Quarterback prospect accuracy

[Kray007]

I think it was Bill Polian who once said that, when you scout a Quarterback, the accuracy you see today is the same accuracy you’re gonna see in five years. That’s why a lot of people are skittish about drafting the Richardson kid from Florida.

I mean, I get that. But…. How do you factor in the ability of the people he was throwing to? How do you factor in the play of the Offensive Line. Prospects like Stroud or Bryce Young were given all the time in the world to set up and find their targets. They were throwing to the likes of Marvin Harrison Jr and Jayson Smith-Njigba. Richardson’s best receiver was Justin Shorter, the 300th ranked prospect in this year’s draft.

To give you an idea of the quality of Ohio State’s Receivers, NJigba was this year’s 10th ranked prospect. Next year’s draft early projection have 2 of Stroud’s receivers…Harrison and Emeka Egbuka…hearing their names called within the first hour of the draft.

This isn’t simply about Richardson. It’s a problem endemic to scouting Quarterbacks with untalented or young receivers. Those guys have small catch radius’s they drop catchable balls, they run the wrong routes. When the difference between completing 60 percent of your passes and 50 percent is 3 or 4 extra catches a game, every drop counts.