re: '17 Etling - Top QB & Rating SEC

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Here's my prediction for '17. Etling is healthy, more accurate and more arm strength. No telling how long he's suffered with a bad back.

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If he really was playing hurt last year, and that's been resolved, it wouldn't surprise me to see his arm improve.

Look at it as compared to when Drew Brees came to the Saints: he never really was known as having a cannon, just an acceptable arm. That arm was injured, and Brees initially didn't have much deep range. As he regained form, his arm returned to normal, which was (for him) plenty good enough for NFL.

I could see Etling having a Brees-level arm, no frozen ropes like Mett, but able to make every throw.

A final year coupled with Chark leads me to expect good things. The 2 have a good connection, Etling can find him anytime he wants to.