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2679136, QB Will Grier, West Virginia
Posted by will_5198, Fri Nov-16-18 12:16 AM
Sure, why not. He's not anyone's blue-chip but he can get hot enough to carry a team for a while, which is something. One flaw he's really improved upon is playing less reckless -- "hero ball" has bookmarked his entire career and made him generally unreliable from game to game. Throwaways and check-downs are much more common this season.

At his best he lights up the pressure points on a defense, hitting the downfield cracks between the seams and sidelines. He makes a handful of those indefensible passes per game, and his bucket throws are better than Herbert or Lock. His anticipation is also better than before, as he's unafraid to throw into NFL-tight coverage (which is not always common in these college spread, RPO offenses...quarterbacks want and are accustomed to huge throwing windows).

We still aren't talking about a master of quarterbacking, however. Despite showing second-read ability at times, he still gets into prolonged ruts of lock-on fever -- he decides who he'll throw to pre-snap no matter what. That's where most of his issues and interceptions come from. He threw picks in 10-of-12 games last season (hurt the final three), and this year he's had a clean sheet in less than half his games (interceptions in 5-of-9 contests). That is not a pace for success in the NFL.

So yeah, an uneven prospect who will give you spurts of unstoppable offense, then follow it up with a "get him out of the league" performance. Maybe even from quarter to quarter. But at least he has the ability to be better than averageā€¦for a time.

+ Attacks every level of the field, and outstretches defenses when he's clicking deep
+ Good mobility to escape and drift in pocket while throwing off a bad base
+ Has a go-for-it attitude and takes what he wants, not what the defense gives him

- Still shoots from the hip and will chase big plays that keep the offense behind the sticks
- Can hold the ball too long and be generally careless on money downs (3rd or red-zone)
- Does a lot of underneath coverage reading based on his run-pass option, Iowa State played a double-robber against him this season and he looked like he was seeing 15 defenders on the field
- Less than ideal height (6'1)
- Fuck Will Grier