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Ex-Giant Kurt Warner: ‘Nearly impossible’ to scout college quarterbacks

Ex-New York Giants QB and Pro Football Hall of Famer, Kurt Warner, says it’s “nearly impossible” to accurately scout college quarterbacks.

With the 2024 NFL Combine about to begin and the pro days and the NFL draft right behind it, there will be a lot of speculation and debate regarding who the best pro prospects really are.

Quarterback is the most prominent position in the draft and there are plenty of potential stars to choose from. But which one will that ‘slam dunk’ this year?

That’s the million-dollar question that former New York Giants and Hall of Fame quarterback, Kurt Warner, says is impossible to answer at this point of the process.

“I know many of you LOVE college football, but as I start to dive into these college QBs, it’s hard for me to even watch: very few play on schedule, the pass concepts are a mess most of the time, they run the same play over & over, a million bubble screens, can’t find many concepts that translate to next level,” Warner wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “And then ppl are asked to figure out how good they will be at next level!? (Nearly impossible in my mind)

“For me CJ Stroud is a great example – obviously really good in college & OSU runs more pro-style concepts than most but they didn’t ask him to process & get ball out as quickly as he did last year in HOU – so I had no idea he would be so good at processing so fast! He’s better in NFL than what we got to see in college, but many times you just don’t know until you know!”

The Giants could be looking to select a quarterback with the No. 6 overall pick in the draft in April and, if Warner is correct, they’ll be rolling the dice, hoping they don’t crap out.

Warner says, “You just don’t know until you know” about quarterbacks, which is disheartening for the teams who are searching for their franchise guy,

The Giants are still wrestling with that question five years after taking Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick in the 2019 draft.

They’ll be back on the clock at No. 6 this year faced with the same daunting task they failed to complete five years ago.

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NFL legend offers perfect analysis of the struggle of scouting college QBs

Kurt Warner offered up a great breakdown of the problem with college quarterbacks moving to the NFL.

When it comes to player evaluation for the NFL draft, it is as much about projecting how a player will adapt to the NFL game as it is about how well they played in college. For some positions, that transition is a guessing game and getting more and more challenging.

Legendary NFL quarterback Kurt Warner talked about this challenge when it comes to quarterbacks and summed it up perfectly on social media.

I know many of you LOVE college football, but as I start to dive into these college QBs, it’s hard for me to even watch: very few play on schedule, the pass concepts are a mess most of the time, they run the same play over & over, a million bubble screens, can’t find many concepts that translate to next level… and then ppl are asked to figure out how good they will be at next level!? (Nearly impossible in my mind)

For me CJ Stroud is a great example – obviously really good in college & OSU runs more pro-style concepts than most but they didn’t ask him to process & get ball out as quickly as he did last year in HOU – so I had no idea he would be so good at processing so fast! He’s better in NFL than what we got to see in college, but many times you just don’t know until you know!

Quirky college offenses look complicated on the television broadcast but as Warner points out they are actually over-simplified and don’t give NFL teams much to look at.

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Kurt Warner: Bears should learn from Giants’ mistake with Daniel Jones

Kurt Warner says the New York Giants made a huge mistake with Daniel Jones and the Chicago Bears should learn from Big Blue’s error.

The New York Giants selected Duke quarterback Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft.

Five years and hundreds of millions of dollars later, they still don’t know if he’s their “guy.”

The Giants might outwardly state the oft-injured Jones, who has yet to post elite stats as a starter in this league, is their future at quarterback, but experts believe that the Giants should be moving on from Jones.

Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner, who now works as a studio analyst for the NFL Network, used the Giants’ situation with Jones as an example of how the Chicago Bears should approach their upcoming decision with quarterback Justin Fields.

“When you get to the point we are at in this league with quarterbacks — what you have to pay them and what that means for your organization — you better know that he’s the guy,” Warner told a select group of reporters at the Super Bowl, via the New York Post. “That, to me, is where teams get in trouble.

“The Giants go give $40 million [per year] to Daniel Jones. He hasn’t shown us he’s that guy. We’ve seen glimpses, maybe. The Giants are still behind the 8-ball because he’s still not that guy. Maybe he will be, but he’s not right now — and they paid him.”

The Giants have no choice but to roster Jones this season as they don’t have an ‘out’ clause in his deal until 2025. But paying and playing Jones in 2024 should not affect their future plans at quarterback if they are simply waiting for his clock to run out.

Ironically, the Giants own the sixth pick in this year’s draft and could very well use that to select Jones’ successor.

