Penix had two very serious knee injuries at Indiana. They weren’t the type which could indicate a player is injury prone. He’s the most accurate passer in this draft.
Russ didn't waive his no trade clause to Washington. I believe they also had the better offer than Denver but nothing they could do about it.
Hm.
Yeah, I somewhat get the arm slot thing. He has about a 3/4 type delivery, but it's no worse than some of the others I've seen like Philip Rivers. It certainly hasn't kept him from being the most prolific FBS passer for 2 years running. I guess we'll see on that. Is 24 old? Maybe for a rookie I suppose, but it almost seems ideal for me if the plan is to put him out there right way. He's a little more mature than someone who just got out of HS 3 years ago. And if he's good, you still get 10+ years out of him.
I think a lot of it has to do with being from UW. People on the east coast don't watch the late west coast games, and people in the south don't think there's good football out west. NFL teams rise above that stuff, but it's a real thing when talking to the casual or even serious college fb fan.
I think what happens in the next couple of weeks will determine what people think of Penix. Part of that west coast bias might be due to the competition as well. There aren't any defenses like Georgia, Bama etc. A couple of good ones but certainly not the caliber of some of those eastern and SEC teams.
Oh, without a doubt. I bet the majority of people watching the game tomorrow night will be seeing Penix (aside from ESPN highlights) for the first time, maybe 2nd if they caught the P12 Champ game. They'll be learning a lot more about his game than will NFL teams who have been tracking him closely every week for 2 seasons at UW.
Probably true. I know for sure if you talk to SEC fans, they aren't hearing anything about football anywhere else. They have been the best conference for a while, but it's also clouded their judgment a bit and often keeps them from having a reasonable discussion about college ball that doesn't support SEC worship.
Right, so they can't be counted as one of the teams trying to get him.
Interesting. So if he doesn't get drafted and doesn't hire an agent, can he retain college eligibility? Or am I getting confused with the NBA?
Wish I could watch, looking at the box score looks like his stats are good. What you see?
It looked like they were going to lose when i posted that.
