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Chris Simms rips Drake Maye, ranks him #6 QB in the draft
Posted on 3/7/24 at 7:32 am
Posted on 3/7/24 at 7:32 am
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Simms — who played in the NFL from 2003 to 2009 — ranked Maye as the No. 6 quarterback in this 2024 NFL Draft class. While USC’s Caleb Williams and Daniels occupied their own two tiers at the top of Simms’ list, he tabbed Oregon’s Bo Nix, Washington’s Michael Penix Jr., and McCarthy in the third tier as “franchise starting” quarterbacks.
During the latest episode of his “Chris Simms Unbuttoned” podcast, Simms gave his reasoning for why he ranked Maye in such a low spot.
“There’s things you watch, and you go, ‘Wow.’ If you watch the highlight package, you go, ‘Woah.’ You watch the highlight package and you go, wow, he looks the part, he’s got the prototypical size, and kinda has the look of a franchise quarterback,” Simms said. … You watch the best games in his career, and yeah, you’ll see a few of those (great) throws, but for every one of those throws, there’s five of, like, what the hell is that throw?
“There’s no way evaluators, coaches are going to be able to get behind, like, right now, Drake Maye and go ‘Oh yeah, he’s ready to go, he should be the No. 2 or No. 3 pick in the draft.’ No way! There are too many things about his game that need to be polished, better, improved.”
Simms added: “I think there’s potential here. That’s where it’s tough. There are some things where I go, yes, but I don’t think it’s anywhere near right around the corner. This would be like, hey, he needs to sit on the bench a little bit and needs to work on some real mechanical issues that he has.
“Going through reads, I don’t think he’s in the same class as the guys we talked about, and I mean all of them. I think they all go through it and do it quicker. In the pocket, he’s the worst in the pocket. The worst.”
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Posted on 3/7/24 at 7:46 am to Bench McElroy
I just don’t get the hype. It reminds me of all the hype Malik Willis got prior to the draft.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 7:49 am to Bench McElroy
Maye living off his incredible freshman season but didnt improve much after that.
This post was edited on 3/7/24 at 7:51 am
Posted on 3/7/24 at 8:10 am to Bench McElroy
Likes Bo Nix, yeah I'll take his opinion with a grain of salt.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 8:11 am to Bench McElroy
QBs go in the top 10 based on potential all the time.
Anthony Richardson (4)
Zach Wilson (2)
Trey Lance (3)
Daniel Jones (6)
Sam Darnold (2)
Josh Rosen (10)
Mitchell Trubisky (2)
Blake Bortles (3)
Maye’s potential is through the roof.
Anthony Richardson (4)
Zach Wilson (2)
Trey Lance (3)
Daniel Jones (6)
Sam Darnold (2)
Josh Rosen (10)
Mitchell Trubisky (2)
Blake Bortles (3)
Maye’s potential is through the roof.
This post was edited on 3/7/24 at 8:13 am
Posted on 3/7/24 at 8:33 am to Bench McElroy
He definitely had a down year with a new offensive coordinator. Longo’s offense was much easier for him to execute. Like with most draft QBs, being drafted to a good situation with a solid team around you makes a huge difference. I don’t think Mahomes would have had nearly the same career if he got drafted by Cleveland as opposed to Kansas City
Posted on 3/7/24 at 8:40 am to Bench McElroy
Understanding the game was always Chris Sims’ biggest problem.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 8:42 am to RB10
Drafting on potential is more likely to happen when there is a need for a QB on a team but not many good prospects to choose from.
Darnold and Rosen are the exceptions given that they were in the QB class that saw Mayfield and Allen also go high.
A team’s history of developing QBs also plays into it I am sure. Trubinsky busted in Chicago but I bet Mahomes, the next QB off the board, would have busted there too because they wouldn’t have had a clue on how to use him.
Darnold and Rosen are the exceptions given that they were in the QB class that saw Mayfield and Allen also go high.
A team’s history of developing QBs also plays into it I am sure. Trubinsky busted in Chicago but I bet Mahomes, the next QB off the board, would have busted there too because they wouldn’t have had a clue on how to use him.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 8:45 am to RB10
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Maye’s potential is through the roof.
Yeah, his potential to be a bust...
Posted on 3/7/24 at 8:46 am to Madking
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Understanding the game was always Chris Sims’ biggest problem.
From what I've seen of his past evals of draft QBs, he seems to understand better than most which ones will pan out and which ones won't.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 8:48 am to Bench McElroy
Chris Simms also said Tom Brady was a second tier NFL QB and then he went on to win 4 more SBs and appear in 5...
Posted on 3/7/24 at 8:50 am to ProjectP2294
I thought he has a pretty terrible track record
Posted on 3/7/24 at 8:54 am to BilJ
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I thought he has a pretty terrible track record
I saw some lists on twitter yesterday where he had pretty much nailed a few years of evals. I wouldn't be able to find them now if I tried.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 8:55 am to RB10
quote:lmao at Daniel Jones being a potential pick
QBs go in the top 10 based on potential all the time.
Anthony Richardson (4)
Zach Wilson (2)
Trey Lance (3)
Daniel Jones (6)
Sam Darnold (2)
Josh Rosen (10)
Mitchell Trubisky (2)
Blake Bortles (3)
Maye’s potential is through the roof.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 9:11 am to Bench McElroy
This makes me actually like him now. Chris Simms is an all time bullhurt pussy that never owns up to his shitty takes.
Rooting for Drake Maye now.
Rooting for Drake Maye now.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 9:17 am to RB10
Drake Maye is the best QB in this draft so of course Chris Simms thinks he’s mediocre lol
Posted on 3/7/24 at 9:39 am to RB10
I want to argue with you, but I can't.
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