Valenti Explains J.J. McCarthy's Rise In Draft Stock
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🗓️ 26 March 2024
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Mike explains the dilemma of NFL teams in drafting a quarterback, specifically former Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy, who has recently shot up mock draft boards.
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| 0:00.0 | We get a lot of ticket texts on this stuff and we've gotten a few callers over the past few weeks. |
| 0:05.0 | It is the J.J McCarthy topic, so let me explain this. |
| 0:09.0 | Much like last segment, Jeff said just because I read it doesn't mean I endorse it. |
| 0:14.0 | Just because I'm going to explain this to you doesn't mean I endorse all of it. |
| 0:18.0 | I'm trying to explain what you're seeing happen in real time. |
| 0:22.0 | J.J McCarthy's draft happen in real time. |
| 0:23.0 | J.J McCarthy's draft ascension. |
| 0:26.0 | Okay, here's where we're at. |
| 0:31.0 | Draft King's odds for J.J JJ to go number two to the commanders, while he is still not favored |
| 0:37.7 | to do so, his odds have gone down from plus 2,500 to plus 500. |
| 0:43.3 | Jim Harbaugh in the media again. |
| 0:45.2 | And while that guy's a total crackpot, |
| 0:47.5 | he knows what he's doing. |
| 0:49.3 | J.J. had the best pro day you've ever seen. |
| 0:51.8 | Bibbibbibbibout okay except nobody was really there to see it correct |
| 0:57.2 | the point is you have to understand two critical factors with the NFL and that while the NFL may draft |
| 1:07.0 | quarterback's high, it doesn't mean they're that good. |
| 1:12.0 | I'll give an example. With JJ there really isn't a lot of game |
| 1:17.4 | tape to go by. There's just not. When you're only thrown at about 17 times a game, very difficult to evaluate you. |
| 1:25.0 | When you have the best offensive line and a run first offense, and you play largely no one, |
| 1:31.0 | it's very hard to go by. Now we watched a lot of these games and look at the |
| 1:36.0 | playoff game, look at the Rose Bowl against Alabama when they tried to lean on j. |
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