Jordan Love looks like the most polished young quarterback in the NFL

I watched the entire high rated younger NFL quarterbacks (QB) on each throw over the weekend. I rank them on this order: . 1. Jordan Love, 2. Justin Fields, 3. Mac Jones, 4. Trevor Lawrence, 5. Kyle Trask, 6. Kellen Mond, 7. Tua Tagovailoa, 8. Trey Lance and 9. Zach Wilson. 

Love appeared the very best out of all of them. He went 12/17 for 122 yards with a protracted of 34 yards and a QB ranking of 110.4 (espn.com).

Love didn’t simply look the very best on the market of all these younger sign callers due to his statistics both. Love appeared the very best amongst them as a result of he appeared the smoothest and most prepared to start out on opening day.

I actually like Fields, he was my QB1 previous to the 2021 NFL Draft. Fields had some actual hiccups in opposition to Miami early on. Fields nonetheless, rebounded and appeared like a dynamic play-maker when he was on the transfer throwing or operating. Fields appeared to get extra snug as time went on. 

The efficiency of Jones (my pre-draft QB2) was spectacular in opposition to Washington. Jones had command of the Patriots offense. He performed with swag and it’s only a matter of time earlier than he’s named because the starter. 

Jacksonville’s prized rookie, Lawrence, bought sacked proper out of the gates and sacked once more somewhat in a while. Lawrence nonetheless fought again displaying tenacity and rebounding to make a few sturdy and decisive throws downfield. Whereas he didn’t do something earth shattering, he additionally didn’t make any harmful trying throws both. Stable outing. Lawrence struck me that he was overthinking every part and attempting too laborious. 

Trask (my pre-draft QB3) bought in in opposition to Cincinnati later within the second half. Trask appeared powerful and fearless within the pocket, however he struggled along with his accuracy deep on a number of makes an attempt. Trask threw an interception which was returned for a landing (however known as again attributable to a penalty) and one other cross hit a defensive again within the palms, however he couldn’t maintain on. Trask additionally poorly managed the clock on the finish of the sport down by 5 factors. None of that sounds good, however the saving grace for Trask was his capacity to string the needle into tighter coverages a number of instances within the intermediate route stage. Trask appeared like a gunslinger kind able to making professional throws and he appeared to get extra snug as time went on, which bolds nicely long run. 

I really feel Minnesota has one thing of their rookie subject normal. Mond made some good trying throws and he was even quicker trying than Fields when he ran the soccer. The Vikings want to significantly take into account beginning Mond over QB Kirk Cousins if the teaching workers needs to maintain their jobs. 

I’ve favored Tagovailoa since he threw that tremendous landing cross again at Alabama within the Nationwide Championship Sport again in 2018. Nonetheless, Tagovailoa surprisingly was not that spectacular trying in opposition to Chicago and Fields out-played him. Tagovailoa was 8-11 for 99 yards, however he threw a expensive interception in the long run zone within the second quarter that actually put an actual damper on his whole efficiency.

No query, Trey Lance made the most important splash out of any of those kids on his good trying 80-yard landing throw in opposition to Kansas Metropolis. Nonetheless, outdoors of that huge play, Lance went a home 4-13 for 48 yards. He additionally couldn’t elude 4 sacks (fumbled as soon as) and he threw two very harmful passes that hit defensive backs proper within the palms, however each had been dropped. 

It was the ‘dink and dunk’ present for Jets’ rookie Zach Wilson, because the teaching workers stored him on a really brief leash. Wilson was environment friendly at managing the ball throughout the perimeters of extraordinarily conservative recreation planning efforts. Wilson did have one errant cross within the pink zone that would have spelled bother, nevertheless it was simply out of attain of the Giants’ defensive again. I walked away least impressed by Wilson. 

Evaluating apples to apples, I simply favored what I noticed out of Love the very best. Love appeared essentially the most dynamic and constant of the group. Inexperienced Bay has one thing of their second-year QB. Love appeared good within the pocket and he made fast and decisive selections. He additionally threw essentially the most precisely with essentially the most velocity downfield. He has one landing throw to credit score and just one actually dangerous trying cross that fell harmlessly to the turf.

Love’s efficiency leads me to imagine the Packers ought to commerce QB Aaron Rodgers, who continues to create points internally throughout the group. After Rodgers managed to leverage the Packers getting receiver Randall Cobb again (whereas taking part in arm-chair GM), now he’s lobbying to convey again a linebacker who has been out of soccer for near 600 days. Rodgers is uncontrolled. 

Love is able to lead the Packers. His sturdy efficiency hopefully will give Inexperienced Bay’s administration the boldness they should pull the set off to both commerce, reduce or put Rodgers out to pasture on some reserve record.

It’s time for Inexperienced Bay to maneuver on from Rodgers and go together with Love. 

Daniel Kelly is a former NFL scout with the New York Jets. He was employed on the regime which featured Invoice Parcells, Invoice Belichick, Scott Pioli, Mike Tannenbaum, and Dick Haley. He at present writes for Sports activities Illustrated Detroit Lions and he’s a contributing evaluator for Draft Diamonds. For extra details about him go to his web site at whateverittakesbook.com. He might be adopted on Twitter @danielkellybook and his Fb web page is WHATEVER IT TAKES NFL TALK.