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ORIGINAL: Jeff Jesser I've said "no" on Nix since the middle of the season. Turned on the combine and it happened to be the QB day where they were throwing. The drill was a 15 yard fade in the EZ. Nix steos in and promptly throws it out of the back of the EZ. I laughed and turned it off. Just to beat the Bo Nix topic a little further to death. Two thirds of his throws were either behind the line of scrimmage (27.6% with a completion % of96%) or 0 to 9 yards (39.4% with a completion % of 83%). Compare him to McCarthy, who threw 138 fewer passes, but only 9 fewer passes of 20+ yards. Nix's defenders pooh-pooh the whole ADOT, but look at that stat for the top 6 rated QB. Michael Penix - 11.3 Drake Maye - 11.0 Jayden Daniels - 10.5 JJ McCarthy - 10.3 Caleb Williams - 9.2 Bo Nix - 6.9 second lowest among all P5 QB This is more than the scheme. This is Nix being exactly as he is described. He doesn't go through progressions. Either his primary is open or Nix dumps. On the Vikings that's ...JJ is covered, forget Addy or TJ, I'm just dumping to Jones or Chandler. I'd rather trade up for McCarthy or take Penix at 11. I'd like to say Penix has the best arm period of the top six prospects, the zip unbelievable, but it seems a little too one dimensional to me for the pros, like he's only got a driver and some woods in his bag. Plus the injury concern. A solid pick in the mid to late first rd. IMO Nix reminds me of Mayfield last year. Leader, competitive, experienced, does a good job in the short game, not great arm strength but he has more than enough with a hell of a lot more touch than Penix. More effective as a runner than Penix. But doesn't bring anything unique that the other 5 don't have. A solid pick in the mid to late first rd. IMO McCarthy may be a little better than either Penix or Nix but not by much. I think winning the championship (he was not a driving force, more about being along for the ride) has pushed him up more than revelations about his ability during the draft process. He's no stumbler ... seems like he plays within himself (except for that first pass against ALA) – his hs / college record is phenomenal. Because he's a bit of a mystery, I see why people have been over-analyzing him in the draft process and repositioning him more than the others. I don't really care at this point. I refuse to jump on a favorite horse or rule others out. As long as we get one in our system and go from there. If the worst possible scenario evolved and our evaluation got us up to #4 for Nix ... which would have people absolutely flipping out ... I'd question the decision but wait to see him play for us before truly judging. He hasn't earned it but I'm giving Kwesi a flyer on this one if he at least does the right thing. The only thing I won't tolerate is NOT taking one of the top six QBs. Good evaluation. You sound like a scout.
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