10-01-2014, 11:05 AM
Part of what makes Hogan a pick is that the NFL needs at least 64 quarterbacks, and your backup guy can become a starter in one secnd. How many decent and intelligent college QBs who stand at least 6-3 are there? (And yes, Brees et al, but outliers of course don't count.) The big QB can see better--see over the DL--and Hogan can take a hit, move around a bit, and throws a helluva deep ball. He's not an elite college QB, and there's this: many merely pretty good college QBs have become good pro QBs. (See Drew Stanton) Sundays are a different game, not the least because all hell is coming down on you constantly,
Add to it the fact that it's hard to project the transition from college to pro, for that reason. Blaine Gabbert, as one well-document case, fell apart when NFL players started running at him. He simply could not see and play at NFL speed.
So you take a little chance on a big guy who can throw the bomb and isn't afraid to stand in and make something happen.Â
That's how it's been explained to me.
Add to it the fact that it's hard to project the transition from college to pro, for that reason. Blaine Gabbert, as one well-document case, fell apart when NFL players started running at him. He simply could not see and play at NFL speed.
So you take a little chance on a big guy who can throw the bomb and isn't afraid to stand in and make something happen.Â
That's how it's been explained to me.