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Blue_true

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8. A lot of the scouting combines and player rating agencies appear to be behind the times.

Reply to Sewa (Reply #6)

Mon Dec 2, 2019, 07:16 PM

Dec 2019

When defensive linemen today can run as fast as some tight ends and bench enormous weight as well as jump high into the air, going with the classic pocket passer QB model is a little senseless, my guess is the future will feature moving pockets to get away from defensive linemen and the QB has to be athletic enough to move, set quickly and throw.

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