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J.J. McCarthy

AROCK1000 : 11/19/2023 10:55 am
there has been alot of discussion here about JJ.
I have been saying for a while now that I do not think he is NFL caliber,and is at best 3rd or 4th round talent.
Yesterday he was god awful against a 6-4 maryland team.
12-23 141 yds O TD/ 1 Int
I am not a scout,but he never struck me as NFL caliber,and now that he doesn't know the other teams D calls-he is being exposed.
Perhaps he plays great next week vs Ohio St and the rest of the season,and my mind can be changed,but I would not want the Giants wasting any pick on him before the 4th round...
What sayest thou?
 
ryanmkeane : 11/19/2023 10:57 am : link
For discussion around someone who could be the next quarterback of the Giants should they move on from Jones - McCarthy should not be in the discussion
He doesn’t look very stout  
Dave on the UWS : 11/19/2023 11:03 am : link
and he has one of the longest windups I’ve ever seen out of a QB. Anyone who takes him day 1 is a fool.
A Michigan hater  
JT039 : 11/19/2023 11:04 am : link
Hates a Michigan player. News at 11:00.

Judging players off a few plays or a single game makes no sense.
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JT039 : 11/19/2023 11:05 am : link
In comment 16293869 ryanmkeane said:
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For discussion around someone who could be the next quarterback of the Giants should they move on from Jones - McCarthy should not be in the discussion


McCarthy is a much much much better project than Jones. I don’t know if that means he’s round 1. But he has much better characteristics.
Olu Oluwaitimi  
AROCK1000 : 11/19/2023 11:08 am : link
Was one of my Favorite possible solutions at Center last draft season...so let's just put to bed that I am only saying this as a "Michigan Hater"
Which I am-BTW
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bw in dc : 11/19/2023 11:08 am : link
In comment 16293869 ryanmkeane said:
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For discussion around someone who could be the next quarterback of the Giants should they move on from Jones - McCarthy should not be in the discussion


He certainly shouldn't be in any consideration as a lottery pick or even first round at all at this point.

Good, solid college QB with some nice tools. Special? I just don't see it yet...
He's a consensus top 20 pick  
Jint Fan in Buc Land : 11/19/2023 11:08 am : link
Just sayin.
 
ryanmkeane : 11/19/2023 11:12 am : link
JT - McCarthy is not a better pro prospect than Jones was. I know it’s hating on Jones season right now but come on. Don’t make things up.
RE: He's a consensus top 20 pick  
ryanmkeane : 11/19/2023 11:12 am : link
In comment 16293894 Jint Fan in Buc Land said:
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Just sayin.

No he’s not.
I agree with bw,  
Section331 : 11/19/2023 11:18 am : link
I don’t see anything special about him. He looks like an NFL backup to me. Nothing wrong with that, but I wouldn’t touch him in the 1st round.
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ajr2456 : 11/19/2023 11:22 am : link
In comment 16293900 ryanmkeane said:
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JT - McCarthy is not a better pro prospect than Jones was. I know it’s hating on Jones season right now but come on. Don’t make things up.


They’re equal as prospects. Neither is/was worthy of a top 20 pick
RE: He's a consensus top 20 pick  
Giantsfan79 : 11/19/2023 11:24 am : link
In comment 16293894 Jint Fan in Buc Land said:
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Just sayin.


We're trying to phase out the Dave Gettleman era scouts. If I team was running the power-I, I could see McCarthy being something, but in today's NFL game I don't know if he could complete 10 passes of greater than 15 yards in any NFL game.
He  
AcidTest : 11/19/2023 11:31 am : link
didn't look good yesterday, but I want to see him next week against OSU.
RE: He's a consensus top 20 pick  
k2tampa : 11/19/2023 11:34 am : link
In comment 16293894 Jint Fan in Buc Land said:
[quote] Just sayin. [/quote

By who, the guys who are still mocking Daniels in round four? He's no better than the 7th QB. I'll wager there are not 7 QBs in the top 20 picks. My guess is late second, earlier third.
I would take Ward and Travis  
ajr2456 : 11/19/2023 11:42 am : link
Prior to the injury over McCarthy.
RE: He's a consensus top 20 pick  
Pepe LePugh : 11/19/2023 11:43 am : link
In comment 16293894 Jint Fan in Buc Land said:
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Just sayin.

