In an interview with Dave Archer, a former Falcons fullback and analyst, Terry Fontenot explained his reason for evaluating each quarter in this year’s draft.
You need to evaluate quarterbacks for the future.
Terry Fontenot discusses the evaluation of the QBs in the #NFLDraft. pic.twitter.com/Sxy8osNCgA
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With the first three picks likely to be the fullback, the Hawks will have to choose between two from Justin Fields, Zach Wilson, Trey Lance or Mac Jones. It not only makes sense to evaluate every prospect regardless of position, but also whether the team is capable of setting up the player.
Fontenot mentions Trevor Lawrence, who is the best player in the draft and will be the first name on April 29, and how important it is, although he does not have the chance to draft him, it is important to look at Clemson’s pro- day to go and evaluate him. . The exposure to the person to see these quarterbacks throw is not only for draft night purposes but also for the future. Sam Darnold is having a great time. He was drafted third in 2018 and was traded before his rookie contract expired. I do not know if the Panthers went to Darnold’s pro day since Carolina had Cam Newton, but the simple fact remains: an organization wants to be prepared around the world.
Fontenot does exactly that with all of this year’s quarterbacks, but he mentioned in the interview that the team is excited about Matt Ryan and trying to keep his cards close to his chest. Fontenot went on to play cat and mouse by explaining how it was a perfect opportunity to draft a quarterback with Ryan without evading the veteran leader and not forcing a premature NFL debut. not. This is the most important position in the NFL, and Fontenot wants to stack quarterbacks.
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