Sean Payton feels ‘strongly’ about Ian Book

neugey · 11-30-2021, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II

Book is a developmental QB. Throwing him in the fire too early could be disastrous for both him and the team.

We don't him looking like this.

I will continue to refute the narrative that Book is a developmental QB, at least in the broader sense. When I think of a 'developmental' QB, I think of a QB that was in an option offense like Tim Tebow or Scott Frost or did not have experience in pro-like offense and needs to be fully educated to grasp the pro game.

If you want to use a broad definition of developmental QB, then fine. Just understand that if you consider Book a developmental QB, then so are Pat Mahomes, Joe Burrow, Baker Mayfield, Trevor Lawrence, Justin Herbert, Dak Prescott and pretty much any other young NFL QB you could manage to name.

A big part of my approval of Book comes from the fact he very rarely ever looked

... even against competition like Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Michigan.

He didn't have great receivers at Notre Dame at all - he is more accustomed to working with limitations and making off-schedule plays and not turning the ball over. I see his transition to the NFL being easier than Trevor Lawrence - who always had a top notch college offense around him.

If you want to say Book's talent is marginal, he doesn't quite have the size or the arm strength to survive in the pro's - those arguments are more valid and you can certainly make them. But please stop with this narrative that Book is "developmental" - a guy who had far more college starts than Burrow or Mac Jones. That label is nonsense.

11-30-2021, 11:26 AM	#11
neugey Hu Dat! Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,857 Blog Entries: 13	Re: Sean Payton feels ‘strongly’ about Ian Book Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II Book is a developmental QB. Throwing him in the fire too early could be disastrous for both him and the team. We don't him looking like this. I will continue to refute the narrative that Book is a developmental QB, at least in the broader sense. When I think of a 'developmental' QB, I think of a QB that was in an option offense like Tim Tebow or Scott Frost or did not have experience in pro-like offense and needs to be fully educated to grasp the pro game. If you want to use a broad definition of developmental QB, then fine. Just understand that if you consider Book a developmental QB, then so are Pat Mahomes, Joe Burrow, Baker Mayfield, Trevor Lawrence, Justin Herbert, Dak Prescott and pretty much any other young NFL QB you could manage to name. A big part of my approval of Book comes from the fact he very rarely ever looked ... even against competition like Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Michigan. He didn't have great receivers at Notre Dame at all - he is more accustomed to working with limitations and making off-schedule plays and not turning the ball over. I see his transition to the NFL being easier than Trevor Lawrence - who always had a top notch college offense around him. If you want to say Book's talent is marginal, he doesn't quite have the size or the arm strength to survive in the pro's - those arguments are more valid and you can certainly make them. But please stop with this narrative that Book is "developmental" - a guy who had far more college starts than Burrow or Mac Jones. That label is nonsense.