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Kurt Warner talks about taking the ball vs. kicking to start overtime

The NFL’s overtime rules have changed (no, really) so that both teams are guaranteed a possession but debates about overtime strategy die hard.

The NFL’s overtime rules have changed (no, really) so that both teams are guaranteed a possession but debates about overtime strategy die hard. After the 49ers scored a field goal to open the extra period in Sunday’s Super Bowl, the Chiefs responded with a game-winning touchdown drive enginnered by Patrick Mahomes. Now, San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan is getting a lot of flak for not kicking to Kansas City to start overtime.

For some reason, let’s look to Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner. Here’s his take on kicking vs. taking the ball to start overtime from earlier this week when he was a guest on the Rich Eisen Show.

Shanahan has followed up the Super Bowl collapse by inexplicably firing defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, who’s definitely worth a look if there’s room on Mike Macdonald’s staff.

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Kurt Warner believes the Bears should move on from Justin Fields

The Bears are going through a quarterback crisis right now. Kurt Warner shared his thoughts about Justin Fields’ future.

The Chicago Bears have a quarterback debate going on in town. A lot of people are having this conversation both locally and nationally, which puts them in the spotlight a little bit. The options are keeping Justin Fields for a fourth season or using the No. 1 overall pick on USC quarterback Caleb Williams.

Fields hasn’t shown the progression that Chicago has hoped for but he has shown flashes of brilliance. In the meantime, Williams had an all-time great college career that included a Heisman Trophy season. The latter has an unknown to him but could he be worse than what we’ve seen from Fields?

We’ve heard from plenty of NFL greats over the last few months and now we have Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner chiming in. He knows what it takes to win while playing that position. The man has two MVPs, a Super Bowl championship, and a Super Bowl MVP.

Warner spoke to NBC Sports Chicago about the Bears’ quarterback dilemma, and he has the opinion that the Bears should be moving on from Fields.

“They are weighing a tough decision,” Warner said. “What I’ll say is when you get to the point, we’re at with quarterbacks in this league and what you have to pay them and what that means for your organization, you better know he’s the guy. That, to me, really is where teams get in trouble. Like the Giants go give Daniel Jones $40 million to Daniel Jones. He hasn’t shown us he’s that guy. We can hope he’s that guy. We’ve seen glimpses maybe, but he hasn’t shown us he’s that guy. So, the Giants are behind the eight-ball because he’s still not that guy. Maybe he will be in three years, but he’s not right now. So, they pay him.

“I think the thing with Justin for me is, he hasn’t shown me he’s that guy. Doesn’t mean he’s not talented. Doesn’t mean he can’t be great and a franchise quarterback. But when you have three years and you don’t take out the doubt to go, ‘He’s our guy!’ I think you have to move on. You can’t just go pay that guy $50 million in hopes that those glimpses you saw turn into greatness. It may be unfortunate because some of these guys play too early, they are not ready yet, their next step or their next contract is going to be determined by it. But that’s all we can go on. If you have played for three years, you have to prove to me you’re that guy.”

Warner doesn’t necessarily think it is all Fields’ fault but he knows the opportunity the Bears have with the number one pick in their hands for the second year in a row. You don’t get chances like this too often.

“We have to put in the elements of, they’ve got the No. 1 pick,” Warner said. “It’s not like they got the 23rd pick and they are just going to go, ‘Oh, let’s just go get another quarterback.’ You got the pick of the litter if you believe Caleb Williams might be that guy. I think that’s the unfortunate thing for Justin, but again, he’s had three years. Not perfect situations. There’s a lot of elements involved. But I just haven’t seen the consistency of his play to go, ‘I think he can get there.’ Being unsure to me leads to you got to go get the other No. 1 pick and move forward.”

Warner makes a good point about it not being a random selection in the middle of the first round. Moving on from Fields for the number one overall pick is a lot different than moving on from him in favor of a random mid-round hopeful.

It is hard to disagree with Warner here. Fields has shown that he can make plays with his legs but his evolution in the passing game just isn’t good enough. That might be enough to move on from him.

Warner is very involved with today’s NFL as an analyst. He knows what he is talking about. This isn’t some random former player just throwing an opinion out there. If Poles was smart, he would consider listening to someone like Warner, who has a resume worth respecting.

Ranking the 11 best Super Bowl starting quarterbacks of the 21st century

Here are our rankings of the best Super Bowl QBs this century, especially the obvious name at the top.

There is no bigger stage for a quarterback than the Super Bowl. Sure, it is also a moment of awe and wonder for everyone else on an NFL team, but the fame and recognition that comes with being a Super Bowl quarterback is unmatched in the American sports landscape.

First and foremost, it is this position’s time to shine. Provided you don’t completely come apart at the seams, if you’re a starting quarterback in a Super Bowl, you likely become a legend for life. Full stop.

This got me thinking, as the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers get ready to square off at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday…

Who are the most memorable Super Bowl starting quarterbacks this century? Who are the game’s titans who introduced themselves to roughly 100 million people every February?

Let’s break down the top Super Bowl quarterbacks of the 21st century, with an obvious selection at the top.

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Amani Toomer recalls playing alongside ‘selfish’ Giants quarterback

Amani Toomer played alongside 10 quarterbacks during his New York Giants career and says one of them — a Hall of Famer — was selfish.

Retired New York Giants wide receiver Amani Toomer played alongside 10 quarterbacks during his 13-year NFL career and has nothing but good things to say about most of them.

One of them, however, was quite selfish in Toomer’s eyes.

During a Thursday appearance on The Michael Kay Show, Toomer was discussing the regression of current Giants quarterback Daniel Jones and suggested that outside pressure over a lack of stats had gotten to him.

Toomer said it was not the first time he had seen a quarterback become infatuated with stats and told a story about how one of his former teammates wouldn’t risk it for the biscuit.

“I have played with a quarterback who wouldn’t throw Hail Marys at the end of a half because he was concerned about his overall quarterback rating — if the Hail Mary would be intercepted,” Toomer said, via NJ Advance Media.

“I’m not going to say any names. I’m just going to say he’s in the Hall of Fame right now.”

While Toomer refused to name the quarterback, it wasn’t difficult to deduce. Although Eli Manning is likely headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he’s not there yet. And that leaves just one player: Kurt Warner.

Asked point-blank if it was Warner, Toomer chuckled.

“I can neither confirm nor deny,” he said.

Warner spent just one season with the Giants (2004), appearing in 10 games before being benched in favor of the aforementioned Manning. He completed 62.8% of his passes that year for 2,054 yards, six touchdowns and four interceptions.

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Kurt Warner, Shannon Sharpe on Daniel Jones: Can’t play behind that OL

Kurt Warner and Shannon Sharpe aren’t defenders of New York Giants QB Daniel Jones but they admit it’s impossible to play behind that OL.

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones began this season as a hot topic of the media talking heads. Many defended the Giants’ decision to sign him to a $160 million extension while others scoffed, saying Jones wasn’t worth the money.

Thus far this season, the Giants offense and Jones have fallen flat on their faces. They are next to last in points scored and dead last in yards gained.

Two Hall of Fame players-turned-analysts, Kurt Warner and Shannon Sharpe, both took to social media to weigh in on Jones and the Giants’ troubles this season.

Jones has been sacked 28 times so far this season, one short of Washington’s Sam Howell (29), who leads the league.

The Giants, meanwhile, have the lowest-graded pass protection (30.4) in the NFL by a somewhat large margin. And two of their linemen graded out at 0.0 in Week 5 against the Miami Dolphins.

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Kurt Warner breaks down Jordan Love’s preseason tape

Kurt Warner dug into Jordan Love’s preseason tape, and the Hall of Fame QB liked what he found.

Count Hall of Famer Kurt Warner among the growing number of outside observers who are optimistic about Jordan Love as the Green Bay Packers starting quarterback in 2023.

In the latest of his “QB Confidential” video series, Warner dug into the preseason tape of Love and liked what he found, especially from a process standout.

Specifically, Warner was impressed with Love’s ability to go through progressions, understand everything involved within certain concepts and coverages, and find the right target consistently.

“How definitive he was, getting back, seeing it, eyes in the right spot, ball out, pretty accurate for the most part when his feet were set, good on the naked boot leg. Just like what I’ve seen up to this point. Doesn’t guarantee us anything. But very seldom do you see guys that do certain things like this week after week that don’t know what they are doing, who are just falling into this kind of success,” Warner said. “Going to be some growing pains for a young quarterback who hasn’t played. All I’m telling you is that when you watch the tape, there’s been some really good things that leave me optimistic that he’s going to play some really good football this year, even if he has some bumps in the road.”

Several times, Warner highlighted Love’s ability to identify “the right place” to go with the football, which he called the most important part of playing the quarterback position.

Here’s Warner’s full video breakdown:

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