20 is the highest I’ve seen him rated. Mostly I’m seeing late first to mid second.
I was at the game sitting in the end zone where he threw the pick  
Stu11 : 11/19/2023 11:47 am : link
He was not the least bit impressive. The play before the pick he had both Corum and the TE wide open in the end zone and ended up throwing what should have been an int straight to 2 defenders. Until the 4th qtr he had all day to throw. The thing about Michigan/Ohio St QBs is that playing behind those O-lines they have all day to throw. The lousy NFL teams they go to will give them nowhere near that processing time.
College  
Toth029 : 11/19/2023 11:48 am : link
Stats mean squat. Go look what Dwayne Haskins did.

It does feel like since Harbaugh has been gone their offense has been very conservative.
RE: I would take Ward and Travis  
bw in dc : 11/19/2023 12:02 pm : link
In comment 16293938 ajr2456 said:
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Prior to the injury over McCarthy.


Good point about Ward.

Seems back on track after a bumpy few weeks. I'm still a fan.
Kid everybody should start  
Kevin(formerly Tiki4Six) : 11/19/2023 12:03 pm : link
To look at is Beck from UGA. He already plays in a Pro style offense. He has great pocket awareness and will run when needed. He has a cannon for an arm but does need to learn to throw a better deep ball.
Look @ McCarthy's Stats & Michigan's Game Strategy  
JoeDonLooney : 11/19/2023 12:28 pm : link
The draft is a long way away so let’s try to be dispassionate and objective about McCarthy at this time. I, personally like him and would be pleased if he were drafted by the Giants. I do not believe he is a top 10 pick. I leave the “If and when” to the Giants to determine. Nevertheless, I suggest one look at his entire time at Michigan to date and qualify it by seeing what he does against Ohio St. and later this year.

For the record, to date McCarthy has 45 TDs and 11 INTs, 5,570 YDs, completing 417 of 618 for 67.4%. BtW, this season he is completing nearly 74% with a QB Rating of 178.3.
Now, compare that to Tom Brady. Yeah, I said 6th Round pick Brady. He completed 395 of 638 pass attempts (61.9%) for 4,443 YDS. Brady got 30 TDs and 17 INTs. I bring this up because (1) I do not believe that McCarthy is going to last until the 6th Round of the Draft; and (2) McCarthy’s performance is for similar pass attempts is much better than Brady’s, (3) Michigan is a run-first oriented football program, and (4) with Harbaugh not on the field; I suspect that the team is even more “run oriented”. The pass attempts for Maryland and PSU seem to back the last point up (heck the last 5 games back up my assertion regarding this). Frankly, I am concerned that they will remain run oriented against Ohio State. IMHO, that would not bode well for Michigan.

In conclusion, I believe McCarthy is a bona fides NFL QB prospect. Should the Giants not draft a QB in the top 10 position, I would prefer that they draft him in the second round. If they believe he will fall even further, that would be OK with me.
RE: RE: I would take Ward and Travis  
JT039 : 11/19/2023 12:31 pm : link
In comment 16293962 bw in dc said:
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Prior to the injury over McCarthy.



Good point about Ward.

Seems back on track after a bumpy few weeks. I'm still a fan.


Playing Colorado and California are always confidence boosters haha
John Jerry troll reborn  
widmerseyebrow : 11/19/2023 12:31 pm : link
As anti-Michigan troll?
I'm still a big fan, despite the rough 2 weeks.  
barens : 11/19/2023 12:33 pm : link
The word is, he's been playing thru something, a bad ankle maybe, which was mentioned on the broadcast yesterday.

I have a feeling JJ and Ewers will play their senior years in college, but I absolutely see that IT factor in McCarthy. He took such a big leap from his first year starting to his second.

