DRAFT Where do you stand on QB Ty Simpson?

[OldSchool]

QBs who go high in the draft often start right away. The sheer value of the higher picks drives that, as does the poor quality of teams who typically select high.

Poor teams picking him doesn't change how most people feel he should be treated and coached and I don't let that influence my opinion of the player he is. If he is forced to start early on a bad team then he is very very unlikely to succeed and people like you will pat yourselves on your back because a bad team ruined a player with the potential to be good.

The funny thing about all of this is I don't really think the Rams draft him at 13 nor do I push for them to do so. But I see a guy who had some very good games before the OLine fell apart, the run game completely disappeared and his main WR went MIA. No QB those last few games would have done more than him.

 

[OldSchool]

Warner has at least 2" on Simpson and looks to me to have a bigger frame, but who knows. I think Simpson could be OK if he's lucky enough to be drafted by a well run team, ie the Rams.

So you didn't listen to the video I and somebody else both posted with Warner talking about these QB's I take it. In Kurts own words he "never sniffed 6'2" tall" which is what the Rams and Giants and Cardinals listed him as. He also is listed as 3 lbs more than what Simpson weighed in as. You can think whatever you want but Kurt himself says he's 6'1" tall.

 

[Coliseum Ram]

So you didn't listen to the video I and somebody else both posted with Warner talking about these QB's I take it. In Kurts own words he "never sniffed 6'2" tall" which is what the Rams and Giants and Cardinals listed him as. He also is listed as 3 lbs more than what Simpson weighed in as. You can think whatever you want but Kurt himself says he's 6'1" tall.

My question to folks would be, if Drew Brees, Baker Mayfield, Brock Purdy, Bo Nix, can comfortably make it in this League THE SAME HEIGHT!!!!!! as Simpson why would anyone bring up height as an issue???

If Kyler Murray and Bryce Young can be FIRST OVERALL picks at SIGNIFICANTLY SMALLER heights than Simpson, why is his height an issue? Okay, Kyler had the scrambling ability, but Bryce really doesn't.

Ty is plenty tall enough, people don't like him and thats the prevailing factor here.

 

[Tano]

Ty is plenty tall enough, people don't like him and thats the prevailing factor here.

 

[Faceplant]

So you didn't listen to the video I and somebody else both posted with Warner talking about these QB's I take it. In Kurts own words he "never sniffed 6'2" tall" which is what the Rams and Giants and Cardinals listed him as. He also is listed as 3 lbs more than what Simpson weighed in as. You can think whatever you want but Kurt himself says he's 6'1" tall.

OK, so how do we know Simpson's listed measurables are accurate? Those things are perpetually inflated in the NFL... particularly pre draft.

On another note, why do some of you act so pissy if people dare question something you say? It's a friggin' fan board, haha. Maybe get outside and touch grass every once in a while.

 

[dieterbrock]

Am I wrong? If so, tell me instead of justifying it as "Thats ridiculous" without saying why I'm wrong.

Ponder was drafted because his class of quarterbacks was shit and teams were willing to gamble on getting that one "franchise quarterback" to help their franchise. It was the same with Locker, Gabbert, and McCarthy.

Simpson is the same: a quarterback who - in an actually good draft - would be in the second round. Maybe a high-second, but still a second-round quarterback. But with this draft being extremely weak with very few blue-chip prospects, he will go in the top ten, either to a team that selects him or a team that trades up to get him.

Its ridiculous because Ponder was a mediocre 3 year starter that everyone knew was a ridiculous overdraft. Making such an inaccurate comparison is just a blatant insult to the player. Which is fine, but just call it like it is. Why not call him Ryan Leaf while we're at it?
Simpson is a unicorn and the question mark is his lack of playing time. There's not a lot of comparable players, most of the single season starters were guys who left school early, Simpson was at Bama a full 4 seasons.
So yeah, its ridiculous