Jayden Daniels 2022 stats 2,913 yards, 68% completion, 17 Tds, 3 Ints, PFF passing grade 79.1, p2s 30.8, TT 2.94
Jalen Milroe 2023 stats 2,839 yards, 65.8% completion, 23 Tds, 6 Ints, PFF Passing grade 78.1, p2s 32.4, TT 3.44
I am not saying Milroe is Daniels or will make that same jump this year. But they are fairly similar QBs. The best throw for both is the deep ball, both avoid the MOF, both are quite mobile, both despite their mobility take a higher percentage of sacks than you would want, etc. Also both are later developing players (Daniels was still 1 years older than Milroe will be and was on his 5th year with significantly more game experience). Both are known for working hard/getting to the facility early.
Daniels' mechanics are much cleaner, he's probably a bit more elusive but is still mostly a north south runner and has a smaller frame than Milroe, and Milroe holds the ball a good bit longer than Daniels ever has. So, again I'm not saying they are the exact same player but I think there is a path for Milroe to improve and I think someone like Daniels can be looked at as a possible blueprint.
Apparently part of Daniels jump was helped by using VR to get reps while not on the field. I am very curious if we use the same technology for QBs.
I still think there is a 40ish % chance Ty wins this job and would not be remotely surprised if he does(also wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't at this point). But I figured it'd be good to give an example of someone with some of the similar strengths and deficiencies that Milroe has growing into a great college QB.
Again, I am not saying they are exactly the same or that Milroe will definitely make a similar jump like Daniels. But with the doom and gloom around the idea of Milroe for some, I figured I'd at leas provide maybe a little bit of hope for them.
Jalen Milroe 2023 stats 2,839 yards, 65.8% completion, 23 Tds, 6 Ints, PFF Passing grade 78.1, p2s 32.4, TT 3.44
I am not saying Milroe is Daniels or will make that same jump this year. But they are fairly similar QBs. The best throw for both is the deep ball, both avoid the MOF, both are quite mobile, both despite their mobility take a higher percentage of sacks than you would want, etc. Also both are later developing players (Daniels was still 1 years older than Milroe will be and was on his 5th year with significantly more game experience). Both are known for working hard/getting to the facility early.
Daniels' mechanics are much cleaner, he's probably a bit more elusive but is still mostly a north south runner and has a smaller frame than Milroe, and Milroe holds the ball a good bit longer than Daniels ever has. So, again I'm not saying they are the exact same player but I think there is a path for Milroe to improve and I think someone like Daniels can be looked at as a possible blueprint.
Apparently part of Daniels jump was helped by using VR to get reps while not on the field. I am very curious if we use the same technology for QBs.
I still think there is a 40ish % chance Ty wins this job and would not be remotely surprised if he does(also wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't at this point). But I figured it'd be good to give an example of someone with some of the similar strengths and deficiencies that Milroe has growing into a great college QB.
Again, I am not saying they are exactly the same or that Milroe will definitely make a similar jump like Daniels. But with the doom and gloom around the idea of Milroe for some, I figured I'd at leas provide maybe a little bit of hope for them.
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