Colin Cowherd Rips J.J. McCarthy: 'He's Mitch Trubisky With a Better Coach'
Colin Cowherd: โI would say about every third draft there is a โstar' quarterback that is going to be a first-round quarterback and I just don't get it.ย Tebow, Johnny Manziel, Mitch Trubisky, Daniel Jones, Zach Wilson -- I just didn't get it.ย
My quarterback this year that is a โstarโ and I donโt get it is JJ McCarthy of Michigan. I think heโs Mitch Trubisky with a better college coach. Heโs mobile, heโs a nice kid, but his ball dies, and he misses easy stuff; he misses too many layups. Unless his feet are pointed in the right direction, heโs set, heโs got time, and he can look down his receiver, heโs not that accurate consistently. I just donโt see it. ย
What I just described: protection, your feet are set, youโve got everything ready to deliver, youโve got space... Thatโs MICHIGAN, thatโs not the NFL. At Michigan you had perfect protection. The kid got sacked almost never. He played with the lead, he had a run-game โ that is NOT the NFL. What are you when stuff implodes, when you have to throw moving left, or uncomfortable in a muddy pocket? Thatโs not Michigan. McCarthy is not that big, his arm is pretty average.ย
The Ringer's Ben Solak on JJ McCarthy:
โThere are some real red flags on his profile. I found his accuracy to the outside really wanting, especially to the left. His velocity starts to tail off. The red flags donโt preclude JJ from NFL success, but they make him seem a little scheme-specific.โ
Itโs very Trubisky, thatโs what I see, which is worrisome and his mechanics start to crumble as well. I think he works in Minnesota with Kevin OโConnell, Aaron Jones, Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, TJ Hockenson, and a great left tackle. I think he can work in Minnesota but I donโt think heโs a top five guy ever, and I see a lot of Trubisky. He is my โI DONโT SEE ITโ quarterback, Iโll say it right now. I like Caleb and Jayden Daniels. I get the traits of Drake Maye, I think Bo Nix works if he gets Sean Payton, I think Penix works if he can get Mike McDaniel, or the Seattle situation with his college OC.
McCarthy has to land perfect for it to work in my opinion. Not saying it canโt work, but it would all have to line up perfectly to work in any degree.โ
Watch Colin Cowherd of FS1โs The Herd explain why former Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy sits atop his โdo-not-draft' list for Thursdayโs 2024 NFL Draft, as Colin doesnโt believe McCarthy is talented enough to warrant a top five pick.
Check out the segment above as Colin compares McCarthy to derided NFL backup QB Mitch Trubisky, saying thereโs nothing about his game that jumps off the page.
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