Of course you would put his last 2 weeks on the sign stealing incident, and not on injuries, and injuries to his offensive tackles.

RE: RE: RE: I would take Ward and Travis  
bw in dc : 11/19/2023 12:39 pm : link
In comment 16294017 JT039 said:
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Prior to the injury over McCarthy.



Good point about Ward.

Seems back on track after a bumpy few weeks. I'm still a fan.



Playing Colorado and California are always confidence boosters haha


Yes, lots of opportunities in the Pac 2 for a QB to get back on track.
McCarthy can two ways  
JT039 : 11/19/2023 12:41 pm : link
Lose next week or even struggle in a win and lose in the playoff and probably forced to come back.

Or have a big game against OSU and play well in the other title games and boost his value.

Will be interesting to watch. My big concern for him is he plays and looks like he has a lot of Zach Wilson in him.
RE: He's a consensus top 20 pick  
Carson53 : 11/19/2023 12:42 pm : link
In comment 16293894 Jint Fan in Buc Land said:
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Just sayin.
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I don't see how, and I didn't see his game yesterday either.
He just has more of a developmental side to his game, a bit raw at the next level I would say.
I say this as a Michigan fan  
JOrthman : 11/19/2023 12:43 pm : link
McCarthy does not impress me at all. He plays on a very talented team and manages it. He often has all day to throw and still makes a bad decision. He's had a lot of plays this year where his WR's and TE's bailed him out on bad throws. If he can't put up great numbers on this team, he does not belong in the first round of the draft.
 
ryanmkeane : 11/19/2023 12:47 pm : link
Again, for those of you who don’t like Jones, McCarthy is not doing anything to the franchise that is going to be better than that.
RE: I say this as a Michigan fan  
JT039 : 11/19/2023 12:48 pm : link
In comment 16294032 JOrthman said:
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McCarthy does not impress me at all. He plays on a very talented team and manages it. He often has all day to throw and still makes a bad decision. He's had a lot of plays this year where his WR's and TE's bailed him out on bad throws. If he can't put up great numbers on this team, he does not belong in the first round of the draft.


I know Wilson is rising but his skill guys compared to the other top QBs as far as WRs are below par and he plays in by far the most conservative offense too.

Lot of question marks for sure. Tough to say if they’ll get answered this year.
RE: RE: I say this as a Michigan fan  
JOrthman : 11/19/2023 12:58 pm : link
In comment 16294036 JT039 said:
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McCarthy does not impress me at all. He plays on a very talented team and manages it. He often has all day to throw and still makes a bad decision. He's had a lot of plays this year where his WR's and TE's bailed him out on bad throws. If he can't put up great numbers on this team, he does not belong in the first round of the draft.



I know Wilson is rising but his skill guys compared to the other top QBs as far as WRs are below par and he plays in by far the most conservative offense too.

Lot of question marks for sure. Tough to say if they’ll get answered this year.


He doesn't have a Marvin Harrison Jr., but still good WR's and every time they play a decent team, their passing game struggles. It struggles even when he has plenty of time to throw.
As a UM fan  
MyNameIsMyName : 11/19/2023 1:09 pm : link
I go back and forth on JJ. He has all the tools, but some games he’s just awful. Yesterday was one of those games. Kid is a hard worker with great arm, and a good head on his shoulders. I think he’ll put it all together.
He has been shaky lately  
butler : 11/19/2023 1:28 pm : link
but he played well against Ohio State last year. I hope he's not hurt. He's got all the tools. I'm a 2000 alum who was there for the championship year and I can't remember a better Michigan QB for his play at Michigan (obviously there was a better one at the next level).

But the OP here has such a psychotic Michigan hatred he probably thinks U of M sank the Lusitania and killed the aliens at Roswell. Was he another handle before? I remember a previous poster who was also a big Wisconsin fan and hated Michigan.
Kid is  
Mendenhall : 11/19/2023 2:04 pm : link
playing hurt. That said I think it's always hard to evaluate players from these schools where they have huge talent advantages. He's a better prospect than Devito but a franchise QB, I don't think so.
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RCPhoenix : 11/19/2023 2:44 pm : link
In comment 16293920 AcidTest said:
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didn't look good yesterday, but I want to see him next week against OSU.


