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Stanford coach: I’d pick Sam Darnold over Josh Rosen but...

GFAN52 : 4/26/2018 6:58 am

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“If I was drafting a player, I would take Sam Darnold,” Shaw said Wednesday at AT& T Stadium, where he was working as part of the NFL Network crew. “The combination of [Rosen’s] injury issues, but then Sam’s athleticism and his ability to hurt defense with his legs, that’s the X-factor. That mobility is a huge X-factor.”

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Shaw, however, made sure to say he could be convinced by his draft room to move to Rosen, who suffered two concussions last year and had a shoulder problem that cost him six games the previous season, if there was a consensus. He’s that high on both players who are expected to be taken high in Thursday night’s draft.

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“I think both guys have potential to be Pro Bowl quarterbacks, and even have Hall of Fame [potential],” said Shaw, who helped groom three-time Pro Bowl quarterback Andrew Luck at Stanford and was an assistant coach in the NFL from 1997-2006.

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I agree with him Â

Beer Man : 4/26/2018 8:25 am : link

With the decline of O-line play in today's NFL you need a QB that is somewhat mobile; that would be Darnold. IMO, Rosen is a younger version of Eli. And although I am a big Eli fan, his lack of mobility really showed once the wheels fell off the Giants O-line. The team could pick Rosen, but they need to build a better line and improve the running game, or the results will be similar.

Rosen has quick feet Â

David B. : 4/26/2018 9:37 am : link

From playing loads of competitive tennis. He moves very well IN the pocket, and on the few occasions I've seen him run for a first down, he seems quicker than Eli's ever been. He doesn't improvise with his feet like Darnold, but he's not a stature back there either.

statue Â

David B. : 4/26/2018 9:37 am : link

not stature

Love Shaw Â

Metnut : 4/26/2018 9:40 am : link

great coach. Wins games with tough academic restrictions and doesn't cry to the media all the time. Wish Notre Dame had a coach like that.

Rosen is more athletic than Eli, but not as athletice Â

Ira : 4/26/2018 10:14 am : link

as Darnold or Mayfield.

RE: Rosen is more athletic than Eli, but not as athletice Â

Brown Recluse : 4/26/2018 10:17 am : link

In comment 13933025 Ira said:

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as Darnold or Mayfield.

Yeah, I agree. The immobility thing with Rosen is being blown out of proportion a bit. Its not as if he's as much of a statue as Kerry Collins was. He's probably more mobile than Eli...just not as mobile as the other top QB's in his class.

Brady is slow as shit Â

markky : 4/26/2018 10:23 am : link

But moves well in pocket.