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I will give the NFL scouts the benefit of the doubt when it comes to Lamar because what you have with Lamar is someone who isn't in the mold of not only any previous QB, he's unlike any previous football player in the NFL. LIke any African American QB he gets typecast into the Randall Cunningham and Michael Vick category and that's what probably scared off most franchises--neither of them ever played in a Super Bowl. The temptation for any GM would be is he more Michael Vick, or is he more Vince Young because when Lamar first came into the League his passing and throwing motion were sort of erratic. It was unfair to Lamar, especially when you consider the QB class he came in with with guys like Josh Allen and the ill fated Rosen. We knew there was something special about him but even I had doubts he could become the thrower he has become; there is an almost finished product sense with passers at the NFL level. I mean as great as Josh Allen and Joe Burrow are, do they really look significantly better in caliber of throw than they did their Rookie Years?

What continues to amaze me with Lamar is he is the most visibly improved passer from when he came out of college to where he is six years into the League I have ever seen, and he looks like he improves exponentially from one year to the next. His throws in tight windows downfield look so effortless that they are taken for granted. He has to get that postseason albatross off his neck which is unfair to the extent the AFC has such a depth of historically great QBs, not the least of which is an all-time great in Mahomes on a Dynastic franchise.

I totally agree. Only thing I will point out is I think its a combination of misses and dudes just being late bloomers and needing a little more time to fill out and grow their skills.

Hell I was 5'9 135 the day I graduated HS, went to EKU for a year and when I came back I was 6'1 175, by the time I was 21, I was a little over 6'1, 205.

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longtimefanSS71 said:

There are approx. 30% undrafted players in the NFL. That % has been fairly stable over the last few years. These scouts (many if not most) said Lamar wasn’t QB material. I think I or anyone who really follows football could be a scout and do just as good a job as these guys.




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I remembered this topic as we’re looking at all the players from “small” schools being snatched up from the portal.

These college recruiters/scouts miss a lot too. For years every game there will be a “former walk on” starring for some P4 schools.

Now with the open transfers we’re finding out that the “big” schools have missed a LOT of talent over the years.

Now, until somehow they get a leash on the portal, these FCS and G5 schools are simply “farm teams” for the P4.

It will destroy fan bases for many schools.

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