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Originally Posted by Zach
(Post 2517289)
The concussion protocol looks a little suspicious. Other than that, it’s his first year. I played college football and there’s really no way to know how fast a newer player adjust to pro football. Some take more than a year. It’s rare you have great rookies right out of college.
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I get what you’re saying, and I know you actually played college football. So, this might sound odd, but cheering at that level taught me things you don’t just pick up from the field alone.
I cheered at UND first and then at Minnesota, and being captain at both let me see quarterbacks up close, every Saturday. I mean, you learn really fast who’s actually leading a team and who’s being protected by one. Know what I mean?
At UND, the pace was slower and the talent gap was more than obvious. I’m not sure if you played at a Big Ten school, but once you’re in a Big Ten program like Minnesota, everything speeds up, like the reads, the pressure, the consequences, etc. And if a QB isn’t built for that, it totally shows… like hesitation, panic reads, body language after a bad series, and confidence slipping.
That’s why Blue Boy never impressed me. At Michigan, he benefited from an elite offensive line, a dominant run game, and a defense that constantly gave him short fields. When you’re insulated like that, you don’t have to be special, just competent. And that’s exactly what he was.
So when he got drafted by the Vikings, I wasn’t excited. I know you see potential in him, but to me, he’s just not that guy. He looked good because the team around him was good (that hurt me a little to say that), not because he elevated it. If that makes sense.
Watch him play. I swear he plays professional football like he’s still at Michigan.
