re: Bama players in 2021 Mock Drafts

Buzz growing on Mac Jones to San Francisco 49ers at No. 3 overall (247)

Most off the talking heads only believe 1- Lawrence, 2- Wilson, 3- Fields, 4- Lance, 5-Jones. It does not matter what kinds of offense the teams run, just how they feel the QBs are rated. And they are very stubborn about it. They are putting athleticism on a perch and honestly, after listening to a lot of coaches, athleticism is not as big of a factor ad they make it. Take Trey Lance for example. He will be no where near ready to contribute this year, and most likely will not be effective next year. He is a huge project, as in he played in a run heavy offense that was against weak competition, does not have experience with an nfl style offense, doesn't have great accuracy, but he is a very good runner. Quite a few if those talking heads feel he is a great fit for New England, because??. The Patriots are spending to win now, and if they draft a QB it will be one who can take over from Newton quickly as they know Newton is not the answer to their problem.

Most of then look at a list by position if how they rank players and plug the next person on the list into the draft slot, not caring about the fit. They pick Det to draft a WR, who is number one listed, Phil to draft a Wr, who is number two? And so on.

I personally don't think the 49ers are taking Mac at #3. Smokescreen leading up to the draft.

I think it'll be Carolina, New England or Chicago. The latter two might have to move up.

NFL.com - Zierlein - 1 Round Mock

4. Falcons - Pat Surtain
7. Lions - Devonta Smith
8. Panthers - Mac Jones
12. Eagles - Jaylen Waddle
17. Raiders - Christian Barmore
31. Chiefs - Landon Dickerson

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But it's pretty well a consensus at this point that Lawrence and Wilson are going 1-2

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The weird thing about Wilson is that he’s been so highly regarded yet if you watch his tape he has even more plays then Mac in which he’s throwing to wide open receivers under no pressure. That’s people’s biggest problem with Mac yet Wilson seems to get a pass because he’s athletic I guess?

He also played against largely shitty competition. Yes he also played with G5 players but his supporting cast was among the best in the G5 teams. So relative to their competition, his supporting cast was also pretty good. But he gets a pass somehow while Mac gets criticized for it.

The competition aspect also applies to Lance as well.

I guess theoretically the Jets could trade out of the #2 pick with a QB needy team and stick with Darnold... unlikely, but I guess it could happen.

Saw the article where Dylan apparently played most of the year with a torn meniscus. May explain a little bit of his lack of pursuit and timid play at times.

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Do you have any idea who the guy in the grey shirt was running routes?

Just found out. It's a guy from Jacksonville State, so that's why we didn't recognize him.

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Catching passes from Mac Jones today: WR DeVonta Smith, RB Najee Harris, TE Miller Forristall, TE Carl Tucker and Jacksonville State WR KJ Stepherson.

Smith, Harris and Stepherson are new from last week. No Jaylen Waddle in either workout.

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Daniel Jeremiah on NFL Network will crap all over Mac in a second, but he loves himself some Justin Fields. I like DJ, but he can be inconsistent sometimes.