Me too.

I was at the game and Talia outplayed him. McCarthy made bad decisions and poor throws. And he had decent time to throw. If McCarthy plays well Michigan would have won comfortably.

I’m hopeful he plays better next week.
I will say though  
RCPhoenix : 11/19/2023 2:46 pm : link
That the Giants do need to think about drafting some of the Michigan o-line - particularly Keegan
I agree  
SleepyOwl : 11/19/2023 2:50 pm : link
Round 1 he is not. However if he’s there in the later rounds 5 or 6 sure. Can’t rush the QB spot. You take the QB you want not the one that’s there. This ain’t Friday night 2 am at the bar. If the QB is there (Williams, Maye , Daniels) then take; if not; it’s Daniel Jones for one more year.
RC-I Like Keegan  
AROCK1000 : 11/19/2023 3:30 pm : link
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RE: I will say though  
Mendenhall : 11/19/2023 3:47 pm : link
In comment 16294579 RCPhoenix said:
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That the Giants do need to think about drafting some of the Michigan o-line - particularly Keegan


Zinter
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Costy16 : 11/19/2023 4:20 pm : link
In comment 16293869 ryanmkeane said:
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For discussion around someone who could be the next quarterback of the Giants should they move on from Jones - McCarthy should not be in the discussion


100% agree.
RE: He's a consensus top 20 pick  
LauderdaleMatty : 11/19/2023 4:20 pm : link
In comment 16293894 Jint Fan in Buc Land said:
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Just sayin.


Which tells how stupid people get when it comes to evaluating QBs. So was Mitch Trubisky. Same Darnold. Josh Rosen. The amount of QBs who ever become great is minescule. I've for years hated the WR early crowd. The Giants most likely do get top 2 pick anymore. But this year some teams going to reach for some consensus top QB who os going to suck ass while MH Jr tears it up year after year
He may not declare  
X : 11/19/2023 4:23 pm : link
for the draft.
RE: RE: He's a consensus top 20 pick  
AROCK1000 : 11/19/2023 5:01 pm : link
In comment 16295160 LauderdaleMatty said:
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Just sayin.



Which tells how stupid people get when it comes to evaluating QBs. So was Mitch Trubisky. Same Darnold. Josh Rosen. The amount of QBs who ever become great is minescule. I've for years hated the WR early crowd. The Giants most likely do get top 2 pick anymore. But this year some teams going to reach for some consensus top QB who os going to suck ass while MH Jr tears it up year after year

this
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RCPhoenix : 11/19/2023 6:33 pm : link
In comment 16294911 Mendenhall said:
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That the Giants do need to think about drafting some of the Michigan o-line - particularly Keegan



Zinter


Him too
Michigan's OL  
AROCK1000 : 11/19/2023 7:06 pm : link
In comment 16295567 RCPhoenix said:
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That the Giants do need to think about drafting some of the Michigan o-line - particularly Keegan



Zinter



Him too

SY is very high on both those guys...
I like Keegan over zinter  
JT039 : 11/19/2023 7:08 pm : link
Hopefully a guard is on the radar in the second round.
RE: He has been shaky lately  
LawrenceTaylor56 : 11/20/2023 8:51 am : link
In comment 16294167 butler said:
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But the OP here has such a psychotic Michigan hatred he probably thinks U of M sank the Lusitania and killed the aliens at Roswell. Was he another handle before? I remember a previous poster who was also a big Wisconsin fan and hated Michigan.


It was Jon in NYC. Who I originally thought this was. However, Jon was an intelligent poster outside of his Michigan hatred.
I'm not as well versed as others in the draft  
Bear vs Shark : 11/20/2023 8:55 am : link
but I don't get why JJ is being talked about in the tier below Williams/Maye...he doesn't seem to be on the same level as Daniels, Penix
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