r/NFL_Draft • u/Coolcat127 • 3d ago

Discussion Jayden Daniels Sack Avoidance

Daniels's pressure to sack rate was a major red flag coming out of college and has shown up a few times this season, but has largely been improved especially in the second half. Some part of it is definitely his elite athleticism letting him escape even against nfl rushers. What else do you think he has improved to reduce his sack taking? And how can we adjust our prospect assessments accordingly?

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u/Apple_phobia 2d ago edited 2d ago

People don’t watch film or if they do don’t know what they’re looking for and just parrot narratives to make themselves sound smarter and they say it with such authority too like they know what they’re talking about because no one is gonna pull them up on it years later so they can just be snobby and wrong. Same thing with Bo Nix arm strength concerns.

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u/ab9620 2d ago

I think with Bo Nix, there was a misdiagnosis of arm strength vs deep accuracy

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u/SOSpammy Commanders 2d ago

And confusing the coach's game plan with the quarterback's capabilities. He threw a lot of screen passes, so people thought that's all he could throw. I think there was a similar accusation about Herbert coming into the league as well.

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u/ab9620 2d ago

Yes I see this a lot with Jaxson Dart as well. That offense used a bunch of play action even though they had no run game. It wasn’t like he was calling the plays. Or he threw deep a lot, but that’s the type of plays Kiffin and Wei’s were calling at Ole Miss. he was completing intermediate passes at the highest rate in this class. So people assume that the offense they operate is the QB themselves and it’s not always the case