys. I've gone around and seen all of them, I even went to Fargo, North Dakota to see your boy, Carson Wentz, there is no adversity for these quarterbacks on their pro days."
"And then all of a sudden, here we get to USC, it never rains in California and there is a torrential rain storm. And Sam Darnold wanted this, he was praying for rain so that he could have some level of adversity and go out there and show the NFL community that he can throw the ball when it's wet, when the conditions are inclement. And he was fantastic, he was ripping it, man."
It's now making sense to me why the Giants are rumored to be wanting to trade up with Cleveland.
In my opinion after seeing Darnold at his pro day , (which I saw the video by the way) , he was so impressive , the Giants realize he's the best player in this draft , and he is going to be a Hall Of Fame QB and star.
Unfortunately , I don't think the Browns will trade with the Giants , there's no way Cleveland lets this guy go.
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With them staying put I think they have their eyes on a QB. I don’t think Darnold is the best QB in the draft right now. He may turn out to be but he is a project. Mayfield and Rosen look great is to me.
...and with the second pick of the 2018 National Football League Draft, the New York Giants select quarterback out of UCLA, Josh Rosen.
Josh Rosen.
And then the crowd cheers.
That is literally the only "negative" review I have seen regarding Darnold's pro day. I'll go with consensus over one dude whose credentials I couldn't even find anywhere.
I watched it, too. Seemed to really focus on creating game speed in the drills.
And he looked leaner and fitter. His turn of foot in those roll out drills looked much quicker and smoother.
I sort of wish he wore a helmet and should pads just to make the drills more game like.
That’s one of the things that impressed me in the “Tom vs Time” pieces. For a lot of his throwing drills Brady will wear shorts and a tee shirt, but also a helmet and shoulder pads. That seems like a very common sense, smart thing to do...
but if Darnold is gone.
assume anything is possible.
I would at least swap with the Jets.....as they can not possibly be ok....picking the 3rd best QB
Wasn’t said at Teddy Bridgewater’s workout... ; )
That being said, I have to admit I am looking forward to a QB that isn't a bad athlete.
I think its harder to throw in wind.
I also liked that Rosen opened his to "improv" and allowed HCs there to name the toute they wanted him to throw
I dont lnow if thats common or not but i thought very cool
I remember when it was said about JaMarcus Russell.
The day after throwing some passes in shorts while it was raining, Sam Darnold is the next John Elway.
Not saying these workouts aren't worth anything, but it's the total package you're looking for. NCAA resume, production, clean health plus workouts.
From Ernie Accorsi's scouting report on Eli:
"Has courage and poise. In my opinion, most of all, he has that quality you can't define. Call it magic."
Darnold is a guy who has "it". There are many out there who see it in him. IMO, Darnold is not going to be good, he is going to be very good, quite possibly great. Let's just hope we have the good fortune to have the chance to draft him.
He wasn't good in the bowl game either.
You can argue "he didn't have much support", sure. But this guy didn't play good football. Eli didn't have much support either at Ole Miss, but nobody (I think) was stating that he didn't play good football.
Darnold came out a year too early. Not from a dollars perspective, apparently, but from a development perspective.
I really hope the Giants don't pick this guy at #2.
And he didn't play "not good" in 2017 - it just wasn't as good as his 2016 season.
I watched and the balls weren't "bone dry" but they did get dried off, which happens in every NFL game in the same condition. He threw to unknown WRs who dropped balls and hit the wet turf. If the balls were bone dry, why did Mayock make a comment about the ball slipping out of his hand on a throw?
Manziel wore the pads and helmet to make himself look bigger than he measured. It had nothing to do with throwing in game conditions
That's a hell of a lot of adversity for any young man to handle. Darnold met that challenge head on. He got wet. Steely eyes and all.
And we're not talking any old rain. We're talking California rain. Not that substandard stuff the wind tries to push up in Jersey in November.
Christ. More than a month of the hype machine still to come...
Nothing satisfies some of you people. You aren’t the ones making the pick, relax.
I would agree with many of those concerns and will go on record saying that both Josh Rosen and Baker Mayfield threw better on pro day."
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Nothing satisfies some of you people. You aren’t the ones making the pick, relax.
But we're the ones also investing our time and money into the next 10+ years potentially watching this guy lead our team.
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OK, assume Darnold is gone, what are the Giants doing?
Run to the podium with "BARKLEY" on their card
Draft a qb or trade down. I hate the idea of giving the Jets their choice of qb!
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guess he should have thrown under water.
Nothing satisfies some of you people. You aren’t the ones making the pick, relax.
But we're the ones also investing our time and money into the next 10+ years potentially watching this guy lead our team.
You arent part of the team and you choose to watch them. Our opinions literall y are worthless when it comes to who they should select.
Yep. It always makes me ask sarcastically, whether this is the first pro day that person has to ever been to.
I thought Darnold was solid, but not spectacular. Pro Days are essentially choreographed.
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guess he should have thrown under water.
Nothing satisfies some of you people. You aren’t the ones making the pick, relax.
But we're the ones also investing our time and money into the next 10+ years potentially watching this guy lead our team.
What does that have to do with anything. You watchin Darnold pro day has 0 effect on what the Giants do in the draft.
I want to see him throw passes in Siberia or I will not be happy...
If that’s your main criterion, then Mayfield must be your guy.
Maybe the Jets will walk away with the HOF QB.
The thing is his 2016 season was even better and much more efficient. Why? He had a better offensive unit overall to play with.
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Yep. It always makes me ask sarcastically, whether this is the first pro day that person has to ever been to.
I thought Darnold was solid, but not spectacular. Pro Days are essentially choreographed.
Exactly. I actually was able to watch most of it as I was between surgeries at work. It was fine. The rain made for good optics, but he didn't do anything that you don't normally see in pro days. The media has their darlings. Ever since the Rose Bowl game a year ago, Darnold has been their favorite. Even when he was clearly out played by Rosen in the head to head this year the media was reluctant to really say that.
Rosen for example threw in windy conditions. It was uncharacteristically windy in LA last week. He also went off script at the end and had coaches from the audience give him plays they wanted to see. I think wind can be equally as tough as rain for a QB, however that was barely reported. Meanwhile Darnold's pro day is a major story on ESPN. "Roy Hobbs"?? Come on. About the only thing similar to Roy Hobbs was that that Darnold's throws were as Scripted as "The Natural".
This isn't to say anything about Rosen's concussions or who will be better. I really don't know, but as fas as pro days go, I was actually more impressed watching Rosen throw. As Sy said though...it's a pro day, they (almost) all look good.
Just wondering, what is the basis for saying one guy is more intelligent than the other? Like, how would you know?
Nothing satisfies some of you people. You aren’t the ones making the pick, relax.
That's very funny. You really can't win around here.
Essentially, Darnold should have conducted two workouts - (1) in Brazil in a rain forest and (2) Antarctica. So he can demonstrate he can throw in the rain and cold.
I cant speak on how he looked compared to others, but he made EVERY throw in the worst conditions Ive heard/seen for a Pro Day ever. He did very well for himself.
I saw the same thing. I was very impressed with how fit and quicker he looked. He seemed to be really snapping off his throws with real conviction...
Brady as an example. Nothing stood out prior to the draft. Afterwards, you find out about his work ethic, competitiveness, determination, and all of the other things that he is willing to do while away from the facility because he is dedicated towards winning.
That is what I am looking for.
That sounds like a description of what we know about Webb....
Haslam was definitely there. At one point, he was sitting in the stands with Darnold's parents...
Maras were sitting in the stands with Rosen's parents... ;)
Seriously, I didn't see anyone from Jints Central...