Biggest threat to Penix succeeding will be those legs. Can he stay healthy. I think he'll own that Falcons locker room by the end of the year. Next year he'll be out there doing his thing, dealing that ball downfield. You simply cannot teach a QB to have big balls in the pocket. Some do, and others probably never will.
Williams is just too damn good. This is a completely different QB from Fields. Fields was all bullshit and upside perception but he's a pussy in the pocket. Pussies in the pocket don't last long in the NFL.
McCarthy is like a meme of a modern day white kid QB. All kind and nice, from a great family I am sure, but zero balls to him when it comes to standing in there and putting a fucking knife in a defense. His coach knew it, in spite of all his comments, which is why he never put the game in his hands. Vikes can succeed with him I am sure if they duplicate that. But when you take a QB that high you don't want a game manager. I wouldn't at least.
Nix has a better chance than McCarthy but also has his problems. I do think the weight of the offense was on his shoulders at least. Also I like that he overcame failure in college, which leads me to think maybe he's got those balls he's gonna need to win in that pocket in the NFL. But I don't like his dependency on short passes. It's better than dependency on run game, but not by much.
Daniels is a hard one. I really liked his film at first but the more I watched him the more concerned I became with how quick he bails from the pocket. Thing is he is an incredibly gifted runner. That will help him year one. But he's a pussy in the pocket. Can make the throws, all of them, no problem. But yeah I suspect he'll show well year one then tank like Griffin did. You can't hide who you are at this level for long.
Maye will be fine. He stands in there and deals, kid has big balls. He never had top talent around him. I think he'll be just fine once he gets the offense down.
