Sorry but 65% with 30 tds and 5 picks in 430 attempts doesn't support the idea he's not accurate in games..
And I'm not sue why JaMarcus Russell is brought up considering how many bad QBs have been drafted early far more recently... many if whom left college with numbers not as good as Milton... yet nobody had a problem drafting them high... and now looking stupid for doing so.
Here my bet... Joe Milton playing under McVay and behind Stafford for a year or so would set him up pretty well to succeed considering his talent.
We’ve seen guys succeed in college that haven’t succeeded in the NFL every year. Every draft. So you are claiming by showing those numbers that scouts are wrong. Those look like number one overall numbers. However, he’s rated behind Pratt and Travis.
I don’t see Milton running a complex offense and he’s struggled reading defenses in college, especially if his first read isn’t open. The NFL defenses are going to be even harder for him to read. He’s also too quick to make a decision, which often wasn’t the right one. So sure, Milton completes a pass to the runningback where if he waits another second he has a guy streaking wide open downfield. That strikes me as a one read QB. I don’t believe Milton will be a starter in the NFL. He could be a backup for a few years.
In other words, he won’t be able to process quickly enough. That is the number one reason most drafted NFL QBs fail. The NFL game is too complex and way too fast for them to deal with.