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Nope I don't agree Petty is a huge project... Project sure... I always said Petty has everything you want in a QB he is Smart, Quick release, Above average Arm, Good size and athletic.... Now he needs to learn to play an NFL PRo Style Offense. that's the question.... But what most seem to forget i Gaily doesn't run that traditional Pro style offense. He runs a HYbrid offense that is close to what Geno and Bryce did in College than what Andrew Luck did at Stanford and with Indy..... So yes a learning curve but I always said 2 years tops to get him where we need him to be and a small shot he could be ready year 2. Aaron Rodgers ran the same offense as Petty at Cal in college. GB had said he was ready year 2 but had to wait for Favre to move on till year 4 to start. The reason he dropped was because of him running that spread O in college. Petty and Rodgers skill sets are very similar coming out of college.... Petty's back injury that he played thru hi senior year is why he dropped. He should have been a 1st rounder. Not saying he will be Rodgers but he has the potential to be the answer and NO he is not a huge project.
Agree with 99% of it.
The back injury certainly had a major role in Petty falling, but the real reason he fell so far, was the same reason Wentz shot up draft boards.
Petty had a dismal Senior Bowl week when he had to play under center. He looked like he had never played there before. He hadn't.
One of the things I was really encouraged with about Petty last summer was his performance in the Atlanta game. He played 3 quarters, and looked like he belonged. Major improvement from what he showed Senior Bowl week. He makes that kind of progress this summer again, I'll be very happy.
Right now Petty has a few major things going for him. He and Fitz are very close. Fitz is a guy with out tremendous skills who has been in the NFL for 11 years. He's done that with smarts, not physical talent. He can, and is willing to teach Petty.
Another thing I just read about today is the Jets are one of only 6 teams in the NFL that is using VR headsets to incorporate into training QB's with no pain game time situations. Sounds cool, sounds like it should help a guy like Petty get reps
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