No he cant. Once you declare for the draft your NCAA eligibility is gone. The players get projected draft grades from scouts and insiders and make the decision on whether to enter or not. I'm guessing he'll get a 3rd round grade based on everything he's done as a college player and that is pretty much his ceiling as an NFL prospect. He's gone guys. Lets appreciate him for what he did in these 2 years in transitioning the program from LR to BV. He played really well and gave us one of the all time Red river performances that OU has ever seen
I tend to agree. His accuracy issues and lack of arm strength are going to be an issue with some teams. Not saying that he couldn't do better than ~50% of the starting NFL QB's though. I mean Giants, Steelers, Panthers, and now ugly-*** browns teams would possibly upgrade with DG. Hard to say but my guess is he is a perennial backup in the NFL. Which is truly a good thing if you consider lack of injuries and a very nice salary.
Depends on if we have a good OLine from day one next year. It takes Bedenbaugh between 3 - 5 games each season just to get the starters in place.
That is not really a recipe for success in the NFL in terms of longevity. And if no one respects your deep ball or accuracy even at the intermediate throws....NFL defenses will take that all day. My .02.
Yeah I know my pessimism is showing. I saw an interview with an NFL scout a few weeks ago. He said that coming out of college the OLineman are nowhere near where they used to be. I guess less reps and spreads etc. but he did not elaborate on the exact issue. I've also heard Sam Mays mention similar issues and he specified it was due to lack of practices in today's college game. So, I'm not being that critical of Bedenbaugh. Still, it is obvious in most seasons our OLine takes a bit to jell.
Injuries. Mahomes has one of the better OLines in the NFL. So does Jalen. If you are going to have a dual threat QB in the NFL you better have a great OLine or the QB will not make it through a season without missing games.
I've heard that for quite a while now. Yet we seem to struggle most seasons in the early games along the OLine. So, it is either the game has changed or Bedenbaugh has improvements he could make.
Yep. Not arguing that aspect. Just ask yourself though what the margin for error will be next year. If we can't protect the QB or run the ball etc. until game 3,4,5.
67 we both know if DG comes it wont matter if JA is the better QB. Lebbys loyalty to DG will be the defining factor not who is actually better. I don’t buy into the “ It will be a true QB competition” for that job. If he comes back OU can say goodbye to JA. Just my opinion though.
One is 6-2 225lbs. The other is 5-9 200 lbs. you might be the first person I’ve ever heard saying the 2 are similar
If only it were that simple. With Lebby, he can make some BAD decisions! JA will not have it. It's going to be interesting.
Yeah, I agree. JA is probably the most talented QB in the nation. I know Lebby is comfortable with DG because he knows it's kinda of safe for him. I have no confidence in Lebby's play calling, so why would I have confidence in his #1 vs #2 choices with QB or any other position?
