The six-time NFL Executive of the Year shared his thoughts on Caleb Williams, Michael Penix Jr. and Bo Nix.
Bill Polian calls it the “draft industrial complex” — the tendency for the NFL media machinery to generate unrealistic expectations for quarterbacks projected as first-round selections.
“You can’t put the ball in harm’s way in the NFL and get away with it,” said Polian, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame after his run as general manager of the Bills, Panthers and Colts. “Williams is an arresting talent,” Polian said. “His arm talent is undeniable, and he can make off-schedule throws. He’ll be drafted No. 1 no matter what. But he’s going to have a breaking-in period … McCarthy is further along in his development.”
“The injuries issues are the only thing that troubles me with him. He’s going to have to be careful running the ball and recognize the need to protect himself.Polian was slightly more skeptical about Nix, largely because of Oregon’s spread offense. It has been eight years since the quarterback voted first-team All Pro was the top quarterback selected in his draft class. Atlanta’s Matt Ryan, the first-teamer in 2016, was the first quarterback off the board in 2008.
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