If Pickett is the QB, how do you think he'll fare?
We knew who Jameis was because we had years of film. We 'pretty much' know who Kenny is. Pickett has been in the league for 3 years and has played in 30 games. He has 1 game where he's thrown for more than 300 yards. He has 1 game where he's thrown for more than 1 TD.
He hasn't shown much. If he starts, I have reason to not expect much.
For the rookies, how do you think they play out this year?
I was livid when they took Gabriel.
He's 5'10, 205 lbs and a lefty.
In a 12 personnel run-heavy offense the QB lines up in a Pro Set behind the center. Dylan is 5'10 which creates the same problem in Stefanski's offense that 6'0 Baker Mayfield had. Baker couldn't see as clearly and wasn't as effective when lined up under center. He thrived in the shotgun and is thriving in the gun in TB.
Dylan Gabriel has never lined up in a Pro Set under center for the same reason. Limited vision under center, wider vision in the Gun.
Couple his short stature with the fact he's a lefty which I covered in a different thread, so I'll cut-and-paste issues with lefthanded QBs.
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The interesting tidbit that no one has mentioned yet is that Dillion Gabriel is a lefty and that means the ball is rotating off his hand in the opposite direction of the other three QBs and in past NFL training camps that 'tends' to cause a higher percentage of drops when it hits the receiver's hands
Why Left-Handed Quarterbacks Are So Rare
...This paucity of left-handed quarterbacks is truly bizarre. Lefties make up around 10 percent of the population, but, according to ESPN’s stats department, there have been just 33 lefty QBs in the NFL since 1950...
... how lefties play the position. They tend to prefer to roll out to the left, for example, and throws to the right side of the field are more difficult for them. Cohn, who wrote a lengthy piece on the scarcity of lefty QBs, found a few examples of coaches who didn’t want to restructure their playbooks to cater to southpaws...
...And then there’s the matter of spin. When a receiver gets the ball from a right-handed quarterback, he’s catching a spiral that rotates counterclockwise; for lefties, it’s clockwise. This may not seem like a big deal, but wide receivers tend to be a fussy bunch. “Regardless of where I run on the field, unless I run an out to the right, the ball is always going to be spinning away from me,” Hall of Fame wideout Cris Carter told NFL Films. It’s a legitimate adjustment,
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In addition to everything listed above, coaches 'tend' to hate lefties because it means they have to reverse every play to the left side.
I'm completely baffled why they took the kid but the have said it was because he is careful with the football and that is the reason why they selected him over Shedeur.
Someone obviously loved his game so if/when it is time for the rookies, I think he'll get a shot but he's a poor fit for the offense IMHO.
Shedeur wasn't a legit 1st or high 2nd round pick but he definitely had the goods to go before Gabriel and fell to off-field issues that have been beaten to death.
If he avoids those issues, keeps his head down, works, and get the opportunity. I think he will be the starter by the end of the season. Lots of dominos have to fall before that happens.
My gut tells me he will be good if/when he plays but he has to EARN it.
