It catches my eye when anyone rates Andrew Luck as anything but the No. 1 quarterback in the draft. Russ Lande caught my eye, saying Robert Griffin III was his top guy. And now Greg Cosell, executive producer of NFL Matchup and senior producer of NFL Films, has done the same after hours — and hours more — of watching tape.
I talked to Cosell for my weekly email report.I would recommend following him on Twitter.
For Cosell, it comes down to watching both Luck and Griffin throw. Luck wasn’t asked to make the same throws as Griffin and that made a difference.
“I won’t say he’s not capable of making better throws but when you watch tape of RG3 there’s a number of wow throws every game,” Cosell said. “I’m a believer in arm strength. I’m a believer in making difficult throws. I’m a believer in being able to drive the ball down the field. I think if you didn’t know who each guy was and you just put in tape you would say RG3 throws the ball better than Andrew Luck.”
Cosell said the obvious comparison for Griffin is Michael Vick and that the former was a much better passer in college.
As for the Redskins new receivers, Cosell said both have attributes that will help. He also said fans should quit worrying about whether or not they have a true No. 1 receiver.
“Fred Davis can run vertical routes so you have a guy you can move around in the formation,” Cosell said. “What you do now is look for matchups. You’re not putting Pierre Garcon out wide and matching him up to Darrelle Revis and saying, ‘OK, win.’ Of course he’s not going to win but if you move him around and put Davis out wide and Revis is out there and Garcon is in the slot and he’s matched up against Eric Smith you feel good about that.”
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