Yahoo Sports NFL writer Charles McDonald is joined by The Athletic’s Nate Tice to talk about a trio of QBs expected to go to the latter half of the first round (or beyond) in this April’s NFL Draft. A listener asks where do the guys scout Washington’s Michael Penix Jr., Oregon’s Bo Nix & South Carolina’s Spencer Rattler. Nate explains why he grades Penix, who dazzled in his final year at Washington and in the College Football Playoff, as the potential worst of those three options and his QB7 in the draft class overall. Hear the full conversation on “The Exempt List with Charles McDonald” – part of the “Zero Blitz” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.
Video Transcript
CHARLES MCDONALD: –does lead us to a question on some of the guys that, yes, are not in the– let’s call it Caleb Drake, JJ, Jayden Daniels top 15 range. This is from Joey Hickman. “As quarterback landing spots seemingly are dwindling, what do you think happens to the Penix’s, Nix’s, and Rattler’s in this draft? Where do you see them getting drafted and by who?”
For me, Michael Penix, I would suggest he get in a time machine and go get drafted by the 2015 Arizona Cardinals, where Bruce Arians is a head coach. He can sit behind Carson Palmer and learn how to play trebuchet quarterback for a few years.
NATE TICE: Yeah, no. I actually, of that next group– so we’re saying Rattler, Nix, Penix– he’s my three of that, those three. Overall, quarterback seven– splitting hairs, really. But I view him more as a third rounder because of the medical stuff. I think he also– he doesn’t create, which is a prerequisite at the NFL level.
CJ Stroud isn’t a quote-unquote “creator,” as these other guys that we talked about earlier, Josh Allen all that. But that’s because he is a machine from the pocket. But he still can run. Like, he’s still a good athlete that can scramble a little bit. Penix can’t. He’s a guy, it’s the opposite. It’s like, as I watch him more, I get– you…
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Publish date : 2024-03-19 21:38:15
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