Re: Is Cade NFL material?

Dahamp2003

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May 12, 2024, 7:50 PM

No. He's lanky, reactionary (not decisive, big difference), and not exactly NFL quick. You need a really good ability to read defenses quickly, throw people open, and hit very small windows with velocity. He doesn't have a weak arm, but doesn't have a Josh Allen arm. He's not slow, but he isn't quick either. He reacts instead of decides (at this point in his career). He isn't elite with accuracy. Didn't say he isn't accurate, said he's not elite.

All of things combined say no. You need to be exceptional at a few if you're average at the rest, or above average at all of them. He's average at all of them IMO. Still can be a really good college QB, but he does have a ceiling and I really hope I'm dead wrong about all this. But at this point that's where he is. We too often look at potential here instead of actual. Take DJ, Kelly Bryant, Adam Randall, etc. We've been burned granting the next level to guys that never achieved it, Randall still withstanding.

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When he's on, he's a gamer. He's got enough speed to move the chains and above average arm talent to make NFL throws.

However, when it's bad, it's baaaaaaad. As someone else pointed out here, up to this point, he's reactionary. His anticipation isn't great when it comes to throwing guys open vs waiting until he thinks they are open. His decision making tends to leave a lot to be desired.

Right now he's like a poor man's Johnny Football. If the game can slow down more for him and he can get more proactive with decision making without waiting for it to be obvious, he can get us back to the CFP.

Heck, if he were to embrace being a game manager and limiting hero ball we are probably a 10-11 win team this year without him needing to be DW/TL level play.

Is Cade NFL material?

If he beats UGA hes got a